#Best Practice

[kawuli]

y'know, more places should do this.

[mumblesplash]

comics as an art form make me insane. they’re so difficult to do well. there’s so many different ways to make sequential art work and most of them are deeply unintuitive. onomatopoeia that feels completely ridiculous to put down often reads seamlessly. panels on a page become a fractally nested image composition challenge that’s only possible to lose because if you do a good job no one will notice. you have to direct the readers’ eyes on a specific path across the page but also account for the fact that they won’t follow it. comic time isn’t linear. if the order of events isn’t crystal clear the story becomes incomprehensible. sometimes you need to do this on purpose. all this for a medium almost universally considered less effective than animation and less respectable than plain text. even its own name doesn’t take it seriously

[fuerst-von-plan1]

Effektive Cloud-Sicherheitsstrategien für kritische Geschäftsanwendungen

In der heutigen digitalen Landschaft sind Unternehmen zunehmend auf Cloud-Dienste angewiesen, um ihre kritischen Anwendungen bereitzustellen und zu verwalten. Während die Cloud viele Vorteile bietet, bringt sie auch spezifische Sicherheitsherausforderungen mit sich. Eine solide Cloud-Sicherheitsstrategie ist entscheidend, um das Risiko von Datenverletzungen und anderen Sicherheitsvorfällen zu…

[businessfotos]

Die ultimative Checkliste für perfekte Fotos

Habe ich Ihre Aufmerksamkeit? Gut. Es dürfte allen Lesern vollkommen klar sein, dass es keine endgültige, vollständige Auflistung aller Tips geben kann, die zuverlässig zu perfekten Fotos führt. Fotografie ist eine Reise, man mäandert von Thema zu Thema, probiert Techniken und Stile und sucht die packenden Motive für herausstechende Fotos. Von der Erwartung, kontinuierlich perfekte Fotos zu…

[andreaklasbodyfitness]

The Truth About Creatine for Women: Benefits, Side Effects, and Best Practice

Although creatine has for years been closely associated with strength training and enhancing general performance, this is not exclusively a men's preserve. Here is the truth about using creatine for women: more women are now coming up with its probable benefits from this quite popular supplement. In this blog post, we will look into the benefits possible from creatine supplementation in women, side effects, and best practices for safe use.

What is Creatine?

Creatine is a naturally occurring compound found in small amounts in certain foods and produced by the body, primarily in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas. It is basically a mixture of three amino acids: arginine, glycine, and methionine. The primary site for creatine storage in the human body is muscle tissue. It is there that it plays a vitally important role in producing ATP, the cell's principal energy carrier.

ATP serves as the source for instant energy production during high-intensity, short-duration events like sprinting and weightlifting. With creatine supplementation, the muscles will pack more stores of creatine phosphate. As a result, performance in explosive events will greatly improve, and athletes will gain more strength and recover quicker. It has, therefore, been one of the very popular supplements among athletes and those training to take their training to another level. 

Creatine Side Effects for Females

Creatine is very famous for its ability to enhance athletic performance and aid in muscle growth. As with most other supplements, it's also known to have side effects. Women have reported the following common side effects: 

Weight Gain: It causes water retention in muscles, which often results in increased weight. This, however, is temporary and may not matter to a lot of people using creatine for performance gains.

Digestive Issues: Generally, most women report that they experience some amount of bloating, gassiness, or stomach discomfort, which is likely to be more frequent with high dosages of creatine.

Muscle Cramps: Some individuals reported muscle cramps, although this appears to be less frequent and can likely also be minimized by appropriate hydration.

It is always important to start off with a lower dosage to ascertain tolerance and increase it gradually if deemed necessary.

Benefits of Creatine Supplementation for Women

Women also reap huge benefits from creatine supplementation, particularly those involved in intense workouts. Among the major advantages are:

Improved Strength and Power: This food supplement increases the availability of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which yields energy during short, high-intensity bouts of exercise, the component necessary for the production of strength and power.

Better Recovery: Creatine allows one to recover faster during periods between workouts with lesser degrees of muscle soreness, thereby improving general performance.

Increased Muscle Mass: By taking it regularly, creatine could result in increased muscle mass because it raises the quantity of water the muscles hold and improves workout performance.

