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  Hydrate And Nourish Lips With Shea Butter Traditional chapsticks contain petrolatum, mineral oil, and hormone-disrupting oxybenzone. Replace these with nourishing natural ingredients such as shea butter (or cocoa butter) and coconut oil. Make your own lip salve using equal parts of these ingredients or follow my friend Katie’s (Wellness Mama) DIY recipe here.

    Turn Mineral Makeup Powder Into A Natural Sunblock Use tinted mineral sunblock instead of foundation or mix your favorite mineral makeup powder with a sunblock like this one for a natural makeup that is light and protects your skin from the sun’s damaging effects. Mineral-based (zinc oxide) sunblocks sometimes appear white and pasty so adding a mineral makeup tint helps your skin look glowing and smooth. Watch this video tutorial to see how.

Remove Dead Skin And Revitalize Your Face With An Organic Papaya Mask Many exfoliants contain abrasive ingredients that scratch your skin, which may damage the skin and speed signs of aging. Instead, it’s better to use an enzymatic exfoliant. Papaya contains the natural enzyme papain, and pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which helps naturally exfoliate the skin to leave it smooth and soft. Greener (unripe) papayas have higher amounts of papain, so opt for these to get the best benefit. If you have sensitive skin, use ripe papayas as they are less likely to trigger an inflammatory reaction. Scoop out a ¼ cup raw papaya flesh and mash or blend with 1 Tablespoon fresh pineapple until smooth. Apply to dry skin and leave on for 5 to 15 minutes. Then rinse with cool water. If you have sensitive skin, do a patch test on your arm before applying to face. The alpha hydroxy acids and the enzymes in this recipe dissolve dry, dead skin. You only need to do this once

        Prevent Sun Damaged Skin By Eating Wild Salmon Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant that helps protect skin from the harmful effects of UVA sun damage, acting almost like an internal sunblock. It’s found in seafood such as salmon, krill, shrimp, lobster, crabs, and crayfish. You can also get astaxanthin through supplements. Enjoy several servings per week of wild salmon and seafood and consider taking a supplement every day, especially during sunny times of the year. You also want to protect your skin on the outside with a natural sun protector.

      Hydrate Dry Skin With Coconut Water Start your morning with a glass of fresh unsweetened coconut water. And, throughout the day, drink filtered water. At meals include skin-hydrating foods such as wild salmon, avocado, olives, and coconut.

Reduce Skin Creases By Changing Your Pillowcase Instead of coarser fabrics, choose a pillowcase that is soft and silky to decrease the friction and skin compression that occurs while you sleep and leaves you with extra lines in the morning. If you sleep on your side, try switching sides occasionally or sleeping on your back, so your face doesn’t wrinkle over time from pressure in certain areas. But, don’t stress about this… ultimately, you want to be comfortable because high-quality sleep is essential for natural beauty. Here are some other beauty sleep tips from my friend Kathy Smith.

Get Soft, Kissable Skin With A Natural Pomegranate, Raspberry, and Sweet Almond Oil Blend Naturally hydrate dry skin and add an extra glow to the end of your skincare routine by creating a natural antioxidant-rich oil blend. Apply after cleansing or after putting on makeup. Mix together equal parts Pomegranate seed oil, Raspberry seed oil, and Sweet Almond Oil, or get the already made The Spa Dr. Glow Boost. Place 3 to 6 drops of the oil mixture in the palm of your hand, rub your hands together to warm the oils. Then, with your fingertips gently press the warm oil into dry areas of your face or areas where you have fine lines and wrinkles.

        Reduce Fine Lines And Wrinkles With Bone Broth Collagen helps give our skin its tone and is crucial for reducing fine lines and wrinkles. Since production naturally depletes as we age, consider taking a high-quality collagen supplement from a clean source. Bone broth and gelatin contain collagen, and vitamin C helps with collagen production. My colleague Dr. KellyAnn Petrucci loves bone broth and she shares how it can make you look younger.

Get A Natural Face Lift With Simple Yoga Poses Doing inverted postures before pictures, interviews, and meetings can improve circulation and help give your face some extra lift and vitality. You perform the “downward dog” yoga pose by getting on the floor on your hands and knees and then straightening your legs. Or, simply bend forward and reach towards your toes. Stay in one of these positions as long as you feel comfortable, for about 1 to 5 minutes. If you have physical limitations such as injuries or back pain, check with your healthcare provider about how to modify this posture. Here are 7 different poses you can do for glowing skin.

       Use Raspberries And Coconut Oil For Brighter Lips In a small saucepan on low heat, warm 1 Tablespoon coconut oil until it liquefies. Remove from heat and add 4 fresh or frozen red raspberries. Mash berries and blend until smooth. Place in a small glass container and refrigerate until firm. Use clean fingers or a lipgloss brush to smooth over lips. Make this fresh every few days.

    Eliminate Tired Puffy Eyes With Chilled Tea Bags Briefly steep 2 green, black, or chamomile tea bags in hot water for less than a minute. Then remove the tea bags from the water and chill in a small bowl in the refrigerator. Once chilled, place 1 bag over each closed eyelid. Leave on your lids for 5 to 15 minutes. Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.

