Fortunately, the delicately flavored and
versatile almond is available throughout the year to make a healthy and tasty
addition to both sweet and savory dishes. The health benefits of almonds
are extensive, and they are frequently used as a healthy solution for relief
from constipation, respiratory disorders, coughs, heart disorders, anemia,
impotency, and diabetes. It also helps in maintenance of healthy hair,
skin care (psoriasis), and dental care.
There are many papaya benefits for your
health and this beautiful tropical fruit is proof that nutritious food can also
have an amazing taste. Papaya, also known as papaw and pawpaw around the world,
is a rich source of antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals and
special digestive enzymes that have a remarkable effect both internally and
externally.
Eggs are among the few foods that I would
classify as “super foods.” Both the
white and yolk of an egg are rich in nutrients proteins, vitamins and minerals
with the yolk also containing cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins and essential
fatty acids.
Eggs are an important and versatile
ingredient for cooking, as their particular chemical makeup is literally the
glue of many important baking reactions. They are loaded with nutrients, some
of which are rare in the modern diet.
The secret to a shiny and voluptuous mane is
no longer just the result of using expensive hair products. To get rich,
strong and shiny hair you must follow a healthy and balanced diet. Fruits have
always been a good source of vitamins and nutrients therefore making them a
major constituent of healthy diet. It is therefore not surprising to know that
fruits can enhance hair growth, strength, and quality.
Given below are top fruits for hair
growth. They can work wonders for your hair.
Some scientists believe that the banana may
have even been the world's first fruit. Bananas are one of the most widely
consumed fruits in the world for good reason. The curved yellow fruit packs a
big nutritional punch, wrapped in its own convenient packaging.
Bananas combat depression makes you smarter,
cure hangovers, relieve morning sickness, protect against kidney cancer,
diabetes, osteoporosis and blindness. They can cure the itch of a mosquito bite
and put a great shine on your shoes.
The best gastritis diet treats the
underlying root cause of your gastritis symptoms. If you have
indigestion and stomach pain, you can try treating this yourself with changes
to your diet and lifestyle, or with a number of different over-the-counter
medications, such as antacids.
Gastritis is inflammation or irritation of
the lining of the stomach. It can occur suddenly lasting one to three days, or
it can be chronic, lasting several days to weeks.
Lemons are vitamin C rich citrus
fruits that enhance your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within bringing a
glow to your face. One of the major health benefits of drinking warm lemon
water is that it paves way for losing weight faster, thus acting as a
great weight loss remedy.
Adding lemon to water is an easy way to get
some of this fruit's nutritional benefits. Lemons are low in saturated fat and
sodium and are also a good source of folate, potassium and vitamin C.
Oil Massage
This is also the best home remedy for healthy
hair. Massaging warm oil on to the scalp is a very popular medication in
India. You can use coconut or olive oil for best results.
Leaving this for an hour and following this
procedure with the application of lime juice mixed with some vinegar can help
you get rid of dandruff.
Bananas
Due to high level of potassium found in
bananas, they help improve hair health and natural elasticity.
Use a fork to mash one banana in a bowl, and
then apply the mixture from root to tip. Leave the treatment on for 15 minutes,
and then wash with shampoo. This treatment will cure dry and damaged hair.
Eggs
Egg is one of the best home remedy to get
soft and silky hair. You can either massage your head with the yellow part of
an egg directly or make a mixture of 1 tablespoon olive oil, 3 egg yolks and
2-3 drops of vitamin E oil. Leave it for 10-12 minutes and then wash your hair
thoroughly with shampoo. This procedure can be repeated weekly to naturally
condition your hair.
Hair Conditioning With Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise not only tastes good but is
healthy for your hair as well. Mayonnaise works as a superb deep conditioner
for hair. Wet your hair and apply mayonnaise. Leave it on your hair for not
more than an hour. Rinse well and shampoo afterwards.
Honey
Honey is not only a useful remedy for
beautiful skin but can work wonders for your hair also. Honey is an excellent
home remedy to repair damaged hair and prevent hair fall. Simply add 2-3
drops of honey to your shampoo or conditioner. Then, use this to wash your
hair.
Fenugreek Seeds
This treatment helps you to get rid of hair
loss and dandruff naturally. Soak two tablespoons of fenugreek seeds
overnight. Then ground the seeds into a fine paste in the morning and apply
over the scalp. Leave it for 30 minutes and then wash thoroughly. This is a
highly effective remedy to remove dandruff.
Beer Treatment
Beer is often used to impart shine to the
hair. Wash your hair with little beer to show off beautiful, shiny stresses.