What Does Creatine Do for Women?

Creatine increases energy production at the cellular level. This increase is most important during powerful and intensive workouts. For women, this means:

Higher Resistance Performance: Since it increases the energy available for muscles, creatine helps in effective workouts and achieves better gains in strength and endurance.

Better Growth: Creatine supports muscle protein synthesis and raises muscle water content. These two factors, combined, contribute to muscle growth over time.

Improved Brain Function: Some research also indicates that creatine may offer some mental benefits, such as an improvement in mental clarity and focus. 

Is Creatine Safe?

For the most part, creatine is considered safe for women as long as recommended guidelines are followed. Nevertheless, here are some things to keep in mind:

Professional Advice: Consult a health professional before taking any new supplement. This holds utmost importance if there are any underlying health issues.

Adequate Hydration: The reason for this assertion could be due to the fact that creatine increases water retention in muscles.

Dosing Instructions: Following the recommended dosages will minimize all the possible side effects.

FAQs

How to Use Creatine for Women?

Creatine is taken in two steps: a loading phase of 20 grams per day for 5-7 days. Smaller dosages are then used for a maintenance phase of 3 to 5 grams per day. However, some women take their daily dose without the loading phase. They take a constant dose of 3 to 5 grams a day and avoid the side effects that may be caused by this supplement.

Does Creatine Help Women Build Muscle?

Yes, creatine will help women build muscle by increasing muscle hydration and workout performance, thereby leading to better strength gains and muscle growth over time.

Why Are More Women Taking Creatine?

More women are using creatine for workout enhancement since it has proven to improve performance, enhance recovery from muscle workouts, and promote muscle growth.

Who Should Not Take Creatine?

Additionally, creatine needs to be ruled out in people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as kidney disease. Pregnant or lactating women should not take creatine unless otherwise advised by a healthcare professional.

At Andrea Klas Fitness, we understand how the unique physiology of women impacts their fitness journey. We will help individualize the guidance on individual terms and provide support so you are optimized for results with supplements like creatine. Contact us now!

[linneajospeh]

Tax Filing For Small Businesses Best Practice

For small businesses, effective tax filing begins with maintaining organized records throughout the year. Use accounting software to track income and expenses, ensuring all receipts are documented. Understand your business structure to determine tax obligations, and take advantage of available deductions and credits. Plan for estimated taxes to avoid penalties, and consider hiring a tax professional offering tax planning for business owners in Fort Worth TX for complex situations. Regularly review tax law changes to stay compliant and optimize your filing process.

[malcified]

Today on #malcified I’d like to share this sketch called #innerhealing on #sustainability and a few words.

Sustainability: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. - UN

Our indiscriminate use of each other, land, and natural resources at a rate faster and greater than it can naturally replenish is demonstrated in our daily life as well.

- A culture of use and dispose - food, products, humans, animals, land, plants, resources…everything!

-The global workforce sufferring from #burnouts due to extreme workloads and overworking

- Inadequate and ineffective #worklifebalance measures where #HumanResources (#HR) departments have weak autonomy, functioning purely as a target-driven business process

- Businesses striving to accomplish ever-growing unrealistic revenue, investor returns, and profit projections, cutting costs and compromising on health, safety, security, well-being of its employees - full-time, part-time, and contract staff

- Hiring #Thirdpartyserviceproviders (#TPSP) without performing adequate #DueDiligence, that compromise on major #legal #compliance, #reputational, #environmental #humanrights #riskfactors by procuring cheap labor and raw materials from jurisdictions without proper #humanrights awareness, laws, and historical background, countries without appropriate #governance, Governmental frameworks like #sustainabilitypolicy, #climatepolicy #Laborlaws and support frameworks, corporate #ESG frameworks, #environmentallaws, #regulations, #judiciary, #enforcement and #implementation frameworks and systems

-consumeristic and materialistic society focused purely on indiscriminate production and consumption, with no/less awareness of their individual #carbonfootprint, of #responsibleconsumption (#SDG12)

-#throwawaysociety where single-use disposable items are expected, #unboxing and other trash-generating practices are glorified, ephemeral products and goods are preferred to life-time durable ones.

