Chicago Pet Friendly Hotels

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Pets are one of the most coveted creatures all over the world. This has mainly been expressed in people’s various homes. It is a fact that pets have had a chance to be treated just like any other member of the family. The childless have sought solace in these pets. The question has always been as to why the same treatment is prohibited in hotels. With time, it has come to a realization that pets too require the same cordial care away from home. That is why there is the establishment of the Chicago pet friendly hotels.

As you move around the streets of Chicago Illinois, several dog friendly hotels shall catch your eye. Among them are Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, The Drake, Sherato Chicago Hotel Tower, Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago and Milton Chicago. The truth of the matter is that the list is quite long. Currently, one hundred and six pet friendly hotels have been erected on the land of Chicago city. Therefore, for more information concerning each hotel, you can visit the website of each one of them.

It is quite true that every travelling adventure comes with prior preparations. This involves making arrangements for transport and accommodation. Therefore, each management of these pet friendly hotels has come up with better, efficient and reliable means of online booking. This is the best method for both your companion and yourself since traveling has got so many uncertainties which may make you miss a room if early booking is not done. This is as easy as a simple click on their specific websites.

Just like the human beings, quite awesome treatments are carried out on your pet within these pet friendly hotels. For instance, proper grooming, hot bath massage, mud baths and, pedicures.Generally, these kind of treatment vary from one hotel to another. The better the treatment the higher the amount of money paid. However, not all hotels charge accommodation fee for your pet. The criterion is normally that once you pay your fee then the pet’s accommodation is automatically catered for. Another thing to be notated is that various hotels accommodate various sizes and weight of pets. In light of the above, it is your task to ascertain the terms and conditions pertaining to each hotel before making a further step.

To conclude, various people have various preferences and tastes. Therefore, whichever the interest you have, proper selection for a hotel that suits you and your companion should be held paramount. Above all, you should never walk alone since the long term puzzle concerning the accommodation of your pet has been ultimately solved.

Parents Vs Junk Food – Health Risk

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Parents Vs Junk Food

Junk food can be appealing to kids for many reasons, including comfort, cost and taste. For kids, who don’t generally comprehend the well being results of their dietary patterns, junk food might show up particularly appealing. However, regular use of junk food can be addictive for youngsters and lead to complexities such as obesity, chronic sickness influencing how they perform in school and extracurricular activities.

Many of these are especially marketed towards children, and are the main reasons for obesity, and health issues related to the children. Nuggets, hot dogs, noodles, sugar drinks, chocolate bars are to name a few but the list go on and on. The more processed they are, the riches from the product is more for the companies who produce them but makes them very much less healthy. Health claim on the product label gives as a wrong impression but it doesn’t necessarily means that the product is a healthy one. Most of them are nutrient-poor foods high in fat, sugar and salt.

Why kids prefer Junk Foods

Blame it on the multi-million marketing strategy of the companies, which plays an important role in encouraging junk food habits on the kids and are likely to continue into adulthood. Advertisements are generally very eye catchy, colorful, filled with fun activities using, super heroes and cartoon characters. Children aren’t even able to recognize that the commercials are intended to sell them things not a television show.

The advertisers are providing well-known toy characters with the purchase of a meal. Most of them are giving different toys aimed at girls and a different set for boys. Even you will find the kids prefer the fast food for their choice of the toys but not for taste. Celebrity endorsed products are not far behind, all of these are contributes for increasing their demographic considerably.

Health Risk

Major contributing factors for the emerging diabetes in an early age is unhealthy diet full of junk and fast food. Added sugars have no nutritional value but are high in calories and add up to obesity which is a contributing factor for getting heart disease. Children who eat fast food at least three times a week are at increased risk of asthma and rhinitis. They are more likely to develop depression in later stages of their life compared to non-eaters. Foods that are high in carbohydrates increases the variations in blood sugar levels, and they may also trigger acne.

Eating junk food for just five days regularly can deteriorate your memory, more prone to poor oral health and dental issues. Processed foods can send mixed signals to the brain which makes it difficult to process what you have eaten and how hungry you are and end up overeating. High amount of bad fats and sodium from salt causes hypertension. Eating a lot of junk food has a direct effect on the kidney functioning. Moreover it makes the child impatient and causes uncontrollable cravings. This is because of the addictive nature of the fast foods which makes the brain crave for them even if they are not hungry.

Prevention

It is best to start training children about foods at a very young age itself since they are most influenced by their families during the early years. Reduce how much time your child spends watching television commercials so they are not exposed to fast food advertising. Don’t keep Junk food at home this will limit the amount of junk food your child can eat. Take them to the grocery shopping, allow them to select fruit and vegetables of their choice.

