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Healthy fruit smoothies are comprised of fruit and pure drinking water. Envision the natural beauty of fruit thriving in the sun and rain. Imagine fruit trees. Imagine vineyards and strawberry fields. This scenery does not belie the nutrients.

Fruits are filled with vitamins, many of which contain vitamin A, C and E. These are antioxidant rich foods which help keep free radicals from damaging cell structures. Free radicals occur naturally from food being broken down in the body. They are formed during the oxidation process. Sometimes when an atom loses an electron in its outer ring, the atom becomes a free radical. The atom becomes positively charged because of the lack of the negatively charged electron. Since opposites attract, the positively charged atom or molecule that is now a free radical will seek out another electron from a balanced atom. In time this reactive process causes biological damage. Drink healthy fruit smoothies enriched with antioxidants to manage these free radicals before they go into a frenzied chain reaction of electron stealing. Release that electron.

Some examples of fruits with antioxidants are watermelon and mangoes, filled with Vitamin A. Kiwis and strawberries are a good source of Vitamin C. Blackberries, blueberries and mangoes are enriched with Vitamin E.

The radiating sun can hurt the membrane of your skin cells. Again we must defend our castle with antioxidants, decreasing the chance for destruction of DNA in our skin cells. Aside from the bright sun, inner disturbances to our skin can occur such as acne. Coming to the rescue are strawberries, a good source of salicylic acid Externally, strawberries soothe sun burn. They help get rid of dead cells and clean our pores. If applied and mixed with water, you must filter the water. Unfiltered tap water can harm your skin. There is a high chlorine level that dries our faces, causes flaking and clogged pores which again lead to acne. After ingesting strawberries, they work toward curing dermatitis, internally. Also, since salicylic acid is an ingredient of aspirin they help with headaches. Another disease affecting skin and self-esteem is rosacea. Berries such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries alleviate the burning and itching of rosacea.

Fruits also contain fiber. Fiber helps in digestion. Soluble fibers help the body by disallowing a high level of starch and sugar absorption. Thus cholesterol is lowered. One word – apples.

Remember do not cook fruits (or vegetables). By preparing foods through cooking above the temperature of 118 degrees Fahrenheit, the digestive enzymes will be destroyed. Digestive enzymes break down the food in the body so that the nutrients can be absorbed. In a raw foods diet, enzymes help start the digestive process. Thus when food is cooked and digestive enzymes are lost, our poor pancreas will have to work overtime to produce more enzymes. Digestive enzymes from raw food help as cures for acne and as a rosacea natural treatment.

Some interesting evidence has come to light in the life force of raw foods. Based on studies by two German scientists, Hardy Vogtman and Angelika Meier-Ploeger, organic foods contain more vitamins, minerals and nutrients than foods laden with fertilizer. Their theory is supported by counting light units emitted from the particular food. Every organism emits light levels albeit low. Another word for this light level is biophotons. Further these scientists believe that energy from light is stored in DNA during photosynthesis and that light is transmitted to cells and can be subsequently measured. Their ratio findings – the greater the light energy, the more life force. This life force then ingested by humans and animals makes us more vital.

Along these lines comes vibration. All living things have a vibrational frequency. All living elements are electromagnetic. Ingesting foods with higher vibrations such as organic fruits or uncooked foods is the best for your body’s cells and systems. Another interesting study is one performed with Kirlian photography, where the images show the electric fields of the subject. Pictures of organic and/or uncooked fruits and vegetables show amazing electrical auras emitting from the images compared to their cooked and fertilized counterparts.

Finally, the line between life and death is energy. Eat foods with a higher healthy vibration, such as fresh, organic raw fruit. When eating cooked foods, squeeze fresh organic lemon juice upon it, to raise the vibrational frequency. Your thoughts can change vibrational frequency as well. For a powerful, healthy fruit smoothie, think positively while enjoying your drink.

When picking your fruits, find the organic kind. Always wash your fruit. Pesticide residue is poisonous. Especially clean fruits where the outer layer would not be peeled for your smoothie preparation like berries.

