Archive for December 2010
The Best Mask For Skin
* Clean your face so that the action of the mask is effective. Use soaps and facial scrubs to remove dirt, excess fat and other impurities. Remember that hot water helps to unclog pores.
* Gather the following ingredients: milk, honey, oatmeal and plain yogurt. Make a mixture with them to form a creamy substance. Apply evenly to your face and neck with clean hands or a spoon. Let stand for at least 10 minutes.
* When you feel that the mask is dry it will be time to remove it. Take a cloth soaked in warm water and gently remove the mask from your face.
* Now, enjoy a cleaner skin, soft and renewed.
Clarification. Before spreading the mixture on the face and neck, try it in your hand and leave it for a few minutes. If your skin reacts with sprouts, red or itchy, waiver of that mask and test one for sensitive skin.
Ultimately, the best mask for the skin will give us what our skin needs.
If you are looking for more health tips to protect your skin and your body just need to follow the link.
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Tips To Reduce Fat Intake
There are two types of fats. On the one hand, there are good fats that are essential for our body because we provide energy, regulate metabolic activity and absorption of vitamins, among other body processes. On the other hand, are the bad fats, which are called trans fats or saturated fats.
If we consume too much saturated fat, have a higher chance of obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. It is important to reduce the consumption of trans fats for healthy, although not easy, as are usually present in delicious foods, like potato chips, burgers, sweets, cakes, donuts, among other delicacies.
Do you think that reducing trans fat consumption is impossible? No, it is not. We bring you some tips to consider when preparing your meals.
* Eat more lean meat, poultry, chicken, fish or shellfish because they have less fat than beef, lamb or pork.
* Cut away visible fat. If you do not remove fat from the meat you serve is your plate, surely finish eating. When eating chicken, remove skin.
* Increase consumption of plant foods. Trans fats are much more prevalent in animal products, so if you increase the amount of vegetables in your daily diet, you will reduce your fat intake well.
* Avoid fried foods. It’s much better to cook in the oven, steamed or roasted. These are healthier ways to cook our food without using too much fat.
As Nourish the Skin
Continuing the theme of the wrinkles, the asparagus is relevant to the skin due to its high content of glutathione and CoQ10 also found in the fish, shellfish, spinach and nuts.
Other essential antioxidants to fight wrinkles are rich in prunes, plums, peppers, beets, parsley, figs, grapes and legumes such as kidney beans.
Herbs and spices play an important antioxidant role and not taken into serious consideration, being the richest, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, pepper, rosemary, sage, thyme, curry, etc..
These natural herbs and spices contain phenolic acids and several water-soluble flavonoids that protect the body against oxidative stress and inflammation as part of drugs of oriental medicines, such as China and Ayurveda.
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Healthier Drinks
Healthier drinks – food and nutrition
The University of California (USA) has released a study detailing the health drinks, of which most are fruit. This is a list of healthier drinks, according to specialists in the U.S. house of higher learning:
- Apple juice
-Tea
- Orange juice
- Cranberry Juice
- Cherryjuice
- Red Wine
- Pomegranate juice
Summer Tips: Orange Juice Preparations
Summer Tip: Prepare your orange juice just before consumption
On these hot days, nothing more tasty and nutritious food to cool a glass of fresh orange juice. In this sense, we share some advice: to keep vitamin C and nutrients from these fruits for the most part you have to do is squeeze the oranges just minute before drinking the juice.
If, otherwise, we prepare in advance, for instance, drink some juice for breakfast and retain the rest to take after, during those hours will be lost through a lot of nutrients, and vitamin C, the effect of air and light, factors that promote oxidation.
So now you know: preparing only the amount you go to eat at the moment and savoring a nutritious and refreshing orange juice without delay.
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