How I fold electrical cables

... with my magic "Electrical-Knot"

I am very proud of this solution of mine for folding electrical cables. It is a quick, easy, strong and super-tidy way to avoid that common "electrical spaghetti mess dramahahah".

1. Say this is the full length of your electrical cable:

2. Fold it in half so that the two ends of the cable coincide. Now we have a double cable, but half shorter:

3. If cable is long, you can fold it in half again, and again depending on how long it is. Every time you fold the cable in half you halve its length (pretty obvious remark I know :) 

 4. Now it is time to hold this double or quadruple electrical cable together with my magic "Electrical-Knot". The diagram below should be able to explain this simple but revolutionary knot:

 5. The "Electrical-Knot" holds the double or quadruple electrical cable together:

 6. And it should then look something like this:

 7. Here is a real picture of my USB cable after having applied the "Electrical-Knot" to it. As you can see, it is indeed a simple knot after all:

8. And another great example folding my earphones, this time using a double knot:

 From now on, you will be able to store multiple cables in the same box, in no time and never experience the "electrical spaghetti mess dramahahah" again.  

So, there you go, another problem is solved!  

PS: I don't limit my technique of the "Electrical-Knot" to  electrical cables. You can apply my technique to any type of cables, cords, strings, elastic bands, straps and so on.

Mouth-brushing

… and not just teeth-brushing

1. What is the point in keeping clean teeth inside a dirty mouth? 
This post is about extending the popular concept of “Teeth-Brushing” to a wider concept of “Mouth-brushing”. 

2. What is the point in brushing-teeth once a day and before breakfast*? 
At first glance this sounds like an admirable good habit :) Point being that 15 minutes later or so, breakfast arrives in that same mouth. Would it not be better to wait after breakfast and brush off both the previous night's bad breath and the breakfast sugars who have already started feeding not only you, but also the bacteria in your mouth?

My Tip&Trick

As I wash my hands before eating food (not after), inversely I brush my mouth after food (not before). For example after breakfast, not before.
 
After brushing my teeth, I also brush my mouth. Mouth comprises palate, gums, gaps between inner cheeks and gums, inner cheeks, under the tongue and the tongue itself right to the bottom (areas in green).
I generally avoid having food or sugary drinks until my next meal. If I am thirsty between meals I drink unsweetened green tea** or water. This means that my mouth is clean the most of the times.

Since I have perfected my mouth-brushing habits, I have had no problems with my teeth nor its mouth, nor I have spent a penny for dental surgery nor treatments.

My Tip&Trick
I keep one set of toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash in my office drawer. I also bring a third toothbrush and small toothpaste with me everywhere, like I do with my wallet and mobile device. No big deal.


*PS: The objective of oral-hygiene is to brush off any traces of food still in your mouth which nourish bacteria and multiplies at amazing high pace, causing tooth/gum decay and many other related diseases.

**PPS: Green tea contains poly-phenol antioxidant plant compounds that reduces plaque and help reduce cavities and gum disease (Oral Hygiene). 

8ight Simple Rules

... on how to replace harmful ingredients with healthy nutrients

... and convert any recipe into a nutritionally valid recipe

1. Replace butter with extra virgin Olive Oil*, cream with light yogurt and cheese with light mozzarella.
2. Replace full fat dairy products with their own skimmed alternatives
3. Replace red meats (lamb, pork, beef, bacon, sausage, processed mince meats etc.)  with white meats (lean chicken and turkey) or fish (salmon, trout, etc.) and mince your own lean meats at home
4. Replace white pasta, breads, rice and flours with wholemeal  pasta, breads, rice and flours
5. Replace sugar with fructose and/or honey
6. Replace frying and deep frying with oven or grill cooking
7. Replace soft drinks with 100% fruit juices, skimmed milk, tea, green tea
8. Replace vodka, tequila and beer, with red wines (preferably French DOC red wines)

 
I never blindly follow any recipes. Discarding saturated or fried fats, sugars and white flours is what my 8ight simple rules are trying to do. Food should be a relaxing and nourishing moment to recharge the body of important nutrients.

*PS: Other creamy-tasty-healthy vegetable oils are Avocado, Peanut, Walnut, Sesame seed oils. Please stay away from Palm and Coconut oils as these are the only two exceptions of harmful vegetable oils.