17Oct/095
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
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Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful they’ve kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not Just a Pretty Face chronicles the quest that led a group of health and environmental activists to the world’s largest cosmetics companies to ask some tough questions:
26Sep/090
Health Benefits of Turmeric
Turmeric is member of ginger family. It is most popular Indian cooking spice. Turmeric is known as one of the most powerful natural healers. It is East-Indian herb that is used in curry dishes. The turmeric extract contains the powerful active ingredient curcumin, which contains the therapeutic values. Curcumin is an anti- inflammatory that has many health benefits. Some of the most important health benefits of turmeric are:
Cancer guard- turmeric is known as the guard, which protects us from the cancer. Many studies conclude that turmeric is able to neutralize free radicals and chemicals that could damage the cells. It can also protect us from tumor growth and affects of cancer. It is also helpful in preventing breast cancer by spreading to the lungs in mice.
Alzheimer Disease- Turmeric may slower down or prevent the progression of Alzheimer disease by removing amyloidal plaque that buildup in the brain.
Cholesterol Level- Studies of China concludes that consumption of turmeric as food seasoning can help to lower down the cholesterol level of a person.
Immune System- Scientists have discovered that lipopolysacharide which is a unique substance in turmeric shown the ability to heighten the activity and effectiveness of the immune system.
Promote General Health- Turmeric extract contains powerful antioxidants, which can help boost the body's immune system and protect against illness and disease. It is helpful to support liver health.
Painkiller- Turmeric is known as natural painkiller and it is given to the patient because of its healing benefits.
Affects on Women Health- Turmeric is helpful in supporting specific women's health issues such as PMS, breast health, heart health, mood and hot flashes, etc. turmeric also helps in vitamins and co-factors, essential minerals, amino acids, standardized herbal extracts, digestive enzymes, specialty nutrients and immunity support ingredients.
High Blood Pressure- Turmeric is helpful in curing high blood pressure. It is also good for improving the blood flow and it strengthens the blood vessels as well.
21Sep/090
The Health Benefits of Cabbage
Sadly, most American households wrinkle their noses at the mere mention of this valuable, all powerful and sorely misunderstood vegetable. The word cabbage is usually enough to send children to their rooms with a myraid of excuses as to why they may not wish to eat their evening meal. While cabbage is a delicious and healthful staple in other countries, it is almost foreign to Americans, with the exception of good old fashioned cole slaw. Do recognize that this American cabbage specific, mayonnaise laden dish full of hydrogenated oils and other unmentionables, absolutely ruins the reason for eating such a healthful food in the first place.
Cabbage is a sturdy, strong and abundant vegetable. Hardy and easy to grow, it is almost universally available in all countries and cultures. Cabbage belongs to the all important family of cruciferous vegetables. The members of this family of vegetables are so named for their cross shaped (crucifer) flower petals. Rich in nutrition and fiber, cabbage is an absolutely phenomenal source of Vitamin C. Even more impressive is that cabbage is famous for a specialized, naturally occurring, nitrogenous compound known as indoles. Current research indicates that indoles can lower the risk of various forms of cancer.
Cabbage was popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. An early Roman medicinal preperation blended lard with the ashes of burnt cabbage to make an ointment for disinfecting wounds. Throughout history, the Asian diet has been rich and abundant in cabbage and its various varieties. Epidemiological studies have found that men living in China and Japan experience a much lower rate of prostate cancer than their American counterparts. Similar data has been uncovered regarding breast cancer rates among women.
It is no wonder that the lowely, plain, boring cabbage gets rave reviews from the world of nutritionists. Cabbage is relatively cheap yet one of the richest when it comes to protective vitamins. Talk about the original weight loss food! One cup of cabbage contains only around 15 calories.
Cabbage is rich in the following nutrients:
Vitamin A: responsible for the protection of your skin and eyes.
Vitamin C: an all important anti-oxidant and helps the mitochondria to burn fat.
Vitamin E: a fat soluble anti-oxidant which plays a role in skin integrity.
Vitamin B: helps maintain integrity of nerve endings and boosts energy metabolism.
Modern science has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the health benefits and therapeutic value of cabbage, which also plays a role in the inhibition of infections and ulcers. Cabbage extracts have been proven to kill certain viruses and bacteria in the laboratory setting. Cabbage boosts the immune system's ability to produce more antibodies. Cabbage provides high levels of iron and sulphur, minerals that work in part as cleansing agents for the digestive system.
