Showing posts with label Healthy Tip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy Tip. Show all posts

Saturday

Use Flaxseed Oil For Effective Colon Cleasing

Flax seed oils and seeds contain Essential Fatty Acids ( EFAs) needed to maintain the health of the colon. Helps clean the body of toxic materials.
“Wherever flax seed becomes a regular food item among the people, there will be better health.” Mahatma Gandhi

Flax Seed for Health

Flax is a blue flowering plant that is grown for its oil rich seeds. Flax has been used in the human diet since at least 3000 B.C. Around 650 B.C., Hippocrates wrote about the soothing nature of eating flax to relieve abdominal pains. Today, many people consume the whole seed for its many health benefits and its unique nutty flavor. Flax is currently under study at the National Cancer Institute as well as other research centers in the U.S. and Canada.

The major components of flax seed are oil and protein. The majority of flax oil that is available in North America is sold in capsules or in bottles. The interest in flax oil has grown in recent years because it is unique among oil seeds containing an exceptionally high concentration of the Omega 3 fatty acids. Flax oil, when extracted with care, is one of the greatest sources of essential fatty acids.

The protein in flax seeds is easily digested and contains all the amino acids needed for building a strong body. The fiber in flax acts as a broom sweeping the colon of toxic material, metabolic waste and dried mucus. Flax fiber is an excellent food for friendly bacteria in the intestine, which keeps disease-causing organisms in check.

Flax mucilage helps to prevent toxic build-up in the bowel during fasting or a healing diet. When juice fasting, take a teaspoon of whole flax, two to three times per day, with a generous supply of water. Do not chew the seeds; swallow them whole with a glass of water. This will allow only the mucilage to escape. The flax seed will pass out of the system without releasing any of its oil. Even though the oil is highly nutritious, it can hinder the deep cleansing process that is desirable during juice fasting.

Flax seed contains lignans that have antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and anti-cancer properties. Flax seeds have the richest source of lignans, 100 times more than the next best source, that of wheat bran. These little seeds improve digestion, help stabilize blood glucose levels, fight tumor formation and enhance cardiovascular health. Never purchase ground flax. Grind your own flax seeds fresh in a coffee grinder and eat immediately. Both the flax seed and the flax oil are very unstable and turn rancid if they are not refrigerated.

In this day and age of fat phobia and the resultant barrage of low fat and non-fat food products lining the grocery store aisles, a recommendation to supplement your daily diet with one to two tablespoons of essential fatty acid-rich flax or borage seed oil would appear to go against what you are being told! To the contrary, this is exactly what health conscious consumers are doing across the country to attain and maintain health

The essential fatty acids (EFAs) found in flax seed oil have been scientifically validated to benefit optimal health. A lack of the dietary essential fatty acids has been suggested to facilitate regenerative disease. Surveys indicate that at least 80%of our population is deficient in the essential fatty acids. Unfortunately, mass commercial refinement of fat and oil products and foods containing them has effectively eliminated the essential fatty acids from our food chain, contributing to our modern day deficiencies and growing concern with obesity. Flax seed (whole or ground) can be a wonderful addition to pancakes, breads, muffins, soups and whole grain casseroles.

Summary

Natural herbal supplements will provide you with a simple, natural way to cleanse your colon. It will require some experimentation to see what works best for you, but they can all be conveniently integrated into your diet. By embarking on a new herbal colon cleansing regime, you will definitely see and feel a marked improvement in your general health and wellbeing, as you start to eliminate the poisonous toxic waste from your body.

So in with the good, out with the old, and enjoy a healthier new you!

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Friday

Recipe - Fish Fillet With Rice Noodles

Ingredients
100g white fish fillet, sliced into 5mm thick pieces
A dash of salt, sugar and pepper
A little sesame oil
A sprinkling of Hua Tiau wine (optional)
4 stalks spring onion, cut into 5cm lengths
5–6 slices young ginger
250g flat rice noodles (hor fun), cut into broad slices and loosened slightly with your fingers to separate
2–3 tbsp oil

Sauce ingredients – (combined)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp abalone sauce
A few drops thick soy sauce
A pinch of pepper
½ tsp sugar
½ tsp chicken stock granules
1–2 tsp cornflour
100ml chicken stock or water

Method
Heat oil in a wok (make sure that the whole wok is well greased, then drain excess oil).Fry hor fun, tossing lightly until slightly burnt for about 1 minute. Dish out onto a serving plate. Heat wok with remaining oil, stir-fry ginger and half portion of spring onion until fragrant. Add in fish and pour in combined sauce ingredients. Bring to just a quick boil. Add remaining spring onion and add a little more oil to glaze the sauce. Pour the sauce mixture over the pre-fried hor fun and serve immediately.

