Beauty Foods For You

 To Name A Few:

* Tomatoes - Love your skin by eating tomatoes. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin A, vitaminC,  

                     potassium,  lycopene. I love to call it  'Love Apples' for they will help you

                     love your skin.

* Carrots - Will maintain the outer layer of the skin to prevent premature aging. What you'll  

                    find in carrots is the same as you'll get in Retin A.Carrots are    rich in beta        

                   carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the liver. Vitamin A is trans

                   formed in the retina, to rhodopsin, a purple pigment necessary for night vision.

                Beta-carotene has also been shown to protect  against macular degeneration and       
                 senile cataracts.
* Cranberries - Will   keep  the  urinary  track  lining   healthy .          
*Apple Cider Vinegar -Aside from having amazing healing properties,   apple cider vinegar
                      keeps skin supple. Its heavy concentration of enzymes helps peel off dead
                      skin cells. It breaks down fat and helps food digest properly.   
* Cheese - A piece or two slices of cheese into your diet wil ensure you a happy smile.Swiss
                  or Cheddar (depends on you) to block bacteria in the mouth and therefore
                   prevent cavities.
* Citrus Fruits -They are zesty , juicy and delicious and are also loaded with healthy goodness.
                        A study published in 2012 in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke
                        evaluated the eating habits of almost 70,000 women from the Nurses’ Health  
                        Study over 14years of follow up. It showed that women who ate the most flava  
                        none mainly via oranges, grapefruits and their juices—had a 19 percent lower
­                        risk of blood-clot-­related stroke than those who ate the least amount.
                       Citrus fruits can hold the skin cells together by forming collagen. Collagen can                                                not be added to the skin topically, which is why fresh fruits and fruit juices
                        are such that important part of the daily diet.Collagen has several functions
                        and they include providing support for the skin, reducing friction between  
                        joints and maintaining the shape of the nose and ears. It also provides the
                        strength and flexibility of the bones and muscles.

               

Personal and Natural Approach to a Beautiful and Healthy Body.......A Start!

It's undeniably true that more and more people especially women nowadays are switching their choices  to Natural Approach to their lifestyle, from dietary choices to skin care and even personal care products. Just like me, some of you out there may have had experienced allergic reactions to many commercial skin care products and seek natural products out of necessity only to sigh, upon knowing that they are a bit expensive but then no choice but to buy it.

Or you may have experienced visiting and receiving treatment from your favorite salon  and spa and thought, "Hey, seems I can do this myself at home!"Yeah ,why not? you're perfectly right.. many treatments at the salon that you can do it yourself at home and for sure it is a delight on your pocket. You can save a fraction of the cost of a salon visit. Well, we still do visit our favorite salon spa  once in a while. So, here's some tips how to start switching to Natural Approach:

*Head to Toe Treatments- Let's start from the head and face working our way down to our body, full torso,hands,legs,feet and finally our toe nails.Please do remember that radiant,healthy skin will not happen overnight but a result of many factors: healthy diet,regular exercise, correct practice of skin caring, positive and correct management of stress.

*Adopt a Lifestyle that leads to Radiant Skin- We have so much information for a healthy diet essential to radiant skin but we too can not deny the fact that some info are also deceiving , or confusing. Let me stress it this way, that we need to consume plenty of fresh fruits and green veggies (as much as possible organically grown) everyday! If it's a turn off for you to eat plenty of fruits or vegetables then try experimenting various ways until you will be able to discover what to enjoy. For many, potato chips and french fries are a NO to their list. Eating a balanced diet is so important!

*Drink Plenty of Water- Water plays a vital role in making your skin soft, supple and of course healthy. Most of home made skin and body care products used water as the base for cleaning skin but is even more beneficial when consumed internally. Doctors recommend drinking 8-ounce glasses of water everyday and more if you are sick and outdoor exposure to the sun. As you embrace this recommendations, it is really beneficial especially if you are trying to lose weight. Additionally, more people are choosing alkaline bottled  water (so as not to add more acids to our body) therefore leading to good health.

*Herbal Teas than Coffee- In fairness of coffee with its enticing aroma is soooo enjoyable. But another way to hydrate skin is by regular  drinking of herbal teas and if you don't want the taste, try squeezing drops of lemon or mixed it with your favorite fresh fruit juice with less sugar and enjoy without guilt.

*Exercise and Manage Stress Correctly-Thereby choose an exercise that you enjoy and can be easily done (I mean not the torture exercise)Just enough to sweat out and release tensions and stresses. While the bills and some personal problems give us so much stress..try solving it one at a time not with anger but by analising, meditating and even humming to relax your thinking powers and above all by asking guidance, prayers and supplications to the ALMIGHTY GOD. 