For a rejuvenating antioxidant enriched smoothie, blend the ingredients of 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup mango slices, 1/2 cup kiwi slices and 1/2 cup crushed ice made with filtered water.

Fruit and ice will change your life. Filter your water. Drink raw organic creations for your healthy fruit smoothies and a beautiful you.

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1. Antioxidants

Strawberries, raspberries, cranberries and blueberries are known to be rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants help to reduce a person’s risk of being infected with heart diseases as well as reducing stress and high blood pressure.

Other foods containing antioxidants are tomatoes, red bell pepper, prunes and green tea. The same goes for fruits containing high amount of water like apples, honeydew, pears and watermelons.

2. Fibre And Protein

Dry nuts like almonds, pistachios and walnuts are another healthy foods that will keep your heart and body healthy as they contain good amount of fibre and protein which helps to prevent heart-related ailments.

Compared to salted peanuts, they are free from cholesterol and monosaturated fats. They can be served as wholesome cereal meals together with fresh milk, flax, pumpkin and sunflower seeds.

3. Calcium And Magnesium

Green veggies like broccoli and spinach serve as excellent sources of calcium and magnesium that protects you against heart attacks.

4. Vitamin B And Folate

White chickpeas and red kidney beans are believed to be healthy sources of vitamin B and folate since they help to build up your immune system and keep your energy levels high for a longer period of time.

5. Vitamin E

A good proportion of coconut, mustard and olive oils can beneficial to you in terms of Vitamin E.

They are also said to keep any sicknesses in check as well as preventing stroke and heart attack.

6. Vitamin C

For those who are addicted to desserts like ice cream and cakes, you might want to consider fruits as your alternative.

As we are told by our parent and teachers since young, fruits are the primary sources of vitamin C. They can be eaten as whole or slices like apples, grapes, honeydew, pears and pineapples. Or they can be served and mixed as iced fruit juices or even hot tea as both drinks and desserts.

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Many people who want to discover healthy and tasty foods that can help burn fat and lose weight hear familiar terms like “burn fat” and “eat healthy”, but these vague terms are often followed by some type of diet that includes food that tastes like cardboard and restricted diets that do not encourage a person to stay on a diet.

“Healthy” diets that sell for big bucks are designed in a way that sets the average person up for failure. They do not take into account that the body requires certain amounts of vitamins, nutrients, and minerals to lose weight and some of those items are not found in the foods that don’t contain sugar or calories. Most people who go on these diets will try very hard to reach their goal weight, but shortly after reaching their goal, they are off the wagon and eating again. The result is that about 90% of the people who start these diets fail and regain the weight they have lost.

It is very important that, before you start a diet, you learn about the vitamins, nutrients, and foods that will help your body to perform most efficiently and burn calories and fat. When you create a diet using the foods that are effective for you and you eat regularly, you will not be stuck with a bland tasteless diet. Your body will be getting what it needs to keep you healthy and give you the energy you need to burn the calories that you need to burn in order to lose the fat that you want to lose. Some foods are very good for helping you achieve your goals. By including these foods in your diet, you can avoid sugar cravings, get the nutrients you need, and enjoy a “healthy” diet more.

Raw nuts – Nuts are not bad for you, it’s the stuff that is used to coat them like sugar and salt, that can counteract the good things that they do for you. Eating raw nuts provides you with important oil and vitamins that your body needs to function effectively. Yes, you need to monitor the amount of raw nuts that you eat each day. But, eating a handful of raw nuts each day will actually do your body more good than bad.

Fruits – There are some diets that advise people to stay away from fruits. But, eating raw fruit is like eating a vitamin. You are getting several vitamins including important vitamin C. Fruit gives you important fiber that you need and can help a person through a sugar craving very well. Eating berries is especially good for you and will give you a higher carbohydrate to sugar ratio than other fruits. When you are low on energy, fruit is a terrific way to regain energy easily.

