Showing posts with label Body Care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Body Care. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Weight Loss with Salads

It's not a secret that simple vegetables can be consumed in any quantity, except corn or beans, and they help efficiently in loosing weight in a healthy way.
Also, green leaf consume has the power of stimulating good spirits.
Almost all weight loss diets are recommending high water consume. The body needs water to wash out all the toxins (at least 2 liters). That's why aliments with high water content are very important - like soups, vegetables and fruits (have 80-90 percent water).
Specialists are saying that people that are consuming lots of aliments with high water content have less weight problems, because their saturate quicker with less calories.


In fruits, vegies and bran are found also the fibers, that represent a healthy alternative to dense and hypercaloric aliments.
It's highly recommended to comsume 30-35 gr. of fibers a day.

Fibers are creating the sensation of saturation, that automaticly allows the avoidence of fattening.
Also carrots are very efficient in loosing weight. 100 gr. of carrots equals only 35 calories. So consume every day carrots with other vegetables, cause their are the most attractive solution for those who want to loose weight.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

How to get a Perfect Body?

Want to own a Perfect Body? Those curvy calves, buffy arms, tighter tummy, shapely shoulders and slender legs can be yours with some simple exercises. Add them to your routine three or four times a week to see results in less than a month.

How to get a Perfect Body?CURVY CALVES
Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and your toes turned out. Bend your knees and lower you body unit your thighs are almost parallel to the floor. Lift both heels off the floor. Then, without allowing your heels to touch the floor, straighten up. Slowly return to the staring position. Do two sets of 10.

BUFFY ARMS
Stand holding on eight-pound weight in each hand, palms facing forward. Keeping your elbows by your sides, lift both weights until your forearms are parallel is the floor. Then, extend your arms straight out in front of you(as though you were serving a platter).Return your arms to the bent position, Slowing return to the starting position. DO two sets to 10.

TIGHTER TUMMY
Lie on your back with your hands behind your head. Use your stomach muscles to raise your neck and shoulders off the floor and lift your legs straight out in front of you until they raise your neck and shoulders off the floor and lift your legs straight out in front you until they are at a 45-degree angle to the floor. Turn your toes out. As quickly as you can. Cross you right leg over your left leg, then your left leg over right leg. Repeat for at least 30 seconds.

SHAPELY SHOULDERS
Stand holding on eight-pound weight in each hand, palms towards your body. Extend both arms straight out in front of you until they're shoulder-height, then return to the staring position. Next, still holding the weights, put your arms behind you and place your knuckles on your butt, keeping your arms slightly bent. With a straight back, lift your arms behind you until you feel a stretch across your chest. Slowly return to the staring position .Try two sets of 10.

SLENDER LEGS
Stand with your feet hip-distance apart, holding an eight-pound weight in each hand. Take a big step back with your right foot and bend your left knee so that you thigh is almost parallel to the floor. Then, lift your right knee in front of you until it's hip-height and your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Return to the starting position. Do 10,and then switch legs

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Home-Made Body Lotions

Body lotions are used to make skin soft and smooth. People feel younger after using body lotions. There are large numbers of body lotions available in the market. But, a homemade lotion is the best method of saving money. There are various methods to make body lotions at home for maintaining the skin healthy.

Homemade Body Lotions:

Blue Satin Body Lotion

Ingredients:

  • Soap flakes – 3 full tablespoons
  • Witch – hazel about one teaspoon
  • A few drops—perfume and blue coloring
  • Water about four full tablespoons
  • Glycerin one full teaspoon
  • Olive oil – four teaspoons

Procedure:

Take the soap flakes and amount of water into a fry pan and low heat. Remove soap flakes after dissolving and then add olive oil, witch-hazel and glycerin in the mixture. Leave it for few minutes to cool. At last add a few drops of blue coloring. The body lotion is ready to use, it is become as a thin, lovely and cream blue mixture. Use it after taking shower.

Rose and Lime Body Lotion

Ingredients:

  • One tablespoon of glycerin
  • Three full tablespoons of rose water
  • Two full tablespoons of limejuice

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients well. And make a paste. People, who have dry skin, use this body lotion, as it is very effective for them and make the skin soft and smooth. One should store this body lotion in a cool place.

