It’s surprising how many natural cures you can find in your kitchen cabinet, anything from Mint to help ease hiccups and an upset stomach (Peppermint for indigestion), as well as Coriander tea to help with migraines and Turmeric to sort out any inflammation and associated pain. Check out this simple guide for more natural remedies from your kitchen without the side effects!…
Some foods are better for achieving a beautiful complexion than others. Here’s a simple list of foods which are ageing & those that are great for your skin. Hint: The usual suspects (foods that bad for your face) are on the right 🙂
Try these natural food-based remedies to fix your hangover problems!
Make sure you get your daily cup of green chai!
The antioxidants (in particular, flavonoids e.g. Catechins) in Green Tea can help reduce and prevent skin ageing by decreasing the damage caused by free radicals.
Indulge in 70% dark chocolate when choosing that chocolate treat to get the most out of it in terms of health benefits! 🍫
Dry skin and how to fix it from within:
Are you deficient in fatty acids? You might be if you’re on a low fat diet.
Cutting out oil and fats from your daily diet could be making your skin look dry and dull, something that’s made worse during the cold winter weather; this is mainly because of the wind and central heating. Common signs you may need to up your oil intake include: dry skin, dull hair, soft nails, bumpy skin on the back of arms, dry eyes and poor sleep…
Try eating these foods to help make your skin look and feel better when it’s becoming dry:
Here’s a great recipe for the ABC Detox Juice, (ABC – where the ‘A’ is for Apple, ‘B’ is for Beetroot and ‘C’ is for Carrot), which is great for strengthening the immune system, helping problematic and blemish-prone skin conditions and also where acne, weakened eye vision and blood pressure are a problem:
For spot prevention, try cutting back on the amount of salt you eat…
Although essential in small amounts, salt encourages fluid retention (preventing you from having a ‘flat stomach’ and giving you a puffy face and eye bags! 😱 – yet another bad consequence of consuming too much salt!) and, it can also irritate the lining of your pores; this is because excess salt is eliminated through your skin via perspiration.
Iodised salt (table salt) exacerbates acne, so cutting back can really help clear up your skin.
Naturalistic by Shahena 