Eggs – When you are looking at sources of protein, you will find that eggs are an extremely good source of protein. While egg whites can be avoided, egg yolks contain the protein, minerals, vitamins and nutrients that are critical for your body to function efficiently. Many people find that eating egg yolks without the whites in their meals does not change the taste of the food and is a great way to get the protein that is needed. In addition, eating a whole egg will make a person feel full longer than many foods and is a great addition to a salad when you are dieting.

Losing weight does not have to be hard. If your body is getting the minerals, vitamins and nutrients that are needed to stay balanced, and you are getting exercise on a regular basis, you are going to burn fat. Most people do not eat regularly or eat healthy. But, by just including some healthy foods in your diet and eating at regular intervals, you metabolism will work more efficiently.

The key to losing fat and weight is the metabolism. This is the part of your body that burns calories. When you are keeping your metabolism properly fueled and you are active, you are going to burn calories and fat. By eating properly, you are going to flush toxins from your body naturally and find that losing weight is very easy and natural. The first step will be to include the foods above into a regular healthy diet and find what foods fill you up, give you energy, and motivate you to eat more healthy foods.

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Did you ever wonder about healthy eating foods, and the level of added toxins? What about organically grown foods? The simple directive our doctors give to “eat more fruits and vegetables” has become more complicated in this day and age. Herbicides and pesticides are used widely, and on some crops more than others.

These poisons (to us AND the bugs) become incorporated into the crops themselves, and you must decide how much of this you are willing to put into your system. Would you drink a glass of insect killer? How about a shot of synthetic fertilizer? Perhaps not your conscious choice, but you may be doing just that.

Some conventionally grown foods are treated with more pesticides than others, and some of these crops grab and hold them more than others. And then there are the root crops – carrots, beets, parsnips and potatoes, which draw fertilizers, pesticides and other soil impurities to them through water absorption. If your goal is healthy eating, foods such as these must be avoided.

Thanks to a study by the Environmental Working Group’s controversial Dirty Dozen Foods, we have a practical list of foods that should only be eaten if organically grown. I say controversial because of course, the conventional farmers deny the harmful nature of toxic elements in foods. But they would have to, wouldn’t they?

The Dirty Dozen: These foods should only be eaten when grown organically. They are listed from worst toward better.

1. Peach (worst – highest pesticide load)

2. Apple (still pretty bad)

3. Sweet Bell Pepper (Who knew bugs love them so much?)

4. Celery (Just sucks up all that fertilizer!)

5. Nectarine (insecticides, insecticides, insecticides!)

6. Strawberries (Takes a lot o’ bug juice to get these babies grown)

7. Cherries (Bugs and birds love ‘em)

8. Kale (Must be fertilizers for this one.)

9. Lettuce (Yeah – fertilizers galore!)

10. Grapes – Imported (Uh-Oh! WHAT are they using for fertilizer?)

11. Carrot (Root crops are sweeter and safer organically grown)

12. Pear (Lots and lots of insecticide.)

These foods are some of the best healthy eating foods, but not with all the toxins added in, and the organic versions taste so much better, too.

On the other hand, some foods have a low pesticide use in conventional farming and are safer to eat. They generally have a skin or a peel protecting the edible portion. They are listed from best (onions) to the not quite as clean.

We can call this list The Clean Fifteen; fifteen foods that are still good even when grown conventionally.

1. Onion

2. Avocado

3. Sweet corn–frozen

4. Pineapple

5. Mango

6. Asparagus

7. Sweet peas–frozen

8. Kiwi

9. Cabbage

10. Eggplant

11. Papaya

12. Watermelon

13. Broccoli

14. Tomato

15. Sweet potato

Keeping this list in your wallet or blackberry is helpful when you are at the grocery store so you can better implement your plan to stick to healthy eating foods.

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Proper skin care choices can help postpone the organic ageing system and stop numerous pores and skin issues that occur today. Here are the top five tips and hints to help with skin care.

The sun’s rays is one of the worst things for the skin. It creates wrinkles, and will increase the maturing of the skin. Suntanning booths also damage the skin and also make people today look like carrots with orange skin. A life of sun exposure can cause and rough, dry skin. Sunlight coverage can also cause more-serious problems, like cancer of the skin.

