Gift Ideas For Your Special Someone This Love Month

Chocolate, flowers, candle light dinner or couple items are great, but sometimes it’s even better to gift your special person with something that is beneficial for his or her health. It may not be a common option but thinking about your partner’s health condition is showing love too, on a grander scale even, because you’re looking after his or her well-being.

So, on that note, here are some gift ideas that are guaranteed to be highly appreciated.

Massage

If you and your partner’s days recently have been stressful, going for a massage is a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than watching a movie or going to typical lover’s destination. It will allow you both to relax but it’s still just as romantic. Professional massages can be an excellent and relaxing way to ease back pain. Since it’s for Valentine’s Day, consider getting a gift certificate for a couple’s massage. Massages can help with back pain by relieving the tension that often contributes to muscle spasms.

Ergonomic Chair

Most people who have an office job have a common complain—back pain, being uncomfortable all day, and being more and more tired by the day. Those complain boils down to the fact that they spend a great deal of time in an office chair. Moreover, most often than not, the chair they’re using do not have proper support for the lower back nor promote good posture. Sitting all day is already detrimental to one’s health and using a poorly designed chair for prolonged sitting is adding more stress to the structures in the spine. So if you’re feeling a bit more generous consider an ergonomic chair as your valentine day gift.  Just remember to look for features that maintain his posture without restricting his movement.

Lumbar Cushion

Sitting for extended period of time is not good for your back and your health; however, it has become unavoidable nowadays due to desk jobs, sedentary lifestyle, and even prolonged driving. If you know your special someone tend to spend a lot of time sitting for whatever reason, how about give him or her a lumbar cushion this coming hearts day? Designed to be used anywhere, lumbar cushions minimize stress on spine-supporting muscles and help the user maintain correct posture. Consider cushions made from memory foam, which is designed to naturally adjust to the user’s curves for added support.

Neck Support Products

Does your special someone complain about neck pain a lot? Do you notice him or her always massaging his or her neck area? Then take this coming Valentine’s Day to get him or her, a neck wedge. Neck wedges is a great tool that can help restore the neck curve, reduce pain, develop better posture and improved health. Neck wedges is a simple foam wedge that you can use like a pillow but unlike the typical pillow, this neck cushion focuses on the curve of your neck instead of your head. It is a comfortable orthotic device that is lightweight and easy to use. Skip the tradition Valentine’s gifts and consider this one because this could be the best gift for your loved one.

Chiropractic Care Appointment

Even if you have never heard your partner complain about back pain or the like, book him or her, an appointment with a chiropractor you know and go together. The modern lifestyle nowadays takes a toll on the body especially if your partner sits all day at work. An appointment to a chiropractor can help with a lot of different health issues, especially when it comes to musculoskeletal system in which area chiropractors specializes in.

Top 5 Midnight Snacks You Can Eat Without The Guilt

Now that the holidays are over, you’re back to work and your fitness activities but you’re left with the food hungover and incessant desire to snack around midnight. However, since you’re probably trying to lose the pounds you gained over the holidays, snacking is probably one thing that you’re trying to avoid altogether.

Aside from that, when you’re trying to lose weight, it is believed that eating after 7 or 8pm can undermine weight loss efforts. The problem is if you had an early dinner, getting hungry around midnight is inevitable and sleeping with a grumbling stomach is never a good idea. If this is the case for you, here are some snack ideas that will curb your hunger without doing any harm provided that you don’t eat a whole bunch of them in one sitting.

1.      Greek Yogurt

There are a lot of different yogurts available but in this case you better stick with greek yogurt. Regular and sweetened yogurts usually contain artificial color and sweetener not to mention excess water and lactose. But with this, you’re getting your yogurt fix plus protein without too much sugar and calories.

2.      Dark Chocolate

If it’s chocolate that you always crave for when you want a snack, opting for dark ones is the way to go. They aren’t as loaded with sugar and calories but they’re just as good. Plus they’re rich in antioxidants, so it’s a win-win, though moderation is still key.

3.      Banana

When it comes to healthy snacks, bananas are truly a bargain. They're great sources of dietary fiber, minerals like potassium and magnesium, and a good source of other vitamins like vitamins A and C. aside from that, they lower blood pressure and reduces risk of cancer and asthma.

4.      Hummus

Hummus is a dip made up of chickpeas, olive oil, garlic and other ingredients. It is loaded with vitamins and minerals. It is an excellent source of fiber and helps in better functioning of the digestive system. One feels full and satisfied after having it.

5.      Cheese And Crackers

Now don’t get too excited, when we say cheese and crackers we mean the whole wheat crackers and low fat cheese. This way you still get to enjoy the taste of this delicious pair without the guilt that comes with the regular option of these two.

Working out is surely important to shed some extra kilos that you’ve accumulated from the holiday feast but try not to overwhelm yourself by restricting your diet too much. Don’t be afraid to eat when you’re hungry; just make sure you choose what you eat well. There are always healthier options of the foods you like to indulge in.