          Citrus essential oil promotes weight loss You can add several drops of citrus essential oil to an air purifier or a fragrance lamp to fill your home with a pleasant smell. Plus, the citrus aroma decreases appetite. Mix some drops of citrus oil with vegetable oil (flaxseed oil or olive oil), and use as a salad dressing. It’ll help get the toxins out of your body. How Citrus Oils are Manufactured While most essential oils are produced via steam distillation, citrus oils are different. The leaves, bark, roots, and seeds aren't the source of the oil – it's the fruit itself! More specifically, the peel of citrus fruit provides the essential oil. If you've ever been sprayed in the eye when peeling an orange, or felt the oily residue on your fingers afterward, you've encountered a citrus essential oil already. To produce citrus essential oils, the peel is usually cold pressed, extracting the oil without the application of heat or solu

                       Early HIV Symptoms You’ve Been Ignoring Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a virus that causes HIV infection, which may eventually lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS. HIV has always been a dreaded condition, but today, with the help of science and awareness, this is now a chronic yet manageable condition. With proper care, the infection can only affect how you feel and live minimally. HIV treatments do well on most people, allowing them to avoid many symptoms and illnesses that are associated with HIV infection. However, there are still a lot of people who are high at risk of serious health problems due to HIV , especially those who are already at the advanced stages of the condition. But according to statistics, one out of five people don’t even know they have HIV . This is why it is important you have knowledge about the symptoms you may have been ignoring all along: 1. Swollen Glands If you have swollen

Why Eat Banana 3 Times a Day: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner       Improves Cardiovascular Health:You can have a healthier heart by eating bananas thrice a day. Bananas contain all the essential nutrients needed to support your health, such as potassium, vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin C. As you can see, you can get the complete nutrient package for your heart to be healthy. Lessen your sodium intake and eat bananas every day so you can avoid cardiovascular diseases in the future. Lowers Blood Pressure: As bananas are rich in potassium, they are effective when it comes to lowering your blood pressure. Once again, it is important that you reduce your daily sodium intake and increase your potassium levels by eating bananas three times a day. This will cause your blood pressure to decrease and therefore, you can improve your health. Fights Anemia: If you are on the pale side and you think you lack energy, you could be suffering from anemia. Eat bananas every after meal and you

          The Pill and Cervical Cancer: What You Need to Know When Amanda Saxon found out her pap came back abnormal, her doctor told her not to worry. A woman her age would have no trouble clearing the human papillomavirus, the likely culprit. So the then-21-year-old college student from Tampa, Florida, went back to her normal routine. Her pap results, on the other hand, did not. After a few years of “some clear, some not” annual exams, her pap smears showed that the situation was getting worse. The results revealed high-grade dysplasia, which means there were significant changes to the cells of her cervix, putting her at great risk for developing cervical cancer. Again, Saxon’s doctor assured her that everything would be fine, but that a closer look was needed. A series of exams and invasive biopsies followed over the next year. All of them had disappointing if not frightening results. If the problem continued, Saxon would need what’s called a cold knife cone biopsy,

Doctors are Shocked: This drink can cure diabetes in just 5 days | LIfe well lived                                          Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.                                                                                            This is very useful video

     The Secret that Cures 95% of Diabetes                                                        Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.                                                                    This is very useful video 

               How to Treat Insulin Resistance Naturally? Step 1 Lose seven percent of your body weight to reduce the risk of your insulin resistance progressing to diabetes by 60 percent, according to the National Institutes of Health. To avoid the dangerous practice of having your weight yo-yo up and down, George Blackburn, M.D., of the Center for the Study of Nutrition Medicine at Harvard University, recommends that you stop after losing 10 percent of your body weight and remain for six months at this new weight before resuming weight loss efforts. To lose one pound a week establish your Basal Metabolic Rate, or BMR, on an online BMR calculator. This is the number of calories you need to survive. Then multiply this number by 1.2 if you are not walking an hour a day or 1.35 if you have this level of exercise. Finally, subtract 500 from this result to find the number of calories you need to eat daily to lose one pound a week. Take as long as you need to reach a body mass

                        Natural Treatments for Menopause Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.

How to Naturally Balance Blood Sugar with Michael Murray                                        Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.

   What Happens To Your Skin When You Don’t Sleep? Not getting enough sleep takes away from your skin’s natural beauty. If you’ve ever pulled an all-nighter or two, you know that a lack of sleep has a sneaky way of showing up on your skin despite your best efforts to keep it under wraps. But what really happens when you don’t get enough sleep? Your body releases more cortisol, the stress hormone which can make you look and feel more stressed and tired. It causes the skin to become inflamed, which disintegrates its collagen. That means over time your skin will have less firmness and elasticity, which will show up as lines, wrinkles, dryness, and thinner skin. Your body releases more of a hormone called glucocorticoid that disrupts the structure of the skin, putting you at greater risk of suffering from breakouts. Your body doesn’t circulate blood efficiently to the skin, meaning that less oxygen and nutrients reach it, causing dullness and making your skin look ol

                                                     Get Soft Skin Get Soft, Kissable Skin With A Natural Pomegranate, Raspberry, and Sweet Almond Oil Blend             Naturally hydrate dry skin and add an extra glow to the end of your skincare routine by creating a natural antioxidant-rich oil blend. Apply after cleansing or after putting on makeup. Mix together equal parts Pomegranate seed oil, Raspberry seed oil, and Sweet Almond Oil, or get the already made The Spa Dr. Glow Boost. Place 3 to 6 drops of the oil mixture in the palm of your hand, rub your hands together to warm the oils. Then, with your fingertips gently press the warm oil into dry areas of your face or areas where you have fine lines and wrinkles.

