Revitalise Your Health

Today’s article contributed by Kim Synder of Overallbeauty.com

During the winter months your skin and body over all need a little extra TLC. With the cold air outside and the recycled heat instead, its not surprising your skin may get dry and itchy. This is the time of year to moisturize, moisturize, and moisturize even more from your hair to your toes.

One way you might start off caring for your body is start taking warm baths again. Did you know that a warm bath has a hydrating effect on your skin? You can start now by trying all those really wonderful scented bath oils to help sooth away the stress of your day and help your dry skin as well. After your bath be sure to apply a rich body moisturizer to your still damp skin to help bring out its natural glow.

With your elbows, knees and heels not seeing the sunshine for the next few months its time to remember they still need to be exfoliated at least one a week. Dry patchy skin on your legs is such a no no when its easy to remove it by using a organic body scrub once a week. Be careful because many of the best organic body scrubs were created using naturals oils and that can make your tub a little slippery as well. Stay away from any body scrub created with mineral oil because its not natural and just not good for you. Body scrubs help bring out the natural glow as well because you are removing the dead skin cells that can make your skin look dull and washout. Exfoliation makes it easier for your skin to absorb moisture, remove surface debris and can even out the overall texture of your skin.

Winter means it is also time to change your skincare routine, specially if you already have dry skin. It your skin is normal you still need to watch out to make sure it doesn’t turn into dry skin. Start by selecting a creamier cleanser and a richer moisturizer than the one you may have been using the rest of the year. If your skin feels tight after cleansing it you may be using a harsh cleanser and that’s just not good for your skin.

Don’t forget your night time moisturizers including moisturizing your skin all over your body. It helps keep your skin feeling soft and touchable not dry and itchy. Look into using organic/natural skincare products when ever possible because the less ingredients there are in the product the less chance you have of having a bad reaction to it.

Taking the time to change your skincare routine for the winter months will make you feel better, look better and feel more confident knowing you are showing the best you have to offer to the whole world.

Copyright 2008 Kim Snyder Owner of Overallbeauty.com.

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by James Penn

What you eat and when you eat it is essential if you want to look and feel younger. Learning to listen to your body and your lifestyle when you plan what to eat is imperative. Eating at least three meals per day is essential, and often eating up to five smaller meals is more beneficial. Here are five tips to help you look and feel younger by adopting healthy eating habits.

1. Kick-start your day with a healthy breakfast. Ensure you get a variety of vitamins and nutrients and choose foods that offer a sustained energy boost: porridge, homemade muesli, wholemeal toast, eggs, yoghurt with fruit and nuts and seeds all offer a sustained energy boost.

2. Regularly consume fresh orange juice. Squeeze it yourself from organic oranges, and be sure they are not coated in petroleum waxes. Orange juice with “bits” is a good source of potassium, folate, vitamin C and carotenoids.

3. Learn to grind your own curry powders and aim to cook them once a week. India has the lowest incidence of Alzheimer’s in the world and research has attributed this to turmeric in curry.

4. Learn to eat with the seasons. Ayurveda, the Indian system of natural healthcare, is also referred to as the art of longevity. It teaches that body and mind will become better balanced if we consume the produce of the seasons.

5. Enjoy a treat early on in the day. This seems to have less effect on the waistline.

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by James Penn

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Eating food in its most natural state ensures that you receive access to the greatest amount of youth enhancing nutrients. A lot of these life prolonging nutrients are lost when food is stored and processed. Fresh food also lacks artificial additives which are harmful to health and speed up the aging process.

If you want to turn back the clock and start looking and feeling younger, then nutrition is the best way to go about it. You are what you eat, after all!

Here are five tips to help you look younger, feel younger and to start to turn back your body clock.

1. Grow your own fruit and veg. This is the best way to ensure you have the freshest most flavour filled organic fruit and vegetables.

2. Eat your five a day (or more). How many times have you seen the media preach the five a day rule? In this case, the media are right! Makes a change doesn’t it? Make sure you consume at least five pieces of fruit and veg per day. Eat a variety of flavours and colours to maximise the health benefits.

