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The Peanut Butter Diet

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:28:17 +0000

Peanut butter is by many being avoided as a “No-No” when it comes to dieting – either because it seems too good to be true to be able and indulge on a slice of historical comfort food without feeling guilty, or due to a lack of knowledge of the true facts and health benefits of peanut butter. Recent international research and studies by renowned institutes the world over have proven what Peanuthealth.com has been advocating to the online community for years: peanut butter as part of a simple diet routine not only puts the fun but also the taste back into dieting.

So go ahead and indulge yourself knowing that you are actually losing weight !

New school-based studies show that overweight kids lost weight eating peanuts every day at school, and Harvard studies indicate that peanuts and peanut butter can lower the risk of type II diabetes.

Not only will you reduce inches, but at the same time reduce the risk of negative effects on your heart.

The fat contained in peanuts is to 80% unsaturated, and due to the fact of peanuts being a plant, peanut butter is a cholesterol-free food that helps lower cholesterol levels in the blood when incorporated in a low fat/ low carb diet.

Also rich in vitamin E, folic acid, niacin and phosphorous, peanuts are on top of the list of healthy snack foods.

If you are still not intrigued, then try looking at it that way:

Most diets are boring - for most people, the success of the peanut butter diet simply lies in the taste. Few diets allow for comfort foods, but with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch not only do you get to eat what you already love, you also stay satisfied for a lot longer. So what are you waiting for?

Peanut butter is also easily made at home – just blend peanuts, add a spoon of olive or peanut oil for smoothness and some salt to taste if you use unsalted peanuts. The delicious smell of fresh ground peanuts makes the small effort worthwhile. Now weight loss not only tastes great but is something to look forward to!

It is not the peanut butter diet is ranked No # 1 on the “Best Diets” list.

If you like to learn more, one of the most exciting publications on the peanut butter diet is Charles Baldwin´s “The all natural peanut butter diet”, now available exclusively on peanuthealth.com. Be one of the first to order, and you will receive a free gift of their article collection “Underground Fat Loss Secrets” and have a chance of receiving their ebook ”Ten Simple Truths About Weight Loss” absolutely free.

Whatever your reasons to shed some extra pounds, the peanut diet is not only simple to incorporate in today´s busy lifestyles, but this new “skippy” diet puts a tasty crunch into weight loss. With our program you will get the results and shed the weight easily without cravings for a tasty treat.

Want your youth back? Try these!

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:39:00 +0000

What a time youth is in our life – we go flashing from one part of the world to the other to experience all that we possibly can in the short span at our disposal. Nothing beats us and the feeling of being on the top of the world only leaves us elated than ever. I’m sure every woman reading this will agree if I say that THIS is the kind of vibrancy and life force we all toil to achieve. Where today’s times have bestowed us with all kinds of cosmetic measures to beautify ourselves, here are some simple tips which if followed daily can give you the golden glow which you once flaunted in your teens.

However, the irony of this fact is that the pressures and stress of present day life style is such that we start looking older even in our youth. So friends, here are some basics which can completely transform your life and bring you youth back to you if practiced religiously.

We have often heard dietitians say that daily intake of a balanced diet inclusive of all the supplements is a must. But do we really know that it helps subtracting 3.3 years from our age, making us looking a lot younger and vibrant than we already are?

If we take folic acid in the form of multivitamins or separately in the form of some food item, we can reduce our risk of getting old by 1.2 years.

It is also said that a daily consumption of at least one ounce of nuts can add up to 3 years to your life.

We have all heard of laughter being the best medicine. Where most of us laugh only when something really hilarious happens around us, making a conscious effort to laugh and be happy can increase our life span up to 8 years. Yes, this might come as a surprise to you but is an astounding fact!

Taking calcium rich food in any form can also reduce our risk of getting older by 0.5 years.

Added to this, if we take vitamins everyday, we can add up to 0.4 years in our life.

Thus we see that these are some routine basics which if followed can greatly alter our life span by not only increasing it in numbers but also making us look younger than our age!
Its time that you too get started if you are lacking in any of these to ensure that your youth is maintained without any cosmetic interference!

Ways to sustain your youth!

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:39:17 +0000

Have you noticed that sometimes some friends of yours look older than their age while some seem to be still basking the beauty of their teens? While one of them looks 24, the other seems to unsuccessfully prove she’s not forty - all of this despite the fact that they are of the same age. Thus a thing to be noted here is that your biological age shows how worn out your body actually is. It is then not limited just to that tiny number in your passport but starts showing on your face the toll you’ve had on your body.