The list goes on…

Maybe, our behavior has something to do with the way we look and feel about ourselves. We’re all maybe consciously and unsconsciously insecure about some aspect of our life.

Maybe, when we feel good and appreciated from within, we appreciate and look after our surroundings well. So, working on being more compassionate, content, and appreciative of ourselves is a good place to begin, then maybe, together, we can do better.

Seeking an inner healing for each of us!

Regardless, only the beings present now and in the future shall suffer from our own over-indulgence. The land, nature, oceans, whatever we call them, have been here long before and shall evolve and replenish from our relentless onslaught, eventually. With or without us.

[wisdomfish]

"The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering and the most comfortable way of dying."

~ John Flavel

[theirreverentgentleman]

Working In Good Faith: A Necessary Requirement

Every successful conversation, business interaction, or random encounter all have something in common. In this particular circumstance that commonality is working in good faith. What is good faith? For our purposes it means that both sides are open to a multitude of outcomes or are open to finding a solution that works for both parties. Why is good faith necessary for success? Good faith is a…

[unfug-bilder]

Tja ... wer solche Bubenstücke plant, sollte nun wirklich wissen, dass eine bestens gefüllte Kriegskasse unentbehrlich ist, um wieder auf freien Fuß zu kommen. Sich dabei aus lauter Gier allein auf die Manager-Haftpflicht zu verlassen ist mehr als fahrlässig.

[techyalexjain]

[Blog]Fixed Asset Tracking: Master Guide @AssetCues

Master fixed asset tracking with AssetCues's guide! Learn efficient tracking methods, best practices & software solutions. Learn more & optimize your operations!

[martintrippassociatesuk]

Companies are trying their best to hire and retain top talent for different job roles. For this, it is essential to adopt the recruitment best practices that ensure a seamless hiring drive. In this blog post, we will have a look at these practices and how they will benefit you.

[hislop3]

Unraveling the Puzzle: Tackling Fragmented Healthcare for Better Patient Outcomes

An issue that I have been interested in for most of my career is coordinated care, especially in terms of older adults who utilize the most care resources and typically, have multiple providers (physicians in particular). Fragmented, uncoordinated care is the primary driver of over-treatment or inefficient treatment. The outcomes of over-treatment include polypharmacy, test redundancy,…

[fuerst-von-plan1]

Effektive Cybersecurity-Strategien für E-Commerce-Plattformen

Die fortschreitende Digitalisierung hat den E-Commerce in den letzten Jahren revolutioniert. Doch mit den zahlreichen Vorteilen, die der Online-Handel bietet, kommen auch erhebliche Sicherheitsrisiken. Cyberangriffe auf E-Commerce-Plattformen können nicht nur zu finanziellen Verlusten führen, sondern auch das Vertrauen der Kunden in die Marke nachhaltig schädigen. Daher ist es unerlässlich,…

[holyjak]

Building a REST/Json API? Look here for inspiration! With pagination (via links section) . "designed to minimize both the number of requests and the amount of data transmitted between clients and servers. This efficiency is achieved without compromising readability, flexibility, or discoverability."

The document structure's top keys are data, errors, meta, links plus few other that may be there. Every "resource object" must have an id and type and may have attributes (a map of all its other properties), relationships (to other json:api resources ~ foreign keys in SQL; must have 1+ of links, meta, data: {type, id} (or array)), links, meta.

Related resources (e.g. an article's author) may be also included in the response alongside the primary resource, in the top-level included array (I'd have preferred type -> id lookup). The client requests this, with a list of relationship paths to include. Ex.: ?include=comments.author. Sparse Fieldsets allow clients to request only selected fields for a type. Ex.: fields[articles]=title,body&fields[people]=name. Support for sorting (e.x.: ?sort=-created,title - desc. by created, then asc. by title). Specification of response codes and contents for CRUD. Spec of various query parameters.

There is also a whole section about returning errors (a top-level errors array, each may have id, links, status, code, title, source, meta). There is also a few profiles and extensions, extending the spec.

[everydaydeeds]

Day 3630 - I saw a sick bird come to my seed feeder a couple of times this morning, so I took it down. Best practice to avoid disease spread is to keep it down a few days in hopes that the bird moves on and thoroughly clean it before putting it back out.