There are many different varieties of cabbage, so please, be brave and innovative. Green cabbage is the most popular, common and of course the one we are most familiar with. Take a walk on the wild side with Savoy cabbage. With yellow crinkled leaves, you can use this variety of cabbage as an alternate in many recipes. Let's not forget Bok Choy, a routine addition to Chinese recipes that has a sweet, light, celery type familiarity. Red Cabbage. It goes without saying in that it simply has to be good for you given all that beautiful plant pigment where the majority of nutrition is stored. Red cabbage is good in salads and is commonly pickled. Napa cabbage has a mild sweet taste and is incredible in stir fry dishes.
Whatever your choice of cabbage may be, enjoy a serving at least once a week along with your other valuable and health promoting cruciferous vegetables. Try to cook your cabbage lightly. Steaming and quick stir fry dishes are considered to be the best methods for preserving the power packed natural nutrition given so freely by Mother Nature. Cabbage soup anyone?
22Aug/090
Skin Care Cream – The Toxins, Cancer-Causing Chemicals and Rubbish That Gets Into Beauty Creams
I'm shocked. Skin care cream can be made from toxic chemicals and reject parts from dead animals treated with acid.
And if you think that's bad, there is worse to come .. these things can be found in the skin care moisturizer cream of some of the biggest beauty product brands.
I know this flies against what we are told in the fashion magazine advertisements. There, glamorous models give the distinct impression that skin care cream will make you look young, feel better, and be healthier.
What they don't tell you is what's in the jar. And some of that is plain dangerous. Those things can give you ailments ranging from irritation of the skin to cancer.
Here's a list of 15 things to avoid at any cost as you go shopping for skin care cream. Sadly they are some of the most common ingredients in skin care products.
Acrylamide: Watch for it in hand and face creams, as some research indicates links with breast cancer.
Alcohols: like ethanol, ethyl alcohol, methanol, benzyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and SD alcohol. They dry out the skin which can cause irritation and will wash away your natural protective skin oils exposing you to the risk of bacteria, mould and viruses.
DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (monoethanolamine), and TEA (triethanolamine): You'll find them used to adjust pH in skin care cream. They can give you eye problems, dry skin, and long term can be toxic. They're banned in Europe.
Dioxane: (a synthetic derivative of coconut). This one's everywhere. A major component is 1,4-dioxane which is officially certified to cause cancer.
Fragrance: Just added to give skin care cream a beautiful smell, but many ingredients are toxic or carcinogenic, affecting the central nervous system, and so causing depression, hyperactivity, and irritability.
Mineral oil: liquid paraffin, paraffin wax, petrolatum are often used to seal moisture in the skin. In practice they clog pores, keeping toxins in and encouraging acne, removing natural skin oils and so encouraging dry skin and giving you an aged look. But manufacturers use it because it's cheap.
Nitrosamines: They are carcinogenic.
Padimate-O: Also known as octyl dimethyl, it is found in sunscreens. Researchers are wondering if the energy absorbed by the sunscreen is turned into free radicals. If so, this increases your risk of skin cancer.
Parabens: methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl paraben - These are preservatives, so you see them everywhere. Studies suggest they may cause cancer and interfere with the body's endocrine system. May also be responsible for some allergic reactions and skin rashes.
Phenol carbolic acid: Many lotions and skin care cream have this. It's dangerous. Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma and even death from respiratory failure.
Polyethylene glycol (PEG): This one is an emulsifier and humectant. Some researchers say it is carcinogenic.
Rancid natural emollients: Use skin care cream where the oils have been cold pressed, because natural oils extracted by refining, which is very common, removes nutrients and leaves behind poisonous trans fatty acids. Also watch their age, as skin care cream using them can go rancid if stored past their use by date.
Toluene: This you'll find in almost all artificial fragrances. Get too much and you're in danger of anemia, lowered blood cell count, liver or kidney damage. Research suggests overuse will endanger a developing fetus. Watch for it in Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), benzoic and benzyl.
Triclosan: This is an anti-bacterial agent. Used in weed killer and a lot of skin care cream. Some studies suggest it may help create strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
This is a long, detailed list. So, do yourself a favor. Email the company you buy your skin care cream from and ask them if they include any of these ingredients in their products. If they do not, you're fine.
If they do, however, you need to find another company with a deliberate policy to not use any of these nasties.
9Aug/090
Skin Care Expert Tips – Expose Your Skin’s Natural Beauty
Radiating beauty is mostly about taking care of yourself and seeing yourself in a positive light. It's about growing to trust yourself. Confident women are beautiful. They are not seeking affirmations from someone else because they already know they are beautiful. Confidence is about trusting your instincts about what's right for you. Confident women consult with themselves and use instinct and intuition as their guides. Learn to trust yourself and you will feel more fulfilled and what's more you will be beautiful.