3. Reduce portion size and cut down on calories. Over 50s who aren’t active require 200 fewer calories per day than those who lead a physically active life. Consider cutting down on portion size to reduce your calorie intake and accommodate your slowing metabolism.

4. Ensure your fat intake comes primarily from oily fish, avocados and walnuts. As you age, dietary fat becomes more and more important. It speeds absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids and provides energy.

5. Eat red meat for a fantastic source of iron. Older people are typically deficient of iron. For added benefit serve with green leafy vegetables and a glass of fresh orange juice to maximise absorption.

Remember, your anti aging program begins in the kitchen. The food you eat provides the basis for you to begin to rejuvenate your body and turn back the clock.

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Dr Allan Cott, M.D., in his 1975 bestselling book, “Fasting: The Ultimate Diet”, says “the rate at which you lose weight is generally in proportion to the degree you are overweight. Most people who fast for a week can expect to lose up to 20 pounds.” “But when you fast, it is not unusual to lose 4 or 5 pounds the first day and up to 10 pounds in 2 days.”

Whenever one decides to start losing weight, whether it be a new years resolution, or a serious mid year consideration brought on by the stark realization that he or she is truly on a roller coaster ride of bad health, and that death will come sooner than would be chosen, one stands before two doors and needs to make a decision on which one to walk through.

The first door does not lead anywhere new. It is simply a continuation of life as it is, and has been. The second door is a door of change, it is a path of new beginnings, of potential super health, clear minded thought, happiness and an extended life.

The problem is to get the clear mindedness to make that change, to take up the courage, to gather the discipline, to realise the benefits. The problem is that we are too lazy to make an effort, to choose the door of mystery and clarity.

Fasting has been a way for many centuries to clear people’s minds spiritually. Jesus, Mohammed, and countless of the great spiritual leaders, scientists and scholars fasted mostly for spiritual reasons, and their bodies did certainly benefit physically also. On the other hand, those that goes on a fast for physical reasons, to cleanse their bodies and to rid it from impurities, will then have the added spiritual benefit, as Evarts Loomis MD says “For some it can be a time of self-discovery, a time to stop playing a role and to begin living the real person. Thus, it can be a time for releasing the ego and discovering the Transpersonal Self.”

What does this have to do with losing weight? Two things:

• Firstly it will give you a tremendous kick start in your weight loss effort.
• Secondly, it will clear your mind and fill you with a new found respect for your body. It will rid you of your previous, bad eating habits, and give you that opportunity to start fresh.

Fasting has benefits way beyond what this article can convey. Dedicate the next few days of your life to cleansing yourself spiritually, and physically, and you will reap the fruits of future health, mental stability and a longer, happier, and slimmer life.

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The practice of Apitherapy is the use of bee stings, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and honey to treat a variety of aliments. While there has not been extensive testing in the scientific world to validate the claims of apitherapists, history proves that the treatments provide relief.

There are five honeybee products that are used in apitherapy:

1.Venom: A practitioner will aid the patient in injecting or being stung by bees in the affected area. The venom is used to provide relief for conditions such as tendonitis, Multiple Sclerosis, and degenerative bone disease. It works because the venom is a natural anti-inflammatory which is more potent then others available to conventional medicine such as hydrocortisone. You must get tested to be certain that you are not allergic to beestings prior to exposing yourself to bee venom.

2.Pollen: A natural energy supplement that is also used as a seasonal allergy aid. It is also believed to slow down the development of wrinkles.

3.Raw Honey: A source of quick energy, raw honey is used for many cures. It can even be used as a salve on top of an open wound to avoid the spread of bacteria.

4.Royal Jelly: Is the milky white substance that the worker bees produce to feed the queen. While unsubstantiated, this substance is used as a beauty aid and is believed to help lower cholesterol.