You can also store beer in a spray bottle. Spray this lightly on shampooed,
towel dried hair to get instant shine.
Apple Cider Vinegar
This is yet another effective home remedy for
voluptuous mane. Just apply a mixture of apple cider vinegar and warm water to
your tresses to give them an amazing bounce.
Strawberries
Mash eight strawberries with one tablespoon
mayonnaise. Massage into washed hair. Cover with a shower cap, then a warm
towel.
Wash out with a shampoo and conditioner
combination.
Hair Care for Oily Hair
You wash your hair in the morning
and style it to perfection, all ready to look good through the day. But a quick
glance in the mirror after a few hours reveals a different story. Your hair
seems to have become oily and greasy look you never even washed it in the first
place.
Cornstarch
Cornstarch makes a great dry shampoo for oily
hair. So just sprinkle it onto your scalp, let it sit for 10 minutes and brush
it out.
Vinegar Rinse
Mix ½ a cup of vinegar with half a bucket of
water, rinse through hair after shampoo and conditioner for bouncy looking
hair.
Tea Tree Oil
Mixing a small amount of tea tree oil into
your normal hair oil will provide a great relief from oily hair.
Lemon Rinse
Rinse your hair with some juice of lemon with
small cup of water.
Hair Care for Dry Hair
Olive + Honey
Mix two tablespoons of olive oil to a half
cup of honey and apply onto hair and keep it on for an hour and then wash as
usual.
Egg Yolk + Honey + Yogurt
Beat an egg yolk and mix with honey or yogurt
for a protein rich pack for your dry hair.
Home Remedies to Get Rid
of Dandruff and Residue Build Up
Lemon Juice + Olive Oil
Lemon juice and olive oil mixture removes
dandruff and reduces itchy sensations on the scalp.
Baking Soda
Baking sodas made into a paste with water,
massage it into the scalp and wash off with a mild shampoo to remove the
buildup easily.
These home remedies will surely turn your
dream of having beautiful hair into a reality. Besides, your diet also affects
the health of the hair. It is therefore important to eat plenty of fruits,
vegetables and high-protein foods to condition your hair naturally.
General Hair Care Tips
Let us have a glimpse at the general hair
care tips you should follow besides these home remedies.
Food and Hair
Eat all the protein rich and nutritious food
you can.
Vegetarians can get all the protein from
pulses or supplements.
Ensure that you drink a lot of water at
regular intervals to keep your system clean, thus helping boost hair growth.
Sun Care
Make sure you wear a hat or scarf on your
head in strong sun, thus helping it protect from harsh sun rays, while keeping
you hydrated.
Right kind of Water to rinse the
hair
It also is very important to wash your hair
with slightly warm water over hot water. Boiling hot water tends to snatch away
possible nourishing natural skin oils, leaving the skin high and dry.
Use of Electrical Appliances for
styling
It also is important that you avoid the use
of hair dryers, straighteners and curlers, as they leave the hair dry, dull or
even lifeless. Sometimes over using of these electrical appliances for styling
burns the hair, which further remains difficult to repair.
Combs and Brushes
It is very important to know what kind of
combs and brushes are used to manage the hair. High quality combs and brushes
are suggestible over low quality products as they help you massage and relax
your scalp.
Combs would be more suggestible than brushes.
However, paddle brushes available in the market are better than the other
brushes.
Ensure that the combs and brushes you use are
clean and neat.
Avoid sharing combs and brushes as it
increases the chances of transfer of dandruff and other skin infections.
Avoid over use of chemicals
It is better to avoid over use of chemical
shampoos and conditioners as they also are possible ingredients that leave the
hair dull and dry. Ingredients such as parabens are said to be dangerous.
The chemicals apart from doing no good to
your hair do no good to the environment. So it’s better to use products that
are naturally obtained or herbal in nature.We also could do a little more to
you and environment by using products that are free of animal testing.
Chocolate is
the ultimate comfort food, a sure-fire stand-by in times of stress, a reliable
source of consolation when life has let us down, and a mood-enhancer and
romance-inducer in more positive circumstances. But is it at all healthy?
Chocolate is
the processed and sweetened food produced from cocoa. Cocoa is a good source of
iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous and zinc. It also contains the
antioxidants catechins and procyanidins.
Maintaining a healthy diet during pregnancy
is very important. During this time, your body needs additional nutrients,
vitamins and minerals. Put simply, choosing healthy, nutritious
foods will help ensure the health of you and your baby. It will also make it a
lot easier to lose the pregnancy weight after you’ve given birth.
