Do you want healthy, beautiful skin that glows? Then follow these 5 steps to keep your skin in the best shape possible:
1. Protect your skin from ultra violet (UV) light.
A little bit of sunlight is good for your overall health, but too much
exposure to UV rays can quickly cause significant damage to your skin.
Overexposure to sunlight actually makes your skin age faster, leading to
wrinkles, spots, and even cancer. Be sure to apply a good sunscreen
whenever you know you're going to be outdoors for longer than 10
minutes.
2. Stay hydrated with green tea.
You probably already know that drinking lots of water is important for
overall beauty and health. But you may not know that drinking
unsweetened green tea is much better than water alone. Green tea not
only tastes better than plain water (making it easier to drink
throughout the day) but it's also loaded with polyphenols. These
powerful antioxidants fight free-radical damage throughout the body and
help keep your skin, the body's largest organ, young and beautiful.
3. Eat a very "clean" diet.
A clean diet is one based around raw vegetables, fruits, seeds, and
nuts. For protein stick with soy/tofu, eggs and small amounts of fish
and lean poultry. Always choose organic and/or grass-fed meat when
possible. Also, you may want to increase your intake of high-sulfur
foods (e.g., garlic, onions, asparagus, and eggs) as sulfur has been
shown to help keep the skin smooth and youthful. Obviously, all sugar,
flour, and fried foods should be avoided.
4. Eat plenty of healthy fat.
Unrefined, cold-pressed flax seed oil, extra-virgin olive oil, organic
virgin coconut oil, cold water fish oils, and avocado all contain
super-healthy fats that support optimum skin health. These powerful fats
should make up about 20-30% of your daily calorie intake.
5. Moisturize often.
People who moisturize their skin on a daily basis usually have the best
looking skin. Fortunately there are many ways to moisturize. Just find a
few you like and always choose natural options when possible. A great
way to moisturize and nourish dry skin is to mash up an avocado, mix in a
few drops of freshly-squeezed lemon juice, and spread over
freshly-cleaned skin. Leave it on for about 20 minutes then rinse off,
splashing the skin alternately with cold and warm water.
While you're sitting there reading this you're going to learn that
beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to being
attractive it all starts with how you feel about yourself. If you don't
think of yourself as attractive you won't be able to exude this image
when in public. So to better help you begin feeling attractive. Here
is a list of steps you can take.
Way to Become Attractive #1 Take Proper Care of Yourself
This means that your diet should be a healthy one. It should be the one
which is low calorie and low fat, and devoid of fast food. The
majority of your meals should be filled with brightly colored vegetables
and fruits. In addition, you should also have a strenuous workout
regimen, one in which you exercise at least five times per week.
Lastly, don't forget to drink plenty of water. In fact, water should be
mostly what you drink because it help cleanses impurities from the
body.
Way to Become Attractive #2 Don't Subscribe to All the Latest Fads
Fads come and go, especially in the beauty and health industry. The sad
fact is that most of these fads are scams and don't work. The only
scientifically proven way to stay healthy and attractive long into old
age is through a healthy diet and exercise.
Way to Become Attractive #3 Don't Compare Yourself to Others
An attractive person is one who stands out from the rest of the pack, so
it's amazing that most people strive to look like certain celebrities.
Look, the fact of the matter is that no matter how hard a person tries
they will never be able to mold their body and feature to look like
their favorite famous person. Instead of focusing on this, they should
focus on becoming attractive in a unique way. This approach will get a
person noticed much faster.
Way to Become Attractive #4: Don't Wear Yourself Out
Starving yourself and forcing yourself through rigorous exercise in the
gym day in and day out is counterproductive to looking attractive and
being healthy. Of course, you want to be thin. But you should not be
so thin that you look sick. You can kill yourself in the gym everyday
if you want, but you must make sure that you're eating a properly
balanced diet so that your body can benefit from the exercise properly.
Way to Become Attractive #5 Be Committed
You should understand that being healthy and attractive is a lifetime
commitment. Sure, occasionally you're going to slip and eat a big
greasy hamburger. But understand that 99.9% of the time you won't be
doing this. There's absolutely no way around this. If you're not
committed to the lifestyle you won't be able to live it.
We live in a society where everyone has become obsessed with how other
people see them. If you truly want to become attractive and start
standing out then you have to follow the steps above, as well as build
self-confidence in yourself that you're an attractive person. If you
can do this, other people will pick up on this and you truly will be an
attractive person.
11 Jul 2013
Tips on How to Lose Weight without Beating Yourself up in the Process AND staying beautiful
Why do we continue to support an industry that delivers no more than a
5% long-term success rate? How about because the $30 billion dollar
weight loss industry is selling what we want, namely promises of
instant, easy and quick weight reduction.
