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Skin Care – Enjoy the Magic of Fruits!
Are you one of those ladies who are dying to look like their favorite personalities – with their long legs, great bodies and perfect skin? Do you want to have great skin to show off to your friends but are hesitant to use commercial skin care products for one reason or the other? Do you constantly check yourself in the mirror and wish that you could make some improvements in your appearance without having to spend too much? Well, your worrying days are over! You can now have the smooth, healthy and younger-looking skin you have always dreamed of! How? By taking advantage of the enchanting “magic” of fruits!
Fruits in skin care? Why not? Fruits contain essential vitamins and minerals that are good for your body. And whatever is good for your body is definitely good for your skin, too! So, why not take advantage of what nature has so unselfishly provided us all along? Here is a partial list of these amazing fruits and what they can do for your skin.
Apples – An apple a day keeps the doctor away! And while you’re at it, mix one tablespoon of freshly squeezed apple juice with one fourth teaspoon of lime juice. It can be a very refreshing tonic for your skin and a great skin care treatment for oily skin! And don’t throw away the peel, either. You can use it as an effective skin cleanser.
Avocado – Well, yes! You can use avocados in taking care of your dry skin with a great degree of effectiveness! Avocados have the reputation of being very good natural moisturizers. For a quick fix, mash about half a cup of avocado and apply it on your skin. Leave it on for about 15 minutes before rinsing it off with water.
Peaches – Peaches are one of the fruits that serve as an excellent skin care solution for virtually all skin types. So, whenever you eat peaches, be sure to reserve the peel and use it as a part of your daily skin care ritual. To get the most out of this fruity skin care treatment, gently massage the inner part of the peel on your face for a few minutes before you retire for the night. This will provide a thorough cleansing action on your skin and take off all the dirt that might have accumulated in your pores during the day. Plus, it effectively tightens the muscles of your face providing you an instant lift without the needles!
Tangerine – If you want to enjoy a naturally glowing complexion, try adding tangerine to your daily skin care ritual! Just squeeze enough juice from a tangerine and apply it liberally on your face and neck. Do this regularly and soon enough, you’ll have a skin that can be the envy of your friends!
Watermelon – To effectively remove those unsightly blemishes on your skin, try applying fresh watermelon juice. Simply extract enough juice from a small slice of watermelon and apply it over your face and neck. Leave it on for about fifteen minutes to get the best results. Rinse the juice off your face and neck using warm water. Splash your face and neck with cold water afterwards to close your pores.
Hypothyroidism – Vitamins And Minerals – The Natural Aid As A Remedy
There are some nutrients i.e. vitamins and minerals those are very important to thyroid function. Some of the supplements that seem like a good idea for almost all hypothyroid patients in the world to take. You can go for these vitamins and minerals on the regular basis. The benefit of taking these elements is they are not only good for hypothyroidism but even if you have euthyroid, these trace elements will be helpful to restore you energy level and boost up your body systems and immunity.
Hypothyroidism is the condition in which, the thyroid gland produces the amount of its hormone thyroxin that is not enough as per the body’s requirement. Since the hormone is directly related to the body’s metabolism, the entire body mechanism gets disturbed when there is malfunctioning of the gland or alteration in the hormone quality and quantity.
Here is the list of vitamins and minerals one should be acquainted with:
o Selenium: Selenium is used in the synthesis of T3 from T4. If the blood test reveals that your T3 levels are lagged behind your T4 levels, you should try for the supplement that contains the selenium. However, one should take this supplement after consulting the doctor.
o B vitamins: The group of vitamin B is extremely helpful to the body’s synthesis of T4. A standard vitamin B complex supplement will ensure that you are getting enough nourishment for your thyroid gland.
o Iodine: iodine deficiency is one of the leading causes hypothyroidism in poor countries. Iodine supplements can be taken by either iodine pills or by iodine salt. Here, it should be marked that iodine supplement should only be taken if you have iodine deficiency hypothyroidism because too much iodine also alters the normal thyroid function.
o Zinc: Researches reveal that severe zinc deficiency can invite hypothyroidism. Unlike iodine deficiency, it is rare for the people who are living in healthy atmosphere in developed countries.
o Calcium/Magnesium/Potassium: They are mentioned together as the ratio in which one should take them is very important. They work excellent with zinc as they regulate the cellular metabolism. Deficiencies can interfere with cell’s ability to absorb the nutrients properly. The hormones may not be utilized well and fully. These supplements are easy to get as over-the-counter medicines do include these kinds of tablets. You can also go for the vegetables and fruits containing such elements as homemade remedy.
o Vitamin A: The condition hypothyroidism can apparently impair the body’s capacity to convert beta-carotene into most valuable vitamin A and therefore, the supplementation of vitamin A is generally recommended to patients who do not consume adequate amounts of their daily diet and lack of nutrition. You should consult your doctor for the proper dosage of vitamin A as higher dosage of vitamin A may produce adverse and unwanted effects.
