Stress and Weight Loss
We are all guilty to some extent of eating for reasons other than because we are hungry. We eat because we are stressed, angry, annoyed, stressed again, partying, and just to fit in.
Probably the worst culprit is stress. Most of us suffer from relatively high levels of chronic stress from work, kids, partner, or the universe in general. Through evolution our bodies have been conditioned to respond to stress: they trigger the familiar fight or flight response. This response releases chemicals which lead to fat storage.
Obesity: Promising New Approaches
Consider two siblings - they eat the same food and live under the same conditions. Yet one is obese and the other is slim. Why? The reasons why we gain weight are complex, and involve more than just dieting and exercise.
Some people seem to eat till they drop yet stay slim, while others gain weight much more easily. Some people get hungrier sooner, others are emotional eaters. Experts are finding that genetic factors play a big part in weight gain.
Weight Loss Drugs
Weight loss drugs might sound like the easy option to take to lose weight. But you should consider other methods before using weight loss drugs.
The best way of losing weight is the natural way - through dieting and exercise. Some people struggle to lose weight. They do all all the right things, but the weight does not come off.
Compiler Caching
PHP is an interpreted language. Your scripts have to be parsed and compiled into intermediate code every time your scripts are called. This includes all your include files, even if your script is just to use a tiny portion of those include files. PHP then execute the intermediate code.
Content Compression Using PHP
HTTP 1.0 introduced the idea of content encodings. A browser/client can notify the server that it can accept compressed content by sending the Accept-Encoding header. The Accept-Encoding header can be set as follows
Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate
or with just one of gzip or deflate. You don't need to worry about any of this - PHP will automatically choose the correct compression to use.
A guide to .htaccess file
If you looking to configure a web host, chances are you are on a shared server, probably an Apache server. Your host is a virtual host on this server. This article is an introduction to the .htaccess file used by the Apache web server to make run-time configuration changes to your host.