That reason is we expect weight loss to be like everything else in our society, namely, almost instant. While we have instant entertainment, fast food and information on the Web, our bodies are organic and physical. While all this instant delivery puts us in the mindset that losing 10 - 20 or more pounds is simply a matter of taking a pill or changing a diet temporarily, our physical nature works against that from happening.
The human body is focused on self-preservation. Serious dieting can be recognized by our body as starvation which in turn puts it into a sustained self-preservation mode. Bodies will lower their metabolism to maintain and protect existing energy reserves stored in fat. This means that a radical diet is not the way to lose weight.
So let's try and get past the instant Society mindset and realize that losing weight is a long term goal. It took time to gain all that weight, and it will take time to lose it. More importantly, it will take a lifetime to continue to maintain a healthy weight. The one key to learn how to lose weight is to not get discouraged and realize that losing weight is not a month long effort only.
You can help yourself to lose weight by changing your lifestyle, one minor step at a time.
For example
1. Look long term. Once a diet is selected, there are times when all of us will just decide not to follow the plan. This doesn't mean failure! Tomorrow's a new day and another opportunity to make good food and lifestyle decisions
2. Add some activity into your daily routine. Wash the car by hand, do the vacuuming or gardening yourself. Find ways to become more active in the course of the day. This may mean taking the stairs instead of an elevator or parking farther away when going to the store. All these ideas take almost no time but it can increase activity, and that's a good thing.
3. Stop obsessing about weight. Okay, your fat. Obsessing and worrying about some extra poundage is not going to make it go away. Everyone's weight fluctuates on a daily basis and weighing in all the time can damage your positive outlook about losing weight. It's easy to get discouraged when your weight goes up, because you've made the extra effort to drink additional water. Weigh yourself once a week, and other than that, stay off the scale
4. Learn to like water. Not for swimming or flushing or bathing but drinking. Experts agree that a healthy body needs at least 64 ounces of water a day. If you absolutely cannot handle drinking plain water, go to the supermarket to pick up food flavorings. These are small bottles of flavor usually kept in the baking aisle and can be used to flavor your water without adding calories.
Remember that the key to how to lose weight is to realize that losing weight is a long term proposition. It's only by making those minor changes and adjustments in your routine daily can you expect to not only lose weight and keep it off permanently
Things You Must Do If You Want To Be Beautiful:Being beautiful is more about preparation and less about what you are born with. Work with what you have diligently and daily and you have a recipe for true beauty. Here are 5 tips to put into use immediately:
1. Know What You Want Ahead of Time
Go through magazines and find someone with your body and skin type who has had a makeover. If you are considering a hair makeover, as well, then look through hair magazines for women with your hair type.
2. Create a Daily and Weekly Ritual of Beauty
Once you know what you want, create a daily skin care ritual and a once a week pampering session. At the very least this should include - cleanser, moisturizer and an at home facial. If you have acne try Proactiv Solution 4-piece with Daily Oil Control
3. Head to the Counter
Go to the Beauty Counter at any Major Department Store and have them give you a free consultation. You do not need a million products! Start with the basics - powder, lip liner, lip gloss, blush, a basic eye shadow pack and mascara.
4. Practice Applying Makeup
Spend 10 - 15 minutes a day practicing applying your makeup for the first week. Remember to always apply, at the bare minimum, some lip gloss and mascara before leaving the house. Get out the magazine that you found with the look you want and practice recreating it.
Tip - Just remember that these models have been digitally enhanced so go for as close as possible without beating yourself up if it is not exactly the same.
5. Gut Your Closet once every 6 months
Go to your closet right now and give away anything that you haven't worn in the last two years. Throw out the shirts and jeans that are falling apart or that are so faded that you can barely tell what color they are. And get some good sturdy hangers to hang your clothes on. Finally budget some money to get a few key pieces to complete what is left of your wardrobe.
Tip: Set up a savings account that has a certain amount automatically taken out of your paycheck each week. You decide the amount. Then treat yourself every 3 - 6 months to a new outfit or pampering session.
Take these basics and use them on a daily basis. The beauty industry knows that being beautiful is about enhancing what you have. Take their little secret to heart and practice it daily.
That reason is we expect weight loss to be like everything else in our society, namely, almost instant. While we have instant entertainment, fast food and information on the Web, our bodies are organic and physical. While all this instant delivery puts us in the mindset that losing 10 - 20 or more pounds is simply a matter of taking a pill or changing a diet temporarily, our physical nature works against that from happening.
The human body is focused on self-preservation. Serious dieting can be recognized by our body as starvation which in turn puts it into a sustained self-preservation mode. Bodies will lower their metabolism to maintain and protect existing energy reserves stored in fat. This means that a radical diet is not the way to lose weight.
So let's try and get past the instant Society mindset and realize that losing weight is a long term goal. It took time to gain all that weight, and it will take time to lose it. More importantly, it will take a lifetime to continue to maintain a healthy weight. The one key to learn how to lose weight is to not get discouraged and realize that losing weight is not a month long effort only.