It may be out of the question to stay away from the sun but there are measures to reduce exposure to the sun like avoiding the sun between the hours of ten am and four pm when the sun’s rays are the most powerful and the Ultra violet index at its greatest.

If you do go out in the sun you should use safety clothing and protect your skin with long-sleeved shirts and pants to steer clear of sun contact to the skin. At the same time use wide-brimmed caps or hats to cover the scalp and shades to keep away from eye wrinkles and injury of the eyes. Glasses and safety wear are designed to prevent UV rays and to keep you cooler.

If you should go out in the sun or want to wear short sleeves and pants you should usually use sun block while in the sun’s rays. Apply sun block lotion thirty min’s prior to going out and reapply every sun screen every couple hours, after perspiration or after being in water.

Nothing makes your pores and skin look more like a wrinkled prune than smoking. Smoking cigarettes makes your skin look old and leads to to creases. While cigarette smoking it narrows your blood vessels thus reducing blood flow and using up the skin of air and nutrients like as vitamin A and D.

Cigarettes also destroys collagen and elastin which are fibers that provides your skin its strength and elasticity. Without collagen and elastin the skin starts to sag.

Eat a lot of fruits, greens, whole grains and a lean protein is excellent for the skin. Fatty foods like deep fried foods and grease will add to greasy skin. By consuming all organic foods that are not processed damages the skin with unnecessary nutrients and meals not discovered natural in nature.

Uncontrolled tension can make your skin tone more vulnerable and result in pimple breakouts and other face troubles. Worrying creates worry lines and helps chip in to unwelcome balance.

there are many elements to greatly reduce the beginning of ageing of the skin. There are many skincare merchandise on the market but there are many that do not work. Taking delay pills like human growth hormone has been tested to assist with age reversing and anti aging of the skin.

When getting beauty care solutions and wrinkles creams constantly invest in a supplement that includes collagen like Kollagen Intensiv which is an anti-aging cream that performs with your body’s normal ability to quicken your skins restoration method on the cellular degree by stimulating the natural production of collagen.

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The Most Recommended Hair Cut: One great beauty tip to make your hair look beautiful yet easy to manage is to have it cut in Layers. Not everyone looks good in the same type of layers though, so here are some beauty tips on how to get the best cut for your particular face type:

Oval Shape

Having an oval shaped face means that you can get away with pretty much every haircut. The most flattering type of layers, though are long layers. Choose a cut that lets you have long layers without any spiky and short layers to balance the length of your face with the width.

Round Shape

A round face grants you the gift of looking eternally youthful. You can make your face appear slimmer by adding more vertical volume on the top of your head and keep the layers below chin level.

Heart Shape

A wide forehead together with a pointed chin make up a heart shaped face. To balance it out, you can have long layers that are delicate and smooth. When styling them, keep them soft and side swept.

Square Shape

For those with a square shaped face, it’s best to wear layers in medium length. Their texture must be wispy so that it will give the face soft curves. Avoid wearing bangs that are cut straight and also layered bobs that fall on the chin. This should give you a good, flawless look.

Other Hair Beauty Tips you must know:

To keep your hair healthy, deep condition it once for every two weeks. Deep conditioning treatments make their way into the hair shaft and fortify the strands. It is best to use a blow-dryer while deep conditioning because the heat triggers the hair cuticle to open up and let you make the most out of the deep conditioning ingredients.

Wash your hair once only every two to three days, because washing it too much will dry up your scalp and hair. If your hair gets oily easily, then you can spray some water at your hair’s roots to give it a lift. If your hair gets dry easily, then you can condition the ends of your hair because the ends are the ones that experience the most damage and get the least nutrients. If you want to get sexy beach locks, you can actually mix some sea salt with water in a spray bottle and squirt some on your damp hair. Then you scrunch up your hair and let it dry naturally. If your hair gets tangled after a bath, start combing at the ends with a wide toothed comb first. It will be easier to detangle after the ends are loose.

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It’s festival time again and that means women everywhere are stressing over how to stay looking great without those must have hair and beauty essentials. If you can’t live without your hair straighteners, daily showers and make up, here are some top tips to help make festival life a little easier.