Serve the dish with mix Waldorf Tuna Salad.

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Ingredients: Raisins, onion flakes, apple nuggets, corn starch, garlic, spices, paprika, sugar and salt.

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Wednesday

Effective Anti-Aging Formula That Works

The aging process begins when we enter the world and the effects of aging are evident in our bodies through out our lives. Beginning in our 20's, the signs of aging start to become noticeable. Genetically programmed chronologic aging causes changes in collagen and elastin, the connective tissues that supply firmness and elasticity to the skin. The genetic program of individuals is different, so the loss of skin firmness and elasticity occurs at different rates and different times in one individual as compared to another. As skin becomes less elastic, it also becomes drier and underlying fat padding begins to disappear. With the loss of underlying support by fat padding and connective tissues, the skin begins to sag; it appears less supple and wrinkles form.

Although wrinkles, lines and age spots are formed by the natural effects of getting older, one way to prevent them from appearing early on in life is to avoid direct sunlight and use sunscreens with SPFs 15 or higher. And, although most of us have some form of sun-damaged skin, there are ways to regain healthy, smooth skin. After many years of research, scientists, dermatologists and plastic surgeons have discovered that a variety of natural ingredients and vitamin extracts significantly help slow down and even reverse the signs of aging skin. These ingredients are now found in many physician developed and physician recommended anti-aging skin care products, which are specified below.

Vitamin A (Retinol) - Topical Vitamin A has been suggested to help build collagen fibers within the skin in addition to its more superficial exfoliating property. This is the basis for its use in minimizing the appearance of fine wrinkle lines. Vitamin A or Retinol is the main ingredient found in TYK Young Again, M.D. Forte, DDF and SkinScience products.

Vitamin C - Vitamin C or ascorbic acid acts as an antioxidant and is considered vital in wound healing because it aids in stabilizing collagen. When applied topically, vitamin C can reduce fine lines and wrinkles and may lessen the severity of sunburns. This healing ingredient is found in SkinCeuticals, Cellex C and Obagi Cffectives skin care products.

Vitamin E - Vitamin E is another antioxidant that shows to have anti-inflammatory effects on the skin. When applied topically, vitamin E has been shown to improve moisturization, softness and smoothness and also provides modest photo protection. Vitamin E is found in Cellex C, Exuviance and MD Forte products.

Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) - AHAs are designed to smooth fine lines and surface wrinkles, to improve skin texture and tone, to unblock and cleanse pores, to improve oily skin or acne, and to improve skin condition in general. AHAs are the main ingredients found in MD Forte, TYK Young Again, Super Skin and SkinScience products.

Glycolic Acid - Glycolic acid is the most active and beneficial of the Alpha-Hydroxy-Acids (AHAs) in skin care. Once inside the cells, the acid triggers new formations of collagen to plump cells and the ground substances in the skin to reduce wrinkles on the skin's surface. Glycolic acid is proven to be very effective in the treatment of acne as well as in cosmetic uses. Glycolic acid is found in products by Gly Derm, MD Forte, Z. Bigatti and Super Skin.

N-6 furfuryladenine (kinetin) - The nature-identical plant growth factor, furfuryladenine, retards the aging of plant cells as well as in vitro human skin fibroblasts. This natural, anti-aging ingredient has been proven to reduce wrinkles and fine lines and is exclusively found in Kinerase creams and lotions. This is a proven alternative for people with sensitive skin or people who are sensitive to products containing Retinol and Vitamin C.
Copper Peptides are the latest scientific breakthrough in skin rejuvenation. Copper has been found to naturally firm the skin, enhance elasticity, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Copper is the main ingredient in products by Neova and Osmotics.

Pal-KTTKS - Pal-KTTKS is an effective ingredient for reducing fine lines and wrinkles. It's found to promote a smoother, younger complexion quickly, without with out expensive and painful chemical peels, surgery or injections. This patented peptide solution is found in StriVectin-SD.

Green Tea Extract - Green tea's anti-inflammatory and anti-growth qualities are found in many skin care products designed to reduce the appearance of puffiness, wrinkles, fine lines and large pores. Green Tea is found in the Dr. Brandt skin care line, Z. Bigatti and Gly Derm products.

TNS - The biotechnology of the skin's natural healing process has arrived with the first tissue repairing complex containing growth factors found in normal, healthy skin. Unlike anything else currently on the market, TNS is the next level of skin rejuvenation that delivers dramatic results, for smoother, softer, younger looking skin. TNS is found in SkinMedica's TNS Recovery Complex.