Radiating beauty is about how you treat and take care of yourself. It's about seeing yourself in a positive light. Because of the nurturing nature of women this is sometimes not so easy for women to do. But, it is none the less important.
Today's women want to look natural even when wearing make-up. But before you put on even a dab of make-up it's important to take care of what's under your make-up. It's important eat a healthy diet that includes lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and drink lots of water. It's important to take care of your skin. It's important to know that what you do as part of your morning and evening regimen makes a noticeable difference to the health and appearance of your skin.
There are some basic products and a few optional ones that will make a vast difference to your skin's overall appearance when used regularly. These products are a skin care must.
Cleanser
Estheticians and skin care specialists will generally advise you not to use soap. Soaps do not wash off easily and tend to leave residue on the skin. A good cleanser washes off clean and and leaves the skill feeling moisturized. The purpose of the cleanser is to remove dirt and make-up from the skin. Cleansers are applied to the skin by making small circular motions with the finger tips. Regardless of the brand you choose cleansers are made for normal, combination, dry and oily skin types. The majority of women have combination skin, with older more mature women tending to be dry, and many teens tending toward oily skin. Sometimes it become necessary for women to have two cleansers for times when her skin responds differently to environmental conditions. Observe how your skin responds to a product and make the necessary adjustments.
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6Aug/090
Weight Loss Research – 10 Interesting Research Findings About Weight Loss
1. A thirty-year study published in the American Journal of Urology reported that weight loss and exercise can reverse impotence without medical intervention. The research suggests that about a third of men with impotence can reverse it simply by changing their behaviour and engaging in weight loss, exercise and stress reduction activities.
2. Researchers at the Université Laval Faculty of Medicine in Quebec, Canada found that taking calcium and vitamin D supplements while on a weight loss program lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and helps reduce cholesterol levels.
3. Dieting and exercise have the same results for weight loss. According to a study by a team of researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, dieting alone is equally effective at reducing weight and fat provided that the calories that you consume and burn are equal. However, A study from the American university of St Louis has found that although both dieting and exercising help with weight loss, those who do not exercise suffer from muscle loss.
4. Lack of sleep is linked to weight gain. A study of more than 2,000 U.S. kids aged 3 to 12 years has found that children who slept more tended to weigh less and than those who slept less. Lack of sleep has also been linked to more weight in adults, too.
5. Weight loss improves heart function in people who are obese. A study by the University of Queensland in Australia has shown that people who are obese can reverse some early heart and blood vessel dysfunction by adopting a healthy lifestyle and losing weight.
6. Support from other people is important to sticking with a weight-loss plan. Recent studies have shown that people who diet or exercise with a partner or group tend to be more successful at losing weight and keeping it off than those who try to do it alone.
7. According to an Australian study, exercising using sprints of high-intensity work can help you lose three times the weight of people who maintain a steady workout level.
8. Weight loss reduces risk of cancer. An international team of scientists found that women who carry a breast cancer gene can reduce their risk of the disease by slimming or losing weight.
9. Grapefruit may help people who are obese to lose weight according to Researchers in the United States who also found that adding grapefruit to your diet may also protect you from diabetes.
10. Studies conducted in the UK and in Australia have shown that you can improve fitness without losing weight as you can gain muscle and lose fat through strength-training exercises.
15Jul/090
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Of October
As You all Know that October is coming to the end of the month and although October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness but this is not ending. Care and awareness should always be at all times, early detection is a better recovery and to cure will stand a much higher chance before is is too late.
We should always take care of our Beauty and Health, To Stay Healthy is To Stay Beautiful..
These programs of Awareness gives us a gentle reminder. A well-balanced meal, quality sleep and exercise to work our body to keep them fit is not only very important but to live our life Wonderful too!
October is the Month: Breast Cancer Awareness, an important month for all women.
Is to remind all women of the importance of doing Breast Self Examination (BCE) regularly and It is also to remind if you are in 40 years old and above require to have a mammogram check annually especially the age range 55- 59 has the highest rate in women detected breast cancers in which there are many women who already suffered from breast cancer. If early detection would have taken place , it is possible and a sure way to help those sufferers.
Protection through early detection will have better treatment options and better chance of recovery. As no one exactly knows the exact causes of breast cancer. Doctors do know that bumping, bruising or touching does not cause cancer and breast cancer is not contagious that another person can "catch it". Doctors often cannot explain why one woman develops breast cancer.