Vitamins are extremely important for the human body to fight against the disease. They develop immunity in the body and accelerate the sluggish metabolic rate in the body.
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Detoxification – How to Detox the Human Body
The body has a very sophisticated and complex detoxification system that is working on your behalf all the time so do you need to bother with programs and plans that tell you how to detox the human body?
Researchers are noting that in spite of advances in medical treatment people are getting diseases at younger ages for which there appears to be no answers at the moment. People are surviving longer but they are in the main not healthier. Diabetes, heart disease and cancer are all on the increase. Many scientists are questioning why this is happening. There is little research into what is the underlying cause of these and other degenerative disease.
There is no doubt that we are all constantly bombarded with toxins that our detoxification systems were not designed for. Although our bodies seem to have an amazing capacity for developing pathways or routes to get rid of some of these chemicals researchers have discovered that we are all now contaminated with chemicals that can persist for years interfering with how our bodies work. The more pronounced the build up the greater the capacity to disrupt the intricate and delicate mechanisms that keep the body functions running smoothly.
So how do you detox the human body and does it work? There is no doubt that it does work in spite of some very skeptical recent media reports based on some very poorly designed research on only 10 relatively young people without any particular health problems. The 9/11 New York Rescuers Detox Program has shown that a properly designed program can indeed detox the human body and improve symptoms.
Researchers have learned a lot about the how the detox system works.They have discovered specific foods, vitamins and minerals that rev up the different pathways in the liver that is main organ responsible for disarming the toxic chemicals so they can safely leave our bodies.
Naturopathic doctors and proponents of natural healing have long been advocates of cleansing or detoxifying by reducing the amounts of food eaten. They argue that resting the digestive system from the burden of dealing with three or more meals a day enables more energy to be directed towards the body’s natural cleansing function.
They recommend eating only fruit or vegetable meals or freshly pressed juices and never mixing the two. The vegetables can be eaten raw, lightly steamed or made into a soup. This can be done for 2 days every week or two or for 3-4 days every 3 – 4 weeks.
The foods that you eat to help detox your body should be organically produced to avoid pesticide residues. Fruit and fresh fruit juices are generally considered to be more aggressive than vegetables for cleansing so go easy on these until you are have some experience with detoxing.
1) Include plenty of the following vegetables both raw and lightly steamed: broccoli, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus, kale, bok choy, cress, mustard, turnips, rutabagas (swede), kohlrabi, red beets and avocados.
2) Eat at least 4 pieces of fruit a day if tolerated but in particular watermelon, papaya, oranges, tangerines but not grapefruit which inhibits liver detoxification.
3) Protein foods are needed to supply amino acids to detox chemicals. Choose 300gms a day of organic lean beef, venison, chicken, turkey, eggs or grain and bean combinations.
4) Include at least 1 tbsp a day of the following cold pressed and unheated vegetable oils on salads or vegetables: flax, walnut, pumpkin seed, olive oil or 1 tbsp of a balanced blend of oils. Vary the oils you use rather than using one exclusively. Small amounts of nuts and seeds can be eaten instead but too many can hinder the detoxification effect.
5) Drink 8 glasses of pure filtered water a day.
6) Avoid alcohol, smoking, regular tea, coffee, sugar, dairy products, wheat, the hardest grain to digest, excessive starches, processed foods, hydrogenated oils, artificial colours and additives.
7) Use a water filter and consider a shower filter or whole house filtration system.
Avoid chemicals as much as possible by using natural cleaning products in the home and garden. Use only natural non-chemical products on your skin. The skin absorbs a surprising amount of toxic substances from personal care products and make up.
9) Limit fish especially oily fish such as tuna , swordfish and eel which are likely to contain mercury as well as other toxic pollutants from the sea.
10) Do not run or exercise near traffic.
11) Take a good multivitamin mineral supplement with approximately 25 mg of the main B vitamins. A fibre supplement to ensure frequent bowel movements to eliminate toxins. Take a neutral PH or non-acidic (buffered) Vitamin C, 1 – 3 grams a day. Alternatively consider a supplement designed to support liver detoxification.
12) Do some skin brushing to help move the lymphatic circulation or consider massage to help mobilise the toxins. Far infrared saunas can help sweat out the toxins.
Periodic detoxification programs that rest the digestive system and support the detox pathways with foods and nutrients known to improve detoxification there is no doubt that you can improve your health. You should continue to follow a nutritious diet and avoid toxins as far as possible in between detoxification periods.