Shower

Many people scare you with the thought of there being no showers at festivals, which is actually completely untrue, it’s just knowing where to go. Every major festival will have public showers and if you get there at the right time they can be rather pleasant. Aim to get there early in the morning, think 6am for a clean shower with warm water and small queues. You could even invest in a solar shower for your tent. If you’re not brave enough for public showers then wet wipes are a girl’s best friend at festivals, perfect for a fresh feeling in the morning, as well as for cleaning your hands during the day.

Hair

Try not to get too stressed out over hair dilemmas at festivals, work out some up dos beforehand so you’re not constantly messing with your hair. You could perhaps wear loose curls or a headscarf, as it won’t need washing as much then. Dry shampoo is a good option if you want to wear your hair down because it absorbs excess oil. If you’re glued to your hair straighteners, some festivals actually have hair-straightening tents.

Make up

Get into a good skincare regime in the run up to a festival and one that you can continue when you arrive. It’s best to keep your make up light and simple for a festival, and avoid heavy make up that you can’t remove without the wipes or remover you’ll be taking with you. If you want to add a bit of colour, some lipstick, eye shadow or liner will work a treat. Suggested make up for festivals include concealer, SPF foundation, eye brightener, eyeliner, mascara and lip balm.

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The skin directly beneath the eyes is quite thin and sensitive, which makes it prone to damage. Aging and prolonged sun exposure thins the skin even more, which makes the blood vessels much more apparent. A lot of these small blood vessels give the appearance of black circles under eyes.

Of course, there is not much we can do about growing older but there are many easy ways to lessen the look of circles below the eyes. Simple home remedies such as placing slices of cucumber, cooled, used tea bags or chilled teaspoons onto your closed eyelids are very effective. Relax and allow the cooling sensation to work its magic.

Circles beneath the eyes may possibly also be caused by allergic reactions or hayfever. Many people are allergic to air-borne allergens, such as dust and pollen. When their eyes itch, they can’t scratching them. This continuous rubbing and itching can result in black circles. Avoiding rubbing the below eye area will assist to minimize the darkness. Tackling the allergy symptoms themselves will in turn assist in eliminating the circles.

You may just be unfortunate that dark circles run in your family. In this case, your children may also have them. People with deep set eyes or fair skin are usually much more susceptible to beneath eye circles. There are many cosmetic concealers and correctors on the market which are very successful in concealing them. Regular makeup foundation and concealer is unlikely to perform the job. Test a few different products and solutions from the makeup counter until finally you discover one which seems to work well for you. A liquid concealer in a shade paler than your regular shade, that dries to a matte finish, is a good alternative.

Many people are under the misapprehension that dark eye circles are caused simply because of a lack of sleep. This can be definitely a contributory factor though. Not enough sleep, or bad quality rest (such as rest that’s constantly interrupted) tends to make the skin on the face more pale, which boosts the appearance of capillaries under the skin. This leads to you seeing those dark black or blue circles under your eyes. The easiest way to deal with these types of circles is, clearly, to improve your sleeping routine. Attempt to make sure you get at least 7 hours of rest every night. Take actions to unwind prior to bed time; take a relaxing warm bath, meditate, or sip a cup of warm milk. Do whatever you can to unwind.

Another probable cause of dark eye circles is dehydration. This deprives the skin of required nourishment, leading to a pale look. Endeavor to drink 8-10 glasses of water each day to keep your skin properly hydrated; water has several extra health and fitness benefits as well. Whatever the specific causes for dark circles below eye in your case are, there are a wide array of solutions and products accessible which are formulated to treat them. Look for lotions or gels which include vitamin K, which is believed to help with bruising, or vitamin c, which strengthens blood vessel walls.

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Understanding Hair growth, and nature’s construction of our types and textures, will assist in our growing and enjoying natural beautiful hair.

Hair types or textures are divided into four categories.

Type One, refers to the straight, no curl pattern seen naturally in the majority of European and Asian hair. Due to its straight surface, Type One textures reflect light easily, radiating a brilliant shine.

