It never ceases to surprise me that a large number of people actually believe that they can make their skin younger and healthier with the help of collagen diet supplements and collagen creams and lotions. If you are one of those people, let me tell you something - it is not true at all. Read this article fully if you want to know why.Collagen is a natural protein synthesized by your skin cells. The key terms in that sentence are 'natural' and...more
Exercise is vitally important to weight loss /control and health in general, but does it help you control comfort eating.In many ways it does play an important component part in the process. When you exercise you produce a chemical called Serotonin which is called the happy drug. It is a natural chemical that our brain produces and releases to make us feel good. We crave it!The main reason we comfort eat is for the feel good factor. Food provides...more
Aromatherapy has been extensively studied and is considered one of the fastest growing options in alternative medicine. Aromatherapy products are very popular, and have been used by people for a long period of time for the relief they provide along with the great fragrances that are associated with the treatments. Aromatherapy comes from the most natural source of life: plants. The basics of aromatherapy are essential oils, which can come from stems, leaves, barks, flowers, etc. Essential oils are highly concentrated, and are diluted for use with steam or water, and are used with other carrier oils to be used on the skin, or inhaled.An aromatherapy product can be found in many different forms. The most common product is the oil, which can be massaged into the skin for relief of pain, aches or stress. If you just need to relax mentally, then you can dab a little bit of oil under your nose and breathe in the fragrance of the aromatherapy oil. Other products include bath salts, facial creams, lotions, candles and incense. Aromatherapy products are mainly used for mental well being and to get rid of stress, tension, migraine and headaches. In comparison to other beauty products,...more
What are the benefits of witch hazel?Little Emma knew a lot about natural skin care products for a four-year-old. But the benefits of witch hazel lotion in her mothers bathroom cabinet had yet to be revealed to her. It was the word witch that she wasnt too taken by. The Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz had terrified...more
There is some evidence that herbal creams and pills may enhance the appearance of the breast and cause it to be firmer and shapelier. However, the evidence on increased breast size is harder to document. The benefits of natural breast enhancement are probably not as great as those seen in surgery but they are less expensive, at least in the short...more
My kids a scoffer. Its the withering cynicism of youth, you see. Theyre supposed to be idealistic, kids. Green, liberal, and with a strong sense of social justice. Were supposed to lose all that idealism as we grow older. We become more right-wing. Not my little smartass. He ridicules my generosity, he has no appreciation for all the good I do. Thirteen years old and he mocks my every move. He wont do his chores. He has a whole bathroom to himself upstairs, with a shelf stacked with unopened personal care products that he refuses to use to clean up after himself. He wont even let me kiss him any more. I cant wipe his face clean with a cloth, much less apply a hairbrush to his head.Mom! hell scream, at even my tiniest attempts to improve his appearance. Then hell push me away.Thats until last night. Last night, our relationship changed for the better when I noticed my hairbrush missing from the top of the cabinet in my bedroom.Wheres my hairbrush gone? I asked myself aloud. I checked everywhere, even those stupid places where I might have put it absentmindedly like where the remote usually is in the tv room and under the kitchen sink. I then checked each and every one of my purses....more
I live in a two bedroom apartment, and I often bring my work home with me. I work hard, often till three in the morning, but some of my friends used to think I was a disgusting lazy slouch when they saw the near-impossible to remove toilet bowl...more
Gifts are usually given at holiday time, birthdays, and anniversaries but aromatherapy gifts are unique presents anytime of the year and for every occasion. Aromatherapy has become very popular as we become busier and look for things that make the...more
We tend to underestimate the significance of our muscular system. Our muscles are buried under our skin so we don't really get to see them so tend to overlook their importance to our health and wellbeing.Yet it is our muscles that are responsible for...more
We live in a world that loves beauty. The most admired bodies are lean, shapely and firm, and many people would love to own a body like this. Yet many of those same people are starving themselves trying to be skinny mistakenly thinking that this is...more
RNA interference (RNAi) or double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is a system within living cells that helps to control which genes are active and how active they are. siRNAs were first discovered by David Baulcombe's group in Norwich, England, as part of...more
Anemia symptoms are normally a pale skin and gums with fatigue. The causes can be many and varied, but the effect is that the reduced haemoglobin in your blood prevents the right amount of oxygen from being delivered to your cells.So,...more