Where the reasons leading to this could be many, here are some most prominent lifestyle anomalies that actually lead to human aging at a rate faster than it should be. I want you to read these carefully and see if any of these match yours. If yes, then you should get started in combating it right away for if you don’t initiate now, you’ll be welcoming your collapse pretty soon.

Here it is!

I am listing some routine essentials which if pursued can subtract substantial number of years from your age, making you look more youthful and sprightly than ever!

• Daily consumption of tomatoes in any form , whether raw, in the form of sauces or roasted ideally subtracts .8 years from the age of women, making you look more youthful than ever!

• It is also said that daily consumption of aspirin pills subtracts almost 2.2 years.

• Morning walk in fresh air for 30 minutes reduces upto 1.6 years from your age.

• If you exercise just 30 minutes per week, it is enough to subtract 1.6 years form your age.

• Chocolate, they say is very useful in prolonging life up to 1.3 years.

• Daily consumption of five different fruits also adds a close to 1.4 years to your youth, thereby making you look as vibrant and radiant as ever.

There’s so much more to this list but you’ll have to wait until I pen all of them in my article. Till then start off with any of these you have been losing out on and show the world that with the increasing number of years in your age, you are only growing younger by the age.

The magic of beauty sleep!

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:38:39 +0000

We have often been heard about how important sleep is for us. In layman’s language, we know that it relaxes the body and prepares the mind for the next day’s hustle bustle. But how many of us really know that getting a good night’s sleep can bring exceptional glow on our skin. Yes, good sleep is one of the prime essentials in acquiring a skin that’s not only radiant but wrinkle free as well.

Let’s have a look at how it works!

Everything starts with having a proper routine. A routine which schedules everything you do at a specific time – whether it be having your meals or going to work or going to bed. Don’t think that just because you are going to bed everyday does not mean you’ll get the skin desired by you. You have to have a proper sleep routine i.e. a fixed time of going to sleep and getting up if you really want to have that dream glow on your face.

If you don’t have any fixed routine and think that sleeping a number of hours a day will cast this magic spell on you, you are highly mistaken. In fact not taking scheduled sleep can make you look tired, gloomy and even sick. It can make your skin go dull and lifeless too if you continue following an erratic routine over a long period of time. Insufficient sleep can affect your weight as well. This is because when you sleep well, body reduces stress hormones which then help in fat loss. On the other hand, having an erratic schedule can put you in bad shape and also make you irritable and ill-tempered as well.

You must not forget that skin is a very sensitive part of your body and that it needs to be nurtured with great care and attention. However there are times when even after sleeping long number of hours we feel tired and restless. When such a thing happens, you must realize that there is something wrong with your emotional or mental being. If your mind or heart is not at peace, you are likely to have a disturbed sleep or even nightmares for that matter. In such situations, try sleeping while listening to some meditative music or any thing that seems soothing to your ears.

Cleanse your face well before sleeping and then lie down with nothing in mind or only positive thoughts so ensure that your journey after you close your eyes is peaceful and harmonious. Eat healthy food and have your breakfast on time in the morning. If you follow this even for a week, you’ll see that there’ll be a yawning gap in your skin from what it was earlier.

So from now on, promise yourself to maintain a proper sleep and diet routine to bring the perfect glory to your face!

You Can Have Beautiful Skin

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:39:39 +0000

You can keep the environmental pollutants from being absorbed into the skin with a good moisturizer that also act as a skin barrier and look for the Vitamin A, C and E that will help you to block the penetration of pollutants.

Exercises can also activate and rejuvenate the skin and improve the circulation of blood flow and the body sweat trigger the production of sebum, which is very good for skin as it, is skin’s own moisturizer.

Skin care, which can be done by our self: -

1. Stir the juice of half a lemon into one cup of plain yogurt.

2. Keep it in the refrigerator.

3. Apply it as a cream every night before going to bed.

4. Apply a thin coat of moisturizer over it as per your wish.

5. With regular use, you will see your skin pigmentation and smoother in three to four weeks.

Get serious about stress reduction. Skin conditions such as acne appear on many people who are stressed out, and chronic skin conditions then to get worse. Set aside quiet time to meditate or daydream. Be sure to get enough sleep. To avoid morning eye or facial puffiness, sleep on your back so fluid doesn’t collect there. And, you can keep the oil from your hair away from your face by wearing a head covering or a soft headband when you go to bed.