                                  Brighter Lips                                                                Use Raspberries And Coconut Oil For Brighter Lips In a small saucepan on low heat, warm 1 Tablespoon coconut oil until it liquefies. Remove from heat and add 4 fresh or frozen red raspberries. Mash berries and blend until smooth. Place in a small glass container and refrigerate until firm. Use clean fingers or a lipgloss brush to smooth over lips. Make this fresh every few days.                

How To Exfoliate Your Skin Naturally...With FRUIT!                                           Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.

                                  How to Remove Dark Circles Naturally in 3 Days (100% Results) Follow these 2 easy steps that I have shared in this video and say Goodbye to Dark Circles, Eyebags, Under Eye Swelling, and Crow's Feet Naturally and Completely.Watch this video if you’d like to see me explain this.

                       Ways to Keep your Lungs Healthy Take a deep breath: Deep breathing is something you should be doing all day every day, but something we forget to do during the day. Deep breathing will open up your lungs to their full capacity, making it easier to breathe. While inhaling, allow your chest to lift up while lowing your diaphragm, filling up with air. When you exhale, make sure you are relaxing your stomach muscles and lifting the diaphragm to let out every bit of air. Drink water: Staying hydrated is crucial to lung health, especially if you suffer from COPD or asthma. In fact, you may want to check out detox water, a water that is infused with different variations of fruits and veggies that work in multiple ways besides fueling your lungs, like help with digestion or promote weight loss (things that can help your lung health significantly). Incorporate lots of vitamins in your diet: Eating healthy is going to improve functionality in all of

                                                                              Health Benefits of Ayurveda                        Reduces stress: Meditation, yoga, herbal treatments, and breathing exercises are some of the many techniques that can help reduce stress and anxiety. A medical research review conducted by St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Massachusetts found that over the corse of 35 trials, investigating the effects of yoga, 25 trials showed significant reduction in signs of stress and anxiety. Other research says that regular yoga practice can improve autonomic nervous functions by reducing sympathetic activity, which is our fight or flight response. Weight Loss Or Maintenance: While weight loss isn’t a main concern, Ayurvedic medicine promotes shedding excess weight by consuming a natural and healthy diet. A study conducted by NutriHealth System in New Delhi found that changing someone’s health diet helped clients lose weight effectively. Find out which

                       Can watermelon help with erectile dysfunction?                                                               Men have long experimented with remedies to treat erectile dysfunction and have had mixed results. Though research is still in its preliminary stages, some studies suggest that watermelon may be a viable substitute for Viagra. The advent of Viagra and other erectile dysfunction (ED) treatments revolutionized the world of sexual medicine. No longer did men with certain medical conditions or age-related ED have to resign themselves to unsatisfying sex lives. However, ED drugs do not work for every man. Some men experience side effects, while the drug is unsuitable for others, such as men with certain types of chest pain and heart disease. For men who cannot take Viagra, watermelon is a safe alternative that is unlikely to cause serious side effects. Why watermelon could help with ED Watermelon is a natural source of citrulline. Citrulline i

                                                      Health Benefits of Acai Berries      Acai berries are a Brazilian "superfruit." They're native to the Amazon region where they're a staple food. However, they've recently gained popularity globally and are praised for being particularly beneficial to health and well-being. This dark purple fruit certainly packs a lot of nutrition, and it may even have some health benefits, including the 5 described in this article. What Are Acai Berries? Acai berries are 1-inch (2.5-cm) round fruits that grow on acai palm trees in the rainforests of Central and South America. They have a dark purple skin and yellow flesh surrounding a large seed. Because they contain pits like apricots and olives, they're technically not a berry, but rather a drupe. Nevertheless, they're commonly referred to as berries. In the Amazon rainforest, acai berries frequently accompany meals. To make the

Aloe vera gel is widely known to relieve sunburn and help heal wounds. But did you know that your favorite potted plant can be used for much more than sunburn relief and household décor?  The succulent has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes, dating back to ancient Egypt. The plant is native to North Africa, Southern Europe, and the Canary Islands. Today, aloe vera is grown in tropical climates worldwide. From relieving heartburn to potentially slowing the spread of breast cancer, researchers are just beginning to unlock the benefits of this universal plant and its many byproducts. Heartburn relief:        Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a digestive disorder that often results in heartburn. A 2010 review suggested that consuming 1 to 3 ounces of aloe gel at mealtime could reduce the severity of GERD. It may also ease other digestion-related problems. The plant’s low toxicity makes it a safe and gentle remedy for heartburn. Lowering you