This is just a start.. hang on folks!

Warts-Off!

Warts are so annoying and most of us don't feel good if we have lots of it especially if its visible.

Here's some tips to get rid of it:

Break open a Vit E caplet and apply it to the area surrounding the wart. Then crush a clove of raw garlic,place it on the wart and cover it with an adhesive bandage. The raw garlic causes a blister to form and the wart will fall off with in a week. Keep applying vitamin E area to help it heal.

Home Made Facial Mask

Facial mask at the department stores mostly are expensive and not discounting the fact that some has chemicals that will give few individuals an allergic reaction.

Why not try this at home so you can save money and feeling confident because you are familiar with the ingredients. Facial mask once a week is good enough to look fresh... younger skin (except if you are to attend some special event..then an hour before applying make up is recommended)

Recipe:

*4 large pineapple chunks or 1/2 canned, drained pineapple

*3 table spoons olive oil (make sure it is Cold Pressed extra virgin oil)

How to:

Both ingredients should be place in a blender and blend it until smoothie.Apply mixture to face

using your 3 beauty fingers and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse face with warm water and pat dry.

Benefits:

Pineapple - has bromelain a protein-digestive enzyme which helps get rid of dead skin cells and embedded dirt

-helps counter act histamines and has anti inflammatory properties

-a mild astringent or skin freshener

Olive oil -(extra virgin and cold pressed process)..has excellent healing properties

-restores skin surface due to its good source of Vitamin E

Home Made Body Scrub for Dry and Flaky skin

This Body Scrub formula is ideal for dry and flaky skin and is more fun to apply especially if you have a partner so you can focus on each other's back.

Recipe:

*1/2 cup coarse sea salt

*1/4 cup rosemary oil

*body scrub tool

How to :

Dip the body scrub tool in a bit of oil, then dip it in the coarse salt. Rub over skin in a circular motion focusing on rough spots such as knee,elbow and heel areas. Rinse off with warm water, pat dry and moisturize.

Benefits:

Sea salt - exfoliate the skin surface and rids off dead skin cells

Rosemary oil- its tonic and invigorating effect will increase blood flow

-revives and clears the mind

-used in inhalations for nasal congestions

Wheatgrass and GreenTea..as Meal Replacement?

Wheat grass benefits..

Most heralded benefits of wheat grass is being one of the best cancer fighting agent. It is strongly believed and proven that it really can prevent us from developing cancer and more so in curing as well.Wheat grass is also a great alternative for those individuals that suffer from high blood pressure and can effectively help in digestive system problems thus flushing toxins easily.

The only negative on Wheat grass is the taste , that is why some people just mixed it with some organic soya milk or choco drink

Green Tea benefits...

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1994 published the epidemiological study that indicates consuming green teas reduces the risk of having esophageal cancer for both men and women.It is also known as inhibitor of the growth of cancer and some research show that green tea can help lower bad cholesterol level and improve the ratio of good cholesterol.For inquiries please check my facebook fanpage Beauty Excerpts or text 09166852757

What's in my Meal?

Meal or Meal Replacement....
Nowadays we are so busy that when it comes to choices of food we tend to 'just leave it to the experts' as they say. And some people do make choices right there and then depending on the convenience they feel. Not discounting the fact that TV commercials are bombarding us with so many infos based on how delicious it is.

The sad thing in here is that most convenient and delicious food are no longer nutritious instead may lead us to accumulating unwanted toxins, made us more acidic thus resulting bad health conditions or worse to degenerative diseases. Yes, some people just love to fill in their palate to satisfy hunger or cravings not bothering their minds if these are food for survival or for longevity.

Well, as we are living in this fast paced world, we do sometimes made a rush choice....for convenience, for fun, for a gathered peers for holidays but we do need to cleanse it out by detoxifying maybe once in every three months. And some smart individuals are using Blue Miracle (have you heard of Blue Miracle?) to neutralize the acids we got on our daily lifestyle.

More so, to lessen the bulk of unwanted acids derived from our too much consumption of so many stuffs they decided to make their dinner light. I know most of us love to eat heavy dinner but only if we do it earlier say on or before 6pm but not late night please. If you feel hungry around 10:00 pm because you did it earlier few slices of apple will help or you can drink 1 glass of alkaline water (some use 3 drops of blue miracle in a glass of drinking water) and for sure you will have a good night sleep.

Some smart people too, joined the group of 'night light eaters' wherein they just do occasional or special night eating heavy meals but on a nightly basis they just prefer healthy meal replacements or oatmeals with a variety of mix-matches to avoid monotony or boredom minus the guilt as they say.

For some suggestions feel free to visit my facebook fanpage Beauty Excerpts ...see you then.