Almond Body Lotion

Ingredients:

  • One teaspoon of almond oil
  • About 10-12 full tablespoon of water
  • Three full teaspoons of lanolin
  • One teaspoon of vegetable lard
  • One teaspoon of petroleum jelly
  • Two full teaspoons of glycerin
  • One full teaspoon of perfume and cornflower

Procedure:

Heat all the essential oils and boiled water separately. Mix both of them after removing from heat. One should pour this mixture of body lotion into an airtight bottle. Always shake well before using this body lotion.

Lavender Body Lotion

Ingredients:

  • One full teaspoon of borax
  • One full cup of rosewater
  • Two tablespoons of warm olive oil
  • A few drops of lavender water

Procedure:

Mix borax in rose water and after this add olive oil in the mixture and beat gently. Leave it for 60 minutes and strain well. Shake well before using this body lotion.

Body Care

This section contains information on taking care of various parts of the body.

Pedicure is the care of feet, legs and toe nails. Its purpose is to make the skin soft and smooth. To keep the toe nails clean, well shaped and shiny. To keep the feet clean, fair and in good condition. It improves blood circulation, nourishes the leg skin and foot muscles.

Manicure is the care of hands, nails and arms. The term “manicure” is derived from the Latin word ‘manus’ which means hands.Its main purpose is to keep hands, arms clean and in good condition. It prevents long nail formation. It discourages the wrinkles on the skin on the hand which is the first sin of ageing. It prevents nail damage like fragile tips, splits.

The care should be taken about these useful hands. There are three points which can make our hands beautiful which are soft skin, beautiful nails and pretty fingers. The skin needs to be protected. You should remove all your rings and use warm water and soap to wash you hands. After washing your hands apply a little moisturizing cream on your cream. Immersing your hands in cream for long time should be avoided as it can cause infection of the skin around nails.

Sugar and starch should not be taken as it makes the eyes dull. If the nerves and blood vessels gets disturbed eyes appear be dull and looks tired. The skin surrounding around the eyes is very delicate. After getting up in the morning, splash cold water on your eyes. It improves blood circulation.

Wipe eyes with apple juice as apple juice is rich in pectin which makes the eyes sparkle. Basic eye problem is dark circles.

Care of feet is very necessary. You should follow the general tips to keep your feet neat and clean and free from problems. The common feet problems are calluses, the bad odour from feet, cracks and chilblains.

The skin of knees and elbows are generally devoid of oil glands. That is why it gets dry so fast. Because of this reason elbows and knees get dark. It is a plain grimy from built up dead cells and dirt. They give an ugly light if they are not properly cared.

Lips get dark due to various reasons that is from use of some cheap brand of lipstick, sun exposure, heavy application of lipstick, drinking tea or coffee in excess. The most important cause of dark lips is smoking. It can also be due to allergy and dryness. Vitamins, iron and fresh air keeps the lips red. Carrot and orange juice should be taken for maintaining red lips.

Good nails are also essential in natural beauty. Dry, cracked, bitten off decreases the beauty of hands and feet. Proper diet rich in calcium, protein and vitamins should be taken for proper care of nails. Tomato juice with gelatine gives good nourishment to the nails. Soaking your hands in hot oil for 10 minutes is also effective. The oil used in this can be hot almond oil or baby oil. Rub your nails with lemon juice for beautiful nails and to remove strains.

Fungi and bacteria stay harmlessly on the skin but the overgrowth of harmless type of fungus causes the symptoms of fungal infections. Fungal rashes are common and they are difficult to diagnose. There are various fungal infections which include tinea crusis, tinea versicolor, ringworm

Beauty sleep happens at night when our muscles and digestive system rest and our blood cells do a better job of supplying nutrients to skin cells. Without the sleep, one look older and our skin will look drier. Our skin renews itself as we sleep, that is why too little sleep can make our skin look tired and dull. Sleep renews and refreshes us and is vital for good health and beauty.

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