Keep in mind that too much stress can affect your overall health as well as your complexion.

Techniques for hair removal!

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:38:24 +0000

Hair removal is one of the most common procedures every female has to invariably undergo every now and then. While it is a part of our daily routine now, some women confront some difficulty while dealing with it. Hence it becomes imperative for us to know what kind of hair needs to be removed in which way.

Here are some details:

Since hair are growths on our skin, we should be extremely careful in dealing with it as skin a highly sensitive region of our body. Now the first thing you need to know out here is that the criteria of hair removal depends on the region it needs to be removed from. You have facial hair, body hair and pubic hair (bikini region) and depending on these you can remove them by waxing, shaving and plucking.

Also there are two categories of hair removal. The first type is the vellum hair which are extremely soft and are located on a woman’s chest, face and back. Removing vellum hair is optional because these are very soft and are highly unlikely to be visible. Hence if not necessary, they should not be removed until your skin is too light to make them seem visible. If still your growth is gross, you get them removed through plucking, waxing and laser therapy.

On the other hand, the hair that are more visible and coarse are the terminal hair. Their location is mainly on our legs, head, armpits and bikini region. Since they are darker and longer, you need a method that is stronger and is lasting. Hence the most common methods employed for its removal are shaving, plucking, depilatories, waxing, electrolysis, laser and prescription treatment. There is no doubt in the fact that these methods are more painful but depending on your ability to deal with the pain and the area you want to clean, you can still minimize it by choosing an alternative treatment.

Where plucking is suggested on small areas such as eyebrows, upper lip and chin, it is best that hands, legs and armpits be treated through waxing. Depilatories are an inexpensive means and do not cause much pain. Their effect lasts from few days to two weeks at least. They can be used on any area but you have to be extremely careful while buying one, because it has a lot of chemical components and can prove dangerous fro people who have sensitive skin.

Thus please be careful in determining which method to go for before opting for hair removal. Please be very cautious and aware about the effects of each of these. I’ll be talking more on other types of hair removal in my forth coming articles so keep reading and take good care of yourself!

Sleep to wake up healthy

admin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:38:08 +0000

If you are told to make a list of those things you have missing upon in life, then I am sure that lack of sleep would be surely one of those. And if we would compare withothers in question, then also lack of sleep would be something almost all of us would be missing upon. I am sure; every day when you would get up in the morning, you would get up with a desire in mind and mostly expressed that if I could sleep some more hours. In a busy life like todays, every one is running for something or the other and the thing we miss because of this constant pressure is sleep. If you think you should feel guilty about your sleep, then I think you should not. Insufficient sleep causes a lot of problems to you. They not only lead to mental fatigue, stress and irritability but they also sap away your energy and can even make you preys to obesity, hypertension and even the deadly cancer.

A human body needs 7-8 hours sleep everyday.
A study shows that if sleep is disturbed then the two hormones melatonin and cortisol get affected. These two hormones are known to have been powerful influencers to the cancer cells.

Since lack of sleep hinders the production of melatonin hormone. Produced by the brain during sleep, melatonin is rich antioxidant properties that help prevent damage to cells that can lead to cancer. Melatonin also lowers estrogen production from the ovaries. And this may expose women to high levels of estrogen and may increase the risk of breast cancer. Another vital hormone that gets disturbed because of the lack of sleep is cortisol it regulates the immune system activity, including the release of certain natural killer cells that may help the body fight against cancer

A tip:
Studies have shown that a 20 minute sleep in the afternoon increases your productivity. So, take a power nap to jump start in the middle of the day.
So, to lead a healthy life, do not miss upon your sleep. Sleep is quite an essential for you and even if you are working hard. Don’t forget health is wealth.

Pros and cons of hair removal techniques!

admin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:37:19 +0000

In my last article, I spoke about myriad ways in which we can remove hair. However, since they are growths on our skin, we need to be extra careful about the choice of technique before employing it. I also spoke about which technique you need to employ in order to remove the vellum and terminal hair. Where depilatories and plucking have already been discussed, let’s focus on other procedures now!