Here's advice from nutrition experts on their
top pregnancy foods. You don't need to like or eat them all, but pick and
choose your favorites to give your pregnancy a nutritional boost.
Onions are vegetables that grow as
underground bulbs at the base of plants known scientifically as Allium
cepa. Also known as bulb onions or common onions,
they are grown worldwide, and are closely related to chives, garlic,
scallions, shallots and leeks.
Onions may have several health benefits,
mostly due to their high content of antioxidants and sulfur-containing
compounds.
Cinnamon Tea
You will need,
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 cinnamon sticks
8 ounces of fresh water
1 cinnamon sticks
8 ounces of fresh water
Directions
Place the cinnamon in a mug and
cover with 8 ounces of boiling water. Steep for 15 minutes before straining.
Drinking 1-2 times a day.
Green Tea &
Ginger
You will need,
1/2 inch of fresh ginger root,
peeled and finely chopped OR ½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon of green tea
8 ounces of fresh water
Raw, organic honey (optional)
1 teaspoon of green tea
8 ounces of fresh water
Raw, organic honey (optional)
Directions
Place green tea and ginger in a
strainer or sieve and cover with 8 ounces of boiling water. Steeping green tea
for too long can leave it with a bitter taste, so don’t exceed 3-4 minutes.
You can stir in a little raw
honey if you really need to sweeten it, but avoid milk or sugar at all costs.
Drink 1-2 cups daily on an empty stomach.
Rose Petal Water
You will need,
Handful of fresh or dried rose
petals
Distilled water (roughly 1-2 cups)
A pot with a tightly fitting lid
Note: Be sure, especially if using fresh rose petals, that they have not been treated with any sort of chemical (insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.)
Distilled water (roughly 1-2 cups)
A pot with a tightly fitting lid
Note: Be sure, especially if using fresh rose petals, that they have not been treated with any sort of chemical (insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.)
Directions
Place the pot on the stove, put
in the rose petals, and add just enough distilled water to completely cover
them. If some float to the top it’s not a big deal.
Cover the pot with a tightly
fitting lid and simmer until the petals lose most of their color, about 15-20
minutes. Strain the liquid into a glass jar and keep in the refrigerator for up
to 6 days. Drink about ½-1 cup every morning on an empty stomach.
Coconut Oil (as a
replacement fat)
You will need,
2 tablespoons of good virgin
cold-pressed coconut oil
Directions
Twice a day, take 1 tablespoon
of coconut oil. You can take it before, during, or after a meal. If you tend to
struggle with proportions, I suggest taking it before you eat, or if dessert is
your demon, take it right after dinner. In terms of substitution I’ve used it
in place of olive oil and love it.
Plain Yogurt and
Honey
You will need,
1/2-1 cup of plain (not
vanilla) yogurt
1 tablespoon of organic raw honey, or to taste
1 tablespoon of organic raw honey, or to taste
Directions
Eat this for a snack or
breakfast, adding on the honey for flavor. Feel free to try adding fresh fruit
or even oats for a little variety.
Black Pepper and
Lemon Juice
You will need,
Several sprinkles of freshly
ground black pepper
Juice of half a lemon
Fresh water
Juice of half a lemon
Fresh water
Directions
Mix lemon juice with water and
sprinkle in black pepper (about 3-4 turns of the pepper grinder) Drink once
daily after a meal.
Eat Chocolate
You will need,
70% dark chocolate
Directions
Directly after a meal, eat a
piece of dark chocolate roughly the size of your thumb to glean its benefits.
Tips for You
Don’t eat before bed. Your
metabolism slams on the brakes when you go to sleep, so eating at night makes
weight gain tough to avoid.
Never underestimate stress as a
cause of weight gain. The body cannot perform any function, including burning
fat for energy, optimally when under stress.
Drink Water,
Especially Before Meals
Drinking water can boost metabolism
by 24-30% over a period of 1-1.5 hours, helping you burn off a few more
calories.
Drink Green Tea
Green tea contains small
amounts of caffeine, but it is also loaded with powerful antioxidants called
catechins, which are also believed to work synergistically with the caffeine to
enhance fat burning
Use Smaller Plates
Using smaller plates has been
shown to help people automatically eat fewer calories in some studies. Weird
trick, but it seems to work.
Eat Spicy Foods
Spicy foods like Cayenne pepper
contain Capsaicin, a compound that can boost metabolism and reduce your
appetite slightly
Don’t
Drink Calories, Including Sugary Soda and Fruit Juices.