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Winterize
Your Skin
Years ago I
found out how incredible easy it is to make lotion. It is so inexpensive
and organic that I wondered why anyone would even consider spending
a dime on the chemical rich lotions on the market.
Besides I had
an added incentive, I have eczema, so I am extremely sensitive to
what I put on my skin. Making my own lotion was a great alternative
for me.
To begin, for
a lotion base all you need is water, oil and an emulsifier. An emulsifier
is simply an ingredient that blends the water and oil together.
Here is the base that I begin with to make my lotion:
½ cup distilled water
½ cup oil (I usually use olive, almond, macadamia nut, or
grape seed)
1 TBS liquid lecithin
You can experiment from here by adding essential oils, combining
other oils; you can steep beneficial herbs into your water before
you add your oil, etc…
Here is a nice
winter lotion to get you started:
½ cup
distilled water
½ cup olive oil
1 TBS lecithin
6-8 drops of geranium oil
2-4 drops Myrrh oil
400 IU Vitamin E oil (1-2 open capsules)
Geranium oil
is good for supporting balance and rejuvenating dry skin conditions
and for wrinkled and matured skin. Myrrh is a gentle oil that is
effective in replenishing moisture.
Vitamin E oil
is an excellent antioxidant and helps to protect the skin as well
as a nice preservative.
Blend all ingredients
in the blender either on whip or cream. You will have a nice creamy
firm lotion. Add more water to make a lighter lotion. Store in the
refrigerator in hot climates or store in a cool place. Shake well
before use.
Enjoy your lotion.
Hopefully this little recipe will inspire you to become creative!
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The Dangers of Excess Body Fat
By Chad Tackett
Most people's
primary motivation for weight management is to improve their appearance.
Equally important, however, are the many other benefits of proper
nutrition and regular exercise.
Weight management
through reduction of excess body fat plays a vital role in maintaining
good health and fighting disease. In fact, medical evidence shows
that obesity poses a major threat to health and longevity. (The
most common definition of obesity is more than 25 percent body fat
for men and more than 32 percent for women.) An estimated one in
three Americans has some excess body fat; an estimated 20 percent
are obese.
Excess body
fat is linked to major physical threats like heart disease, cancer,
and diabetes. (Three out of four Americans die of either heart disease
or cancer each year; according to the National Health and Nutrition
Examination survey, approximately 80 percent of those deaths are
associated with life-style factors, including inactivity.)
For example,
if you're obese, it takes more energy for you to breathe because
your heart has to work harder to pump blood to the lungs and to
the excess fat throughout the body. This increased work load can
cause your heart to become enlarged and can result in high blood
pressure and life-threatening erratic heartbeats.
Obese people
also tend to have high cholesterol levels, making them more prone
to arteriosclerosis, a narrowing of the arteries by deposits of
plaque. This becomes life-threatening when blood vessels become
so narrow or blocked that vital organs like the brain, heart or
kidneys are deprived of blood. Additionally, the narrowing of the
blood vessels forces the heart to pump harder, and blood pressure
rises. High blood pressure itself poses several health risks, including
heart attack, kidney failure, and stroke. About 25 percent of all
heart and blood vessel problems are associated with obesity.
Clinical studies
have found a relationship between excess body fat and the incidence
of cancer. By itself, body fat is thought to be a storage place
for carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) in both men and women.
In women, excess body fat has been linked to a higher rate of breast
and uterine cancer; in men, the threat comes from colon and prostate
cancer.
There
is also a delicate balance between blood sugar, body fat, and
the hormone
insulin. Excess blood sugar is stored in the liver and other vital
organs; when the organs are "full," the excess blood
sugar is converted to fat. As fat cells themselves become full,
they tend
to take in less blood sugar. In some obese people, the pancreas
produces more and more insulin, which the body can't use, to
regulate
blood sugar levels, and the whole system becomes overwhelmed. This
poor regulation of blood sugar and insulin results in diabetes,
a disease with long-term consequences, including heart disease,
kidney failure, blindness, amputation, and death. Excess body
fat
is also linked to gall bladder disease, gastro-intestinal disease,
sexual dysfunction, osteoarthritis, and stroke.