None of us are new to the method of waxing. This is probably the most painful procedures of hair removal, but has a longer effect i.e. 3 to 6 weeks at a stretch. To some people, this may cause redness of the skin, inflammation and even bumps, yet they are not long lasting and soon disappear leaving absolutely smooth skin. This precisely happens because of the pores the hair come from gets inflamed because of sudden stretching of the skin.

Electrolysis on the other hand is a permanent method but in order to see its actual effect, you need to pay several visits to the skin care expert. It is usually employed for small areas such as upper lip, eyebrows and underarms because the hair in these regions are comparatively thinner and easier to treat. The procedure is also quite painful and may cause dry skin, scabs, scarring and inflammation at times. Electrolysis is an expensive method as it is the only permanent method of hair removal so far.

Laser hair removal therapy, on the other hand is expensive and painless, with its effect lasting for about at least 6 months or so. One condition in which this treatment is most effective is when your skin is light and the hair darker. It is only then that this treatment works the best.

So now that you know the pros and cons of each method, please take a judicious step towards choosing the right kind of procedure for hair removal. For more beauty tips, keep reading our forthcoming issues!

How To Make A Body Scrubs

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:37:04 +0000

Exfoliating the skin is important to keep the skin happier and healthier and at home made version it can be less expensive then that of the spas charging a high amount. To keep a glowing skin, the dead, dry skin cells have been sloughed away then the skin readily accepts and retain moisture which is a key component to skin health.

Ingredients and Tools
1. Salt is supposed to be more abrasive than that of sugar. Add 2 cups sea salt, kosher salt or white salt.
2. Add 1 cup almond oil.
3. Add 10-30 drops of cosmetic or high grade essential oil. Grapeseed and olive oil are excellent choices for oil. Lavender is suitable for most skin type.
4. A covered, plastic container for mixing and storage.

Making the Scrub
Mix both the salt and sugar with the oil and then add essential oil dropwise. The essential oils are skin care quality to prevent skin irritation. Peppermint or spearmint oil should be avoided as they can create skin irritation.

Directions For Using An Exfoliating Body Scrub At Home
1. Step into the bath tub. Do not get wet or turn on any water.
2. Apply body scrub on one area of the body at a time.
3. Start with feet and legs and then work upward.
4. Give less pressure on the massage on the sensitive skin like under arms or the inner thigh and more pressure on rougher areas such as feet and ankles.
5. Wash your body thoroughly ensuring that the scrub has been washed.
6. Pat dry the skin. Dont rub because it can create irritation to the freshly exfoliating skin.
7. As per the skin apply body moisturizer which are without fragrance.

This can last for three to five full body exfoliation session at home. It should be used within one month. For best results, a weekly body exfoliation is the recommended usage. Furthermore, this body scrub recipe is too abrasive for the face and should be used on the body only.

Hair Care Shampoo Tips

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:36:47 +0000

Tips

1. Select the shampoo depending upon the hair type.
2. Avoid shampoo which alcohol as it will dry out the hair. Use egg shampoo as it is good for dry hair.
3. Use mild shampoo for oily hair.
4. Take care while using shampoo
5. Do not scrub or over massage.
6. Rinse thoroughly with Luke warm water as it will give a good effect.
7. Add some lemon juice in Luke warm water which will help to remove excessive oilfrom the hair of oily hair.

8.You can shampoo your hair often may be alternate day as per your hair requirement because it will help to keep your hair clean and healthy as long you condition them regularly.
9. Switch shampoos once a month to avoid hair buildup.

Ideal Method

1. Prepare the hair for shampooing.
2. Avoid tangles by combing them with wide toothed comb before wetting your hair for
shampooing.

3. Mix and adjust the water flow.
4. Mix the water to a comfortable temperature.
5. Wet the hair and scalp thoroughly.
6. Pour the shampoo firstly on your hand and never directly on your head.
7. Apply with the hands and fingers, massage firmly in rotating and circular
movements.

8. Massage the whole head.
9. Rinse the hair and scalp thoroughly and carefully.
10. Take shampoo once again and massage it thoroughly and then rinse it all from the hair and scalp with clean water.
11. Check your hair lines and make sure that the dirt and shampoo has been removed from hair and scalp.
12. Dry the hair gently.
13. Don’t rub your hair.
14. Blot your hair with towel smoothly along the length of your hair to dry them.
15. Don’t blow dryer as far as possible.

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