Keep healthy snacks available by placing them on low shelves in the fridge or in the cabinets so your children can reach them when hungry. Keep a bowl of fruit out so children can help themselves, since they are more likely to eat foods that are visible.

An occasional fast food meal won’t harm your child’s health and can be a fun. We should carefully read food labels to check nutrients and ingredients. Set example to them by not taking junk foods yourself. Help them find alternative choices for the cravings. Try to include this topic in your bed time stories, explain the side effects in a funny way and it always works.

Brussels – The Destination of a Lifetime

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The beauty of Brussels

Brussels is made up of various architecturally fine buildings, which are a treat to the eye. These include the grand place, the royal palace, the town hall, the European parliament and the Brussels Park. If you have special interest in music, a visit to the musical instrument museum will be perfect. Those who have special interest in art can also visit the royal museum of fine arts.

Brussels, which is the capital city of Belgium, is a great travel destination in Europe. However, many people tend to ignore it due to various issues. First, the city is made up mostly of dreary collection of administrative offices, especially those tied to the European Union. Another reason is that Belgium as a country has some sort of identity crisis. The northern part is Flemish speaking while the southern part is French speaking. This means that there are two competing cultures in the country each competing to be recognized as the real influence in the country.

The other cities in Belgium also offer various attractions if you plan to vacation in Belgium. For instance, if you have plenty to do you can visit the lively city of Antwerp. This city is a European diamond capital and fashion hub. The city also has some aspects of its past giving it a perfect mix for vacationing. Ghent is another popular location in Belgium that offers an example of a medieval port. A visit here will reveal a rather high number of historic buildings. You can also visit Bruges, which has the best scenic views. It still retains the narrow cobbled streets, gabled houses, and canals.

Apart from the cities, the open country can also be included in your visit to Belgium. This is especially so in the Ardennes region, which is mountainous and also offers beautiful wooded landscapes with ravines and wild crags. If you have an interest in history, you will note that some of the most famous battles in the World War II were fought in this area.

When to visit the popular travel destination in Belgium

Normally, Belgium experiences the warmest days from April through to September. This is the best time to visit the country. However, the country usually experiences rainy days at any time. Apart from checking the weather there are certain annual events that will make your visit a perfect one. For instance, in the beginning of July, there is an amazing pageant, which is a spectacular medieval festival, passed on from as early as 1359. This usually involves colorful processions through the city of Brussels followed by flag and horse parades. Crossbow men surround a statue of the virgin escorted by the processions from the church before everyone settles down for an incredible fiesta of games.

The Attraction and Enigma of Cross Cultural Relationships

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In ordinary marriages today it is obvious that the woman is the centre of everything. It still is a matriarchal society although it is male dominated.

Namely, men have for centuries tried to keep women down out of fear but it has been at a great cost to them and a suppression for women; just look at the countries where the customs are so alien to westerners that it is beyond comprehension.

This does not mean westerners are any better, it just means their methods of keeping women down have been more subtle.

The point is that there is often a natural attraction to women from other cultures and vice versa and the way is being made more popular and accepted by the social median networks that abound these days. Many are hoping for relationships and it is likely they will come from online connections.

For me personally this is far too slow a method as I prefer things to move faster than the often long winded online discussions and chat that sometimes lead many down the road of false hope and bitter disappointment and emotional devastation.

If I were looking for a relationship and one did develop online I would get on a plane quickly to meet her to see if it was just online banter. In fact I would never look for a relationship online; it is just not my way.

What is helpful for anyone going down this road of cross cultural relationships, whether they meet online or otherwise, is to remember that it is almost a rule with few exceptions that the relationship will be successful if the woman follows the man into his country, culture and family.

After all the man in traditional relationships is there to serve with love and the woman is there to take it with love. If the woman follows the man with love to his country then the relationship or marriage has a chance of being successful; if it is the other way around the situation will be difficult indeed for many reasons. Marriage or relationships are difficult enough and without love or meditation worthless.

For example if a man follows the woman to her country and a decision is made to reside there permanently the tendency will either be for the woman to encourage the man to follow her into her business if she has one or support the man at least until he has a job or other opportunity.

If the man follows the woman to her country and also into her business it is more than likely he will destroy the business and particularly if he takes up a responsible position in her business.

This may seem strange but there are certain invisible laws that operate beneath the surface and which time and again have proven to be true without fail.

On the contrary if a woman joins a man in his business the business has a very good chance of success with the caution of mixing business and love especially where there is pressure around survival.

In life if people were more aware of the subtle laws that operate beneath the surface much pain, heartache, loss and misunderstanding could be avoided.

Sam