Reducing
Body Fat Reduces Disease Risk
The good news
is that reducing body fat reduces the risk of disease. At the University
of Pittsburgh, researchers studied 159 people as they followed a
weight management program. The subjects were under age 45 and 30-70
pounds overweight. Those subjects who were able to shed just 10-15
percent of their weight and keep it off during the 18-month study
showed significant improvement in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride
levels, waist-to-hip ratio, and blood pressure. In fact, according
to the New England Journal of Medicine, body fat reduction is a
more powerful modulator of cardiac structure than drug therapy.
For people with
a family history of heart disease, an active lifestyle can slow
or stop the process for all but those with serious genetic disorders.
Studies by Dean Ornish, MD, have shown that a comprehensive intervention
program that includes regular physical activity, a low-fat diet
and a stress reduction program can even reverse the heart disease
process.
Evidence also
shows that an active lifestyle and its help in reducing body fat
is associated with a reduced risk for some types of cancers: prostate
for men, breast and uterine cancers for women. (Frisch, et al 1985)
In addition,
regular physical activity and a low-fat diet are successful in treating
non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM); for some patients, it has
reduced or eliminated the need for insulin substitutes. In general,
regularly active adults have 42 percent lower risk of developing
NIDDM.
Gaining
Weight Happens to Most of Us
The average
American gains at least one pound a year after age 25. Think about
it. If you're like most Americans, by the time you're 50, you're
likely to gain 25 pounds of fat, or more. In addition, your metabolism
is also slowing down, causing your body to work less efficiently
at burning the fat it has. At the same time, if you don't exercise
regularly, you lose a pound of muscle each year. Consequently, people
are not only increasing their body fat stores, increasing their
risk of disease, but they're also losing muscle, increasing the
risk of injury, decreasing activity performance, and further slowing
down metabolism.
Very few Americans
exercise in any significant way. The President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports estimates that only one in five Americans exercises
for the healthy minimum of 20 minutes, three or more days a week.
In fact, the average American gets less than 50 minutes of exercise
per week. Even worse, two out of five Americans are completely sedentary.
The
Answer: Healthy Eating and Physical Fitness
But there is
hope. Moderate weight loss--of fat, not muscle--and a healthy and
active lifestyle--not dieting--have been found to lower health risks
and medical problems in 90 percent of overweight patients, improving
their heart function, blood pressure, glucose tolerance, sleep disorders,
and cholesterol levels, as well as lowering their requirements for
medication, lowering the incidence and duration of hospitalization,
and reducing post-operative complications eight times less likely
to die from cancer than the unfit, and 53 percent less likely to
die from other diseases. Fit people are also eight times less likely
to die from heart disease.
So, are you
willing to be patient and make gradual changes in your life that
will lead to a healthier, happier you? Once you have made the decision
to go forward and accept change, the hard part is over. Sure, there
is plenty of work to be done, but it really doesn't matter how long
this new process takes. If you allow changes to take place over
several years, your body will adjust comfortably, and you will be
more likely to maintain the healthy lifestyle permanently.
When you begin
achieving improvements in energy and physical and psychological
performance, the fun and excitement you experience will make the
change well worth the effort. Action creates motivation! Good luck:
I hope you enjoy all the wonderful benefits of a safe and effective
weight management program.
Global
Health & Fitness provides free tools, programs, and a free E-Book entitled
“Secrets to Peak Performance Fitness”. You can find
out more by going to http://globalfit.cjb.net
Natural Health Sites
Chet
Day - If you are looking for a site with tons of natural health
information, healthy recipes, health newsletters, free e-books,
etc…, this is a must visit site.
You
will find that Chet Day is a regular person who has benefited greatly
from natural remedies and techniques to get well and stay that way!
Rather
than go through all of the things you can learn about on this site,
I encourage you to go to http://hop.clickbank.net/?wrapslim/chetday
to find out more.
Viable
Herbal Solutions – Provides a great online resource for
a complete description of herbs and their many benefits. http://www.viable-herbal.com
Aroma
Web – This site contains information on Aromatherapy
including a daily Aromatherapy tip, recipes, and entertaining and
informative
articles.
http://www.aromaweb.com
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have additional natural health sites you would like to share with
everyone, send your recommendations to
healthsites@wrapyourselfslim.com
Danielle
Sims
Wrap Yourself Slim: Body Wraps Exposed!
http://www.wrapyourselfslim.com
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