The lack of curls or kinks within this texture allows the natural oil to work from the scalp to the tips without much interference, making Type One hair textures the oiliest of them all.

This texture is mimicked often by getting perms, or straight ironing of the hair with a more defined curl pattern. Sadly, with too much heat being used to accomplish this straight look, the hair follicles are often damaged. This results in the hair never being able to retain its natural state.

Type Two is broken down into three categories (type 2a, type 2b, and type 2c), with the curl pattern tightening with each progression. It’s a wavy texture, directly between straight and curly hair.

As you go down the spectrum, the less light will be reflected from the surface of some textures. The looser the hair’s curl pattern, the more it is prone to becoming frizzy. The wavy textures type 2a, 2b, and 2c reflects more light than curly hair, but isn’t as radiant as type 1.

This look was often mimicked with finger waves, and some conks. Depending on the length of time a perm stayed in the hair, determined whether the wavy, curly, or straight look was accomplished.

Type Three textures are also broken down into three subcategories (3a, 3b, and 3c). This texture has a very pronounced S shape curly texture, with that “S” getting noticeably tighter with each subsequent category.

These textures are not as moist as the Type One and Two textures, but not as dry as type four. As with Type two, this texture’s curls tighten with each subsequent category, with 3a being the loosest of the three.

S-Curls and Jheri curls was made popular with people with coily kinky hair trying to achieve a curlier look to their hair.

Type Four textures are the curly, coily, kinky hair grades that are seen mostly in people of African descent. Type Four is broken down into the three subcategories (4a, 4b, 4c), again gradually tightening the curl pattern until the coily look resembles more of a zig zag than a curve.

This texture is the driest of all the textures therefore making it more prone to breakage. The tight coil pattern makes the reflection of light very difficult. It absorbs light, serving as a natural protector from the sun’s ultra violet rays.

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Depending on the severity of the alopecia, treatments may vary. Alopecia occurs when the hair follicles become inflamed, this causes the hair to fall out. If the individual decides against an alopecia treatment, the hair will still grow back after 6 – 12 months.

My son of 8 has alopecia, he had 4 patches of smooth bald skin, they were large in size. When the hair first started to fall out you could see tiny black dots, these were the actual follicles, they did not come out attached to the hair. These follicles came out after about 4 weeks, after 6 months the hair started to grow back. The new hair was a lighter shade than it previously was. As of yet this has not occurred again, but I am worried about when it does.

Many people would think that alopecia treatments are medications and lotions but from dealing with my sons alopecia I strongly recommend counseling. My son started to become withdrawn and he would have periods of crying and being naughty especially at school. We were advised to try counseling and after the first 2 sessions we noticed a good change.

It is unknown why this condition can just happen after long periods of no hair loss, so if you have never experienced it before you will worry about it. If you have had bouts of hair loss before then you can cope with it a bit better.

This autoimmune disease is thought to run in the family, so it is extremely likely that a relative has this condition.

Before a conclusive diagnosis has been reached, your doctor will ask you about any past medical problems you may have had. Because you suffer from this condition you are likely to develop other autoimmune diseases, if your doctor feels that this could be an issue he or she will refer your for tests.

Alopecia treatments will vary on the severity of the hair loss. For relatively mild hair loss you may not wish to have treatment.

Alopecia treatments include;

Wigs, unlike the past this product is less noticeable and can be made from real hair.

Finasteride, this medication is only for men. This treatment has side effects.

Saw palmetto, this encourages hair growth it is a herbal supplement available at any health food store.

Minoxidil, no prescription is necessary for this treatment.

Steroid injections, in cases where the hair does not grow back, injections will be given, these are injected in to the bald patches, hair growth takes between 4 – 6 weeks.

Alopecia treatments can be effective for some people, finding a suitable treatment will take time and to begin with you may not find any that seem to work. Persist with looking and you will find a treatment that suits you. If you are worried or if you feel down, know that you are not alone, many people suffer with this problem and the feelings you have regarding your hair loss are normal. If you are getting a bit down consider a support group or counselor. It is only your hair that has changed not you as a person.