Apart from screening, It is also important to be aware of the possible signs. Therefore, regulars self check by doing Breast Self Examination (BCE) is important and require in detect signs and symptoms.
Symptoms
Common symptoms of Breast Cancer Include:
A change in how the breast or nipple FEELS
A lump or thickening in or near the breast
11Jul/090
Women’s Health & Wellness Issues
As a woman, it is very important that you educate yourself in every facet of women's health, because it covers a broad spectrum right from general health down to the narrower focus of reproductive health. Women's health is a big issue from pregnancy to infections, to infertility
When it comes to health, men and women experience and react to various conditions differently. Both need to engage in preventative measures as this improves their quality of life.
The subject of women's health is a growing issue. There is lots of information out there relative to this topic which can make things a little confusing but as you go through it you will find that the fundamentals remain the same.
There are also numerous products out there to help women overcome various health challenges but you should always educate yourself about what you are taking. The internet is a wonderful tool to do this. There are lots of forums and communities out there where women discuss products they have used and what benefits or drawbacks they experienced while taking them
Like anything else, it is all about getting the right information. So you may need to dig deep and always double check for various official references.
As we all know, what you eat is very important when it comes to your health. Shockingly, some of the most important ingredients necessary to have a healthy diet are more often then not in short supply in the foods that we eat on a daily basis.
The good news is that healthy foods are readily available in your local grocery store but you may need to make an extra effort to find them. It's funny how they seem to display the nutrient-robbing foods more prevalently over that of the healthy foods.
Women have many health issues to deal with such as breast cancer for example. It is very important as a woman that you do regular mammograms as a preventative measure. As per usual exercise is important and it is also essential that you develop good habits. Such as drinking plenty of water, eating fresh food such as fruit and veggies and in general having a balanced diet.
Remember, prevention is always better than a cure. Regular exercise and good eating habits will do a lot to improve your lifestyle and self image. It will also help with your mental health and general outlook on life and along with this regular exercise has been proven to reduce the severity of menstrual cramps.
Finally, another key element to health is sleep. Sleep deprivation is not good for you and there are numerous studies out there that report on the various health issues that can arise due to lack of sleep. In conclusion, eat healthy, exercise and get routine check ups for maximum health.
30May/090
The Health Benefits of Kale
When you mention kale, the majority will look up with raised eyebrows and mumble "What"? "What's that"? An old, hardly spoken of and powerful green food. Kale is a leafy green vegetable with a mild earthy flavor. The season for kale is between mid winter and early spring where it can be found in abundance in most produce sections of the local grocery store. However, one can find kale year round. Thankfully, kale is starting to garner well deserved attention due its nutrient rich phytochemical content which provides unparalleled health promoting benefits.
Kale absolutely rich and abundant in calcium, lutein, iron, and Vitamins A, C, and K. Kale has seven times the beta-carotene of broccoli and ten times more lutein. Kale is rich in Vitamin C not to mention the much needed fiber so lacking in the daily diet of processed food eating Americans. The "Icing on the Kale" are the natural occurring all important phytochemicals sulforaphane and indoles which research suggests may protect against cancer. Let's not forget the all important antioxidant Vitamin E. Rest assured kale spares nothing in providing one with much needed nutrients and associated health benefits.
The naturally rich sulfur content of kale deserves a bit more discussion. Science has discovered that sulforaphane, helps boost the body's detoxification enzymes, possibly by altering gene expression. This is turn is purported to help clear carcinogenic substances in a timely manner. Sulforaphane is formed when cruciferous vegetables like kale are chopped or chewed. This somehow triggers the liver to produce enzymes that detoxify cancer causing chemicals, of which we all are exposed on daily basis. A recently new study in the Journal of Nutrition (2004) demonstrates that sulforaphane helps stop breast cancer cell proliferation.
Kale descends from the wild cabbage which originated in Asia and is thought to have been brought to Europe by the Celtics. Kale was an important food item in early European history and a crop staple in ancient Rome. Kale was brought to the USA during the 17th century by English settlers.
A leafy green vegetable starting to gain widespread attention, kale belongs to the Brassica family, a group that also includes cabbage, collard greens and Brussels sprouts. Choose kale with small leaves as they will be tenderer and offer a sweeter taste. Make kale leaves a regular addition to your salads. A sautéed side dish of kale, onions, and garlic drizzled in olive oil is second to none. Enjoy your kale. You'll be glad did.
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