Archive for February, 2010
Employing Natural Body Detoxification
The best means to detoxify the tissues and cells of the body is through natural methods. The most important process of natural detoxification is to drink an ample amount of water. Drinking a lot of water as much as possible will ensure that the body is constantly cleansed from harmful substances such as toxins and pollutants. Indeed, there is no other substitute for drinking enough water.
Mind
The place to start in natural detoxing is to clear up the mind from destructive thoughts and behaviors. Find time at least once a day to clear the mind. Find your soft heart. It could be either thinking of a place somewhere you believe is most peaceful, or looking at something comforting for instance plants or flowers. Perform this all at once each day, thus your mind can set up a rhythm of balancing itself.
Liver
The liver is the body’s major organ for cleansing. As soon as your liver is not functioning as it should be, your body is not capable of carrying out its regular detoxifying job. Cigarettes and alcohol, along with other toxic substances, will damage the liver. The liver also can become congested with deposits from unnatural food preferences or saturated fats. To naturally detoxify the liver, drink a home-produced lemon tea. You can make the tea by squeezing a half of a lime or lemon into a glass of warm water. This lemon tea will motivate the liver’s detoxifying capacity, which stimulates the purging of hazardous substances.
Kidneys
The kidneys clean the waste from every liquid which filters through the body. The lemon tea explained above will also assist in purging impurities from the kidneys. Aside from that, any variety of purely cultivated fresh grapes is good for cleansing the kidneys. Grapes are an enriched source of potassium, which has the capability to ensure that the kidneys function optimally, stimulate alkaline blood regulation, and maintain heartbeat. Another one is ginger root which is a very effective kidney detox and, for utmost benefit, one can put in turmeric to the mixture given that turmeric has a few superb antiseptic properties.
Skin
The skin assists in getting rid of toxins in the body resulting in natural detoxification by means of sweating them out. In helping the skin in its detoxification process, one may merely sit in a steam room or in a sauna for about twenty to thirty minutes. When doing do, you must ensure that you drink ample amounts of water prior to entering the steam room or the sauna. You also need to bring with you a bottle of water to drink to avoid dehydration. Otherwise, if do not prefer to do a sauna, you can take a hot bath. Put in a few herbal bath salts or Epsom salts to additionally help out in the detoxification process.
Natural Skin Care For Men
Generally, men do not take especially good care of their skin. Mostly they shave their stubble off in the morning, apply some aftershave and that’s just about it.
Some take it a step further and apply a moisturizer or toning gel after completing their shaving routine, but very few realize that taking good care of their skin is much more important than that.
You see, the integrity of the skin is vitally important to prevent harmful substances and micro-organisms from penetrating through the natural barrier of the skin. Few men realize that the integrity of the skin is compromised by shaving. Shaving removes the natural barrier function of the skin and allows potentially harmful ingredients and micro-organisms to pass through the skin, while nicks and cuts open the pathway into the blood stream.
Even when using an electric shaver, the skin is inflicted with microscopic nicks and cuts (they don’t have to bleed), which compromises the integrity of the skin. The process of shaving removes not only the protective acid mantel of the skin, but in addition, shaving removes several of the most superficial skin layers including some living skin cell layers and this renders the skin vulnerable.
This vulnerability is not just limited to attack from micro-organisms either. Once the natural barrier of the skin has been compromised, molecules that would otherwise have been excluded are now able to penetrate the skin and enter into the deeper layers of the skin and potentially the bloodstream.
Natural skincare for men that only contain safe, effective and 100% natural ingredients such as essential oils and herbal extracts will reduce this risk. Essential oils are known to have very powerful antiseptic effects, which help to keep micro-organisms from penetrating through the compromised skin and thus prevent infection and inflammation of the skin. Together with herbal extracts, these types of ingredients soothe, nourish and protect the skin and prevent dust, micro-organisms, etc., from entering the deeper layers of the skin.
In addition, using only safe and natural ingredients insures that potentially toxic ingredients, commonly found in men’s skin care products, are not a threat – simply because they’re contained in the products.
One also has to be mindful of the fact that no matter what type of razor is used, a range of bacteria and other micro-organisms will always be present on the blade, even a brand new blade. It is therefore very easy to introduce these organisms into the bloodstream. In most cases, the body’s immune system will handle this quickly and effectively, but by adding dangerous chemicals, contained in most commercially available skincare and shaving products, into the equation the skin can be adversely affected.
We are seeing an increase in skin sensitivities being reported by men that on closer examination frequently turn out to be allergic reactions to ingredients in the skin care products they are using. We have seen that once they start using 100% natural skin care products and follow a systematic skin care approach, these sensitivities tend to become less and their skin generally becomes healthier.
Specifically formulated natural skin care products for men are not jet commonly available, however, it is worth the effort to identify such products in order to avoid causing unnecessary skin problems and potentially dangerous skin infections.
Dental Care – Affordable Dental Care Important to Your Body
Hello everyone!
Published statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 27% of children and 29% of adults are living with untreated cavities. Many know they have these cavities, but because they are lacking affordable dental care coverage, they are left untreated. This is a very unhealthy practice. Whether you have full coverage dental insurance or a discount dental plan, you need dental care as a part of your overall health regimen. Healthy teeth reflect a healthy body. Unhealthy teeth reflect an unhealthy body.
According to the American Dental Association (ADA), researchers have found that periodontitis (the gum disease that can cause tooth loss) is associated with stroke, cardiovascular disease, and bacterial pneumonia. Other reports show an unhealthy mouth may be linked to diabetes. Without regular dental care including cleanings and check-ups, small cavities or painful teeth often lead to tooth and gum decay resulting in not only tooth loss, but these much more serious conditions.
It is bad enough that you will lose your teeth if you do not seek dental care, but you may also be affecting your brain, heart, and immune system. Mark Feldman, the president of the ADA states that “so many Americans still lack access to basic oral care” and calls it a “disgrace”. Feldman also states that there is a need to “get better dental care to the millions of Americans who don’t receive it.”
Dental care is not a luxury. It is a necessity. I took a friend to the dentist a few weeks ago to get a wisdom tooth pulled. The oral surgeon pulled the tooth and found the culprit that caused the tooth to rot… a popcorn hull. Both my friend and I were astounded that something so small and seemingly insignificant could cause tooth loss. Then I asked her when the last time she went to the dentist was. Her response: “Ten years ago, because I didn’t think I could get an affordable dental plan.” Enough said.
- Ken S.