Many customers ask which anti-aging product is best and we always respond by saying that there is no best product. Since every individuals skin is different, the results of using anti-aging products will be different as well. We recommend that you consult with a skin care professional prior to use of any new skin care product to determine your skin type, skin condition and possible sensitivities to active ingredients. Your skin care professional may recommend specific products, or you can try a few on your own based on your consultation. If you are not happy with the first product you try, try another one. It's important that you choose a product and skin care regimen that makes you feel 100% comfortable with the look and feel of your skin.

Customers also inquire about when they should expect to see results from using anti-aging products. Again, we respond by saying that results will be different for each individual, generally due to the condition of ones skin prior to use. However, across the board, we say not to expect a miracle, as there is no anti-aging product on the market that provides overnight results. Whether you are trying to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, dark circles, puffiness or age spots, the process is gradual and takes anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks depending on the severity of your problem areas. After allowing the products time to take effect as well as following product directions, you can be sure to notice significant improvement in the appearance of your skin.

To see the quickest results, you will have to undergo professional cosmetics procedures. While procedures such as laser treatments, injections and dermabrasion produce the fastest, most noticeable improvements, they are all are somewhat painful or uncomfortable and very costly. In addition, pre and post treatment plans are required to achieve maximum results, which consist of using skin care products, that are also proven to be safe, effective, painless and less expensive alternatives to professional cosmetic procedures.

Please note that with the use of any new skin care product, it is highly possible that your skin will react to the ingredients. You may experience irritation, redness, dryness or a mild breakout, which should only last for the first 3-5 days of use. If you experience any of these reactions for a longer period of time, please discontinue use and consult a skin care professional. It is also recommended that prior to using any new skin care product to consult with a skin care professional.

Hypertension Caused Blood Pressure

Aside from medication, a change to a healthy well-balance diet coupled with a reduction in alcohol intake are often top of the list on a doctor's recommendations for high blood pressure. Indeed obesity and excessive alcohol consumption are both important causes of hypertension.

Avoiding alcohol leads to a prompt fall in blood pressure in some heavy drinkers, and overweight people suffering from high blood pressure usually show a similar drop, as long as they lose weight gradually. Rapid weight loss followed by weight regain may increase the risk of hypertension.

Monday

Vitality Robbers

Alcohol
In excess, alcohol can interfere with the quality of your sleep. Stick to safe limits and have one or two alcohol-free days a week.

Smoking
Nicotine stimulates the brains initially, but then acts as a depressant. Smoking also increases the rate at which the liver uses up microntrients, especially the B vitamins and vitamin C. It also makes extra work for the antioxidants that help to detoxify the body.

Anxiety And Stress
Make a habit of doing something everyday that takes your mind off the problems, whether it is exercise, meditation, listening to music or gardening. Do it until you feel relaxed.

Allergies
Fatigue can be the only sympton of intolerance or allergy to particular foods, which may be worth considering as the cause of unexplained lethargy.

Sunday

The Healing Gemstones

I am really into the spiritual and healing stuff this year. In about 3 weeks time, the energy of the world will change into a new water energy - Rat Year. Hope, it will be a good year for me and to you as well. But it will be a hostile year for those who were born in the Horse Year, i.e accident, death, relationship problem, divorce, bankruptcy....who knows? Thank God, I don't have Rat in my birth chart because the clashes between Rat and Horse, is the worst clash ever....really painful!

But the interesting part of my life now is the healing stuff. I did not believe on it at the beginning, but the experienced that I have, changed the whole of my perception on these stuff - the healing gemstones!

I have a problem with nervousness, I hate when that feeling comes, it's really killing me. It is some kind of phobia..I've got nervous about the height, public speaking, exams, meeting VIPs, fast driving. It was just a hunch when I bought the Amethyst bracelet supposedly healing the skin problem, but it turned out to be totally different result. It kills my nervousness instead! My heart does not pound fast anymore when I'm stuck at the traffic jammed on the hillside, it suddenly dissappears, and now I feel I can talk confidently in front of the crowd and no need to keep on going to toilet before any speech. So I did some research on this beautiful gem. It can eliminate negative vibrations in you, balancing your central nervous system and improve your communication..isn't that great? This stone has many benefits but they said, it creates different result on different individual. So it's no harm to try if you have certain problems that haunting your life for so long, maybe this stone can help.

Have A Look At Beautiful Amethyst Jewelry Here!
Memorial Jewelry

And another gemstone which gives a great result - the Rose Quartz. The powerful stone of attracting love, self-love, platonic love, children love and all sorts of love. It really works! And it gives a new dimension for those who have been married long but lost the love touch between couple.


Rose Quartz - A Stone Of Love

Dune

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

~Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear