‘Vitamins’

Aloe Vera for beauty and health.

Monday, January 25th, 2010

aloe vera for health and beauty

Aloe Vera is an ancient plant used for more than 3000 years to treat various diseases related and relative. Among the many plant materials that are used today, Aloe Vera is one of the most flexible. This is an ancient botanical discovery. Although regarded as a member of the lily family, aloe vera is very similar to cactus in appearance. This is a native of dry areas, but is now cultivated in many parts of the world. Like a cactus plant, it was fleshy and thick juice fresh and relevant colloids.

The plant has a unique capacity and moisture retentive powerful healing properties. People of ancient Egypt and Greece have used extracts from Aloe Vera to heal wounds and sores on the skin. Ancient records also mention its value in relieving pain. Which seems to be an important feature is its effect on skin cells that help the regeneration of new cells.

Real breakthrough occurred when the gel from the Aloe Vera has been stable. It can now be used in cosmetic preparations for various skin conditions. This proved ideal, not only for the treatment of the problem, but also for general cosmetic treatment to protect and maintain healthy skin and to facilitate the regeneration of new cells healthy.
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One of the main properties of aloe vera is the ability to isolate the loss of moisture from the skin. Thus, it is an ideal moisturizer and has been used very successfully on dry skin, dehydrated and mature. Cleansing gel that contains aloe vera, has helped restore the health of very dehydrated skin and soothe sensitive conditions.

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Milk bath.

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

milk bath

Milk and skin have always gone hand in hand throughout history. As shown, the famous baths of Cleopatra donkey milk as the story that helped her keep her skin young and smooth, though I remain convinced that by then already had a cosmetic bag filled with products from Chanel and Estée Lauder the time. Coquette that she was.

Currently, the active ingredients of milk we can find in soaps, gels and creams as it helps soften and moisturize the skin and stimulates collagen production.

But not only help our skin by using products that have milk as one of its active ingredients.

Eating it too are helping our skin as it contains:

* Vitamin A helps keep our skin supple and nourished,

* Essential amino acids for good health of both nails and hair.

* Lactic acid: a basic element for hydrating the skin because it helps retain moisture and soften skin. As we saw in the post about the AHA, can be used particularly as an exfoliant, but we must be careful not to use during the summer, as the lactic acid lowers the skin’s defenses against UV rays.

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Healthy food for the heart.

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

helthy food

Why you should eat Healthy food for your heart? Heart disease is one of the main causes of death among adults worldwide. Some things are more important than caring for your heart.

Make regular exercise, not smoking, controlling stress, eat less total calories, etc.. is part of the recommendations given by health experts, along with eating a variety of healthy foods for the heart and full of nutrients which consists of a healthy diet.

Where do you start? RegimesMaigrir.com suggest you add these 15 healthy foods for the heart to increase the intake while eating what you want, and maintain a healthy heart:

1) Salmon
Fish is an excellent source of omega-3 to protect your heart by reducing both inflammation risk of blood clots. Omega-3 also reduces the risk of heart attack.

These good fats will also maintain low cholesterol levels. Eating fatty fish, salmon or other fish such as tuna, sardines and herring at least 2 times a week.

To prepare a heart-healthy foods, try the baked salmon steak with vegetables and a salad dressed with lemon juice (instead of a vinaigrette sauce is too rich in calories).

Try to buy wild salmon, which contain less than polychlorinated biphenyl contaminants from salmon raised on a farm.

Salmon are also very healthy to maintain healthy skin. See also our recipe slimming “Salmon Sashimi” and “Cream of asparagus with salmon slices.

2) olive oil
Olive oil reduces the risk of heart disease by reducing levels of LDL ( “bad” cholesterol). Choose olive oil for cooking, or making a good sauce for whole wheat bread by adding a little olive oil in a small bowl and add a little vinegar and oregano basalmique.

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Chocolate to lose weight. Is this possible?.

Monday, January 18th, 2010

chocolate to lose weight

A chocolate that helps you lose weight just been invented. Lola Shocks should be sold first in Spain to the festive year-end 2009.

The dream of all fans of chocolate has been made. You’ll soon be able to crack your chocolate cravings without having to deal then with weight problems. A chocolate that helps you lose weight will be on sale soon, his name: Lola Shock. Read also: Whif: the taste of chocolate without the calories.

This new variety of chocolate is 100% natural and has a similar taste to normal chocolate. But Lola Shock this is a big difference, the recipe includes ingredients that reduces the sensation of hunger in those who eat it. Also read: Eat chocolate for a system becomes possible.

Chocolate that helps to lose weight Lola Shock is made with cocoa from Peru and Santo Domingo. Its manufacturer is a Spanish company called Organic Cocoa.

Lola Shocks, chocolate lose weight

This chocolate that helps weight loss has a green hue unusual that its manufacturer says the fact that it contains spirulina. This seaweed is rich in vitamins, nutrients and trace elements (such as vitamins A and B12) and helps you to lose weight.

The manufacturer Cocoa Bio said it has included special amino acids in chocolate that helps to lose weight to convince your brain that you’re full, which prevents you from over-consumption. These special amino acids act as appetite suppressant. One of these is the amino acid phenylalanine, which stimulates cholecystokinin (a peptide hormone secreted by the brain to suppress hunger).

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