5.Propolis: Is the glue used to keep the hives together and make repairs. Propolis is made from the sap of poplar and conifer trees. It is used to make lip balm and salves, and is considered to be an antioxidant.

Are you stuck in a rut wondering how do I lose 5 pounds in a week? Help is on the way; you need to speed up your metabolism if you are serious about losing weight. Many people fall into the same dull routine of planning to lose weight; they diet correctly and then see little or no results. Do you know what I am talking about? Don’t give up losing weight takes time, but you can do it. Here are three important tips for speeding up your metabolism.

Get Plenty of Sleep

A lack of sleep causes stress which then causes the release of certain neurotransmitters which causes the metabolism to slow down. It is recommended that you get 8 to 9.5 hours of solid sleep each and every night. In order to gear down at night I recommend you drink a glass of warm milk. An ample amount of sleep will allow you to start increasing your metabolism and you can start to lose 5 pounds in a week.

Reduce Salt

Salt is a core essential nutrient with excellent abilities and qualities fundamental for keeping us alive. Reduce the amount of salt that you consume. Did you know that too much salt will make you body inefficient at burning energy. Salt also helps your body to retain water, therefore cutting out the salt your body does not retain as much water and you lose weight faster.

Water, Water, Water

Water is a necessity of life. You need to start drinking as much water as possible. I would recommend drinking 8-10 glasses of water per day. A trick you can do is put a jug of water on the cabinet and make sure you finish that jug every single day. Also, start replacing your sodas with water and this will help reduce your calorie intake, as well as increase your metabolism.

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This article has been contributed by Joanne Butler. Enjoy!

Losing weight or more specifically losing fat is one of the most confusing subjects. We are told everything from it only takes 2 minutes per workout, to you must stay in the fat burning zone for 30 plus minutes before it becomes effective for fat burning. Most of the marketing hype is just that-hype. Designed to get us to buy some product that is supposedly going to make it easy for us to get into shape.

The fact of the matter is that losing weight and staying in great shape actually takes hard work. All lean and fit people put in the time and effort. Ask them. It takes a continual commitment to yourself. It takes time and and it takes a proven method. So what is that method? I’m glad you asked.

I have successfully kept a really fit and healthy body for 6 years now. I train clients every day that have achieved weight loss through these methods and kept it off. Other benefits of this type of training include having heaps more energy and not getting sick as often.

High intensity training is what works. High intensity interval cardio training will get you super fit and in turn get you in the best shape of your life. And high intensity circuit style weight training is a time efficient way to shape and tone up all your muscles and burn heaps of fat at the same time.

Each high intensity workout lasts only 20 minutes. Of course you can go longer as you get fitter if you like. I find 30-40 minutes to be ideal for me and most of my clients. You also need to train often. 5-7 times per week is ideal, but even 4 times per week will get great results if you put in enough effort.

Every training session must begin with a warm up of about 5 minutes of easy activity such as walking, easy jogging or any other movement that gets your heart rate up. You must also end with a few minutes of easy activity to bring your heart rate back down. The main part of your workout should take at least 10 minutes if you are a beginner or haven’t worked out in a while and can take as long as 40 minutes depending on how fit you are and how much time you have. Following is an example of an interval cardio session:

1 minutes hard
30 seconds easy
REPEAT FOR TOTAL WORKOUT TIME

Sound too easy. Try it. The secret is that you must go as hard as you can for each hard minute. Keep moving on the easy 30 seconds also, maybe walking for instance. Do not just stand there!

So what do you actually do for those minutes? Any activity that gets you huffing and puffing. You could do the intervals on an exercise bike and pedal easily in between. You could do sprints outside or on a treadmill. You could use a skipping rope or do step ups on a box. You could run stairs or do an exercise such as burpees or kettlebell swings or snatches. The possibilities are endless.

I recommend doing this type of workout at least 3 times per week and up to 6 if you are fitter. You could also alter the length of each interval and rest period (always make sure that the rest does not go longer than the hard interval) to mix it up. You can even do different activities within the same training session. Keep you body guessing to maximise fat loss and to challenge your body to get fitter.

