Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Drink your way into wellness : Recipes


Its summer time and at this time of the year freshly squeezed juices and smoothies are very popular. it wouldnt be a bad idea to drink your way to wellness whilst feeling refereshed and hydrated. So, here are a few healthy recipes. You dont have to go to a smoothie shop to buy this. you can do it at home yourself. all you need is a fine blender and you are good to go.



♥ The Cholesterol Buster ♥


A juice made from Apple cucumber and celery is known to fight cancer and reduce cholesterol. It also improves any sort of stomach upset and headache. This juice is a must have once you have crossed your 30's. If you have this juice every other day, then you will not have to worry about your cholesterol level any more.



Super Breath

This juice is specifically for people who want to improve their skin complexion. The ingredients are Apple, Carrot and Tomato. For better effect use Green apples. This juice also had an added advantage of eliminating bad breath. This is due to the Apple, Tomato combination.



Super Cooler

A combination of Bitter gourd milk and Apple is used when one generates lots of internal body heat. This juice will instantly cool down your internal body heat and make you more comfortable. It also fights bad breath just like our previous recipe.



Super Skin

It is a very well know fact that orange and cucumber are the most vital things to have if one is concerned about the skin. A combination of these two combined with ginger will act as a supper supplement for your skin. Its combined effect will improve the skin texture and moisture content in the skin. It is also a body heat reducing drink.



The Wild Thing

Apple, Pineapple and Watermelon blends together to form a wonderful mouth watering juice which is excellent for your kidney and bladder. It also helps with dispelling excess salts from your body.



The Sugar Fighter

This is a simple but very useful and easy to digest juice. It regulates the sugar content in our body. The juice is made of Pear and banana. Pear is good for an ulcer, constipation, and urination and also works for congestion, fever alleviation, and cough. Banana is good for people who have high blood pressure because it is low in salt. Banana contains tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin. Serotonin is a hormone that is known to make you feel happy and improve your mood.



Anti Oxidant


A juice made by mixing mango, pear, carrot and apple will act as an anti oxidant. It clears the body heat, counteracts toxicity and decrease blood pressure. Apple is a well known anti oxidant. The addition of mango makes this juice a very tasty drink.



Purple Pine


Purple pine is made from pineapple and grapes. A black grape is usually used. The drink is high in iron and pineapple acts as a Potential Anti-Inflammatory and Digestive agent. It is a good drink to have after your lunch or dinner. Grape juice is known to be good for heart.


♥The Vitamin Juice

This is an extremely healthy drink with loads and loads of vitamin content. It is made from Honeydew, black grapes, watermelon and milk (even try using a milk alternative like soy or rice milk). If you have kids at home, they will love this. Other than Vitamin C, it also has Vitamin B2. It also increases the cell activity and strengthens body immunity.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Baby's Got BACNE (Back Acne)




Acne is a problem that normally affects the face but there are many individuals who suffer from body acne as well. If you have body acne, then you must be avoiding going to the beach and other places where you need to take off your clothes. its summer time which means welcoming tank tops, halter necks, shorts, e.t.c but with body acne ones self-confidence could be seriously affected.

The major cause of acne is the build up of toxic materials in your body. Normally Dust and bacteria are trapped in you skin and so when these toxins try to escape through your skin it causes the pores to block. the presence of bacteria on the skin causes an infection which result in acne(pimples). You need to concentrate on your personal hygiene to avoid this problem.

the most common type of body acne is back acne (BACNE)and this is common in both men and women. other tpes of acne are found on the chest,arms,stomach,lower back, butt,legs etc

Shower daily and use an exfoliating body wash when you shower, by exfoliating daily you are removing dead skin and unclogging your pores.

* You can use salt scrubs or sugar scrub on a weekly basis. These scrubs act as an exfoliate, but shouldn’t be used every day. Exfoliating too much can cause your skin to become red, blotchy and irritated. A sugar scrub is a little softer to the skin than the salt scrub, if you have sensitive skin try the sugar scrub.

* Sometimes the most obvious is the most elusive- a face wash or scrub specifically designed to treat acne can be used on your back as well. Think about it, if it works on your face, why wouldn’t it work on your back?

*Tea tree oil is a good treatment for acne. This oil is an extract from the tea tree and its origin is in Australia. The natives in Australia used to apply this oil on skin to treat acne problems. This oil is very effective because of its antiseptic properties.


*other treatments good for body acne inlcudes salycilic acid. products like neutrogena body clear body wash, clinique anti-acne solutions, clearasil and proactive are good for fighting body acne and all have salicylic acid.


*for herbal/back to the basics home grown treatment, Dudu-osun black soap does wonders..FACT!!!

*if symptoms still persist you might want to visit your dermatologist for topical creams or antibiotics

Be aware of what’s going on over your shoulder, make the necessary adjustments and you too will be able to shamelessly show off your skin in the summer :)