As you can see, you don’t need any special equipment to do these fat burning cardio sessions. Give it a try and within a few weeks you will be reaping the rewards. A strong and fit body can be yours if you put in the hard work.

My name is Joanne Butler and I operate a personal training business called FitterFaster in Australia. My website http://www.fitterfasteronline.com provides heaps of ideas and different workouts for free. The same types of workouts that I use for myself and my clients. You can also find information on eating a healthy diet and on strength training workouts that need minimal equipment. If you want to get fitter faster and in the process get a great looking body with heaps of energy to spare visit http://www.fitterfasteronline.com or email me at joanne@fitterfasteronline.com

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An age old remedy, herbal teas are used to soothe and relive pain and stress. Many teas are actually a tincture rather than a tea. A tincture is a thicker tea that is herb-dense and is infused instead of steeped.

The following list is a list of conditions and herbal tea remedies:

Anemia.

Drink a tincture made from boiled stinging nettle leaves.

Arthritis.

Drink a tincture of devil’s claw, juniper, birch, or celery seed (not the type on your spice rack).

Chemotherapy side effects.

Drink a tincture of Siberian ginseng root. It soothes the insides and relieves fatigue.

Colic in babies.

Add less than 10 drops of dill and fennel tincture to their bottle.

Constipation.

Drink a liter of rhubarb root per day.

Cough.

Drink a tea made from garlic bulbs and ribwort leaves.

Depression.

Drink a tincture daily made from the ground up oat plant and St. John’s wart flowers.

Fever.

Drink a hot tea made of lemon balm, yarrow, and ginger.

Gas.

Drink a tea made of caraway, fennel, ginger, and peppermint.

Flu symptoms.

Drink a tincture made of Echinacea, yarrow, and catnip.

Nature provides many cures and treatments for ailments of all kinds. Each region has its own native plants that are used in alternative medicine.

When buying herbs for medicinal purposes, it is suggested that you use herbs from an herbal shop. Herb strength varies depending on the way in which they are grown, so until you are familiar with growing techniques for medicinal herbs, purchasing from a professional is recommended.

The following list provides herbal cures to common ailments:

Acne and skin blemishes.
Wash your face and rub a clove of garlic that has been cut in half. Or, mix lavender with witch hazel at a 1:10 ratio. Tea tree oil can be substituted in place of the lavender.

Anxiety and stress.
Lavender pure essential oil soaked onto a cotton cloth, heated, and folded into a compress. Apply to head or neck.

Bruises and contusions.
Boil hyssop flowers and leaves into a tincture. Filter liquid, and soak a cotton compress. Apply to bruised area by applying pressure. The hyssop, heat and pressure combination will reduce the bruise.

Burns.
Minor burns can be treated with comfrey or aloe juice. Simply rub aloe juice into burned area. Comfrey can be crushed into a fine powder, mixed with equal parts of melted beeswax, and added to vegetable oil. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, and then strain mixture.

Warts.
Either use a cut piece of garlic, placed directly on the wart or, for a less odorous cure, try dandelion juice applied repeatedly throughout the day.

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Homeopathy is defined as an organic system of medicine that is based on three main ideas:

1.Like cures like

2.Minimal dosing

3.One time remedies

Alternative medicine traditionally has the least amount of “active” ingredient possible, with the concept of using one single remedy irregardless of how many symptoms are presenting. Homeopathy focuses on the least amount of treatments for better health.

There are several reasons why homeopathy is the second most popular form of medicine (after conventional medicine). The most popular reasons are:

It is extremely natural and safe
The results are permanent
It is effective
You can take most homeopathic medicines along with conventional medicine without side effects
It is non-addictive

Homeopathy is a precise science, which is why it sometimes takes longer to find exactly the right medicine for your illness. Alternative medicine spends time asking questions about symptoms and the root cause of the illness in an effort to make a clear diagnosis for the problem, and treat it effectively.