You can help yourself to lose weight by changing your lifestyle, one minor step at a time.
For example
1. Look long term. Once a diet is selected, there are times when all of us will just decide not to follow the plan. This doesn't mean failure! Tomorrow's a new day and another opportunity to make good food and lifestyle decisions
2. Add some activity into your daily routine. Wash the car by hand, do the vacuuming or gardening yourself. Find ways to become more active in the course of the day. This may mean taking the stairs instead of an elevator or parking farther away when going to the store. All these ideas take almost no time but it can increase activity, and that's a good thing.
3. Stop obsessing about weight. Okay, your fat. Obsessing and worrying about some extra poundage is not going to make it go away. Everyone's weight fluctuates on a daily basis and weighing in all the time can damage your positive outlook about losing weight. It's easy to get discouraged when your weight goes up, because you've made the extra effort to drink additional water. Weigh yourself once a week, and other than that, stay off the scale
4. Learn to like water. Not for swimming or flushing or bathing but drinking. Experts agree that a healthy body needs at least 64 ounces of water a day. If you absolutely cannot handle drinking plain water, go to the supermarket to pick up food flavorings. These are small bottles of flavor usually kept in the baking aisle and can be used to flavor your water without adding calories.
Remember that the key to how to lose weight is to realize that losing weight is a long term proposition. It's only by making those minor changes and adjustments in your routine daily can you expect to not only lose weight and keep it off permanently
Things You Must Do If You Want To Be Beautiful:Being beautiful is more about preparation and less about what you are born with. Work with what you have diligently and daily and you have a recipe for true beauty. Here are 5 tips to put into use immediately:
1. Know What You Want Ahead of Time
Go through magazines and find someone with your body and skin type who has had a makeover. If you are considering a hair makeover, as well, then look through hair magazines for women with your hair type.
2. Create a Daily and Weekly Ritual of Beauty
Once you know what you want, create a daily skin care ritual and a once a week pampering session. At the very least this should include - cleanser, moisturizer and an at home facial. If you have acne try Proactiv Solution 4-piece with Daily Oil Control
3. Head to the Counter
Go to the Beauty Counter at any Major Department Store and have them give you a free consultation. You do not need a million products! Start with the basics - powder, lip liner, lip gloss, blush, a basic eye shadow pack and mascara.
4. Practice Applying Makeup
Spend 10 - 15 minutes a day practicing applying your makeup for the first week. Remember to always apply, at the bare minimum, some lip gloss and mascara before leaving the house. Get out the magazine that you found with the look you want and practice recreating it.
Tip - Just remember that these models have been digitally enhanced so go for as close as possible without beating yourself up if it is not exactly the same.
5. Gut Your Closet once every 6 months
Go to your closet right now and give away anything that you haven't worn in the last two years. Throw out the shirts and jeans that are falling apart or that are so faded that you can barely tell what color they are. And get some good sturdy hangers to hang your clothes on. Finally budget some money to get a few key pieces to complete what is left of your wardrobe.
Tip: Set up a savings account that has a certain amount automatically taken out of your paycheck each week. You decide the amount. Then treat yourself every 3 - 6 months to a new outfit or pampering session.
Take these basics and use them on a daily basis. The beauty industry knows that being beautiful is about enhancing what you have. Take their little secret to heart and practice it daily.
TIPS TO OVERCOME BAD BREATH
10 Tips to Kill Bad Breath Now
Bad breath is a problem for many simply because we eat and drink strong foods. Other reasons are more serious and should be checked by your dental professional.
In any event, here are 10 things to Fight Bad Breath Now!
1. Use mouthwash after every meal. This works to loosen food particles inside your mouth that can decay and cause stinky breath.
2. Brush teeth after every meal. Your mother was right and you should brush your teeth after every meal if all possible.
3. When outside the home, after eating, chew a piece of sugarless gum. Gum, like the mouthwash will help to remove stock food from between your teeth.
4. Clean your tongue regularly with a clean cold, wet Terry washcloth. This helps remove the bacteria buildup that can cause bad breath.
5. Wipe the inside of your mouth, gums and cheeks. Literally any soft tissue in your mouth can be cleaned with a cold washcloth and be made to feel much fresher.
6. Watch what you eat. Many times strong foods like onions and garlic take time to be processed through your system. They can remain on your breath for hours after eating. He cannot arrange or basis and you may find that your skin will also have a faint odor.
7. Floss your teeth. If there's one thing that you can do to keep your breath smelling as fresh as possible, it's flossing your teeth. Flossing removes plaque and bacteria buildup from tooth surfaces.
8. Make an appointment to visit your dentist. Dental cavities and gingivitis are two of the leading causes of halitosis or bad breath. The sooner these problems are corrected the easier it will be to maintain a healthy mouth and fresh breath.
9. Stay away from strong drinks such as coffee or use some of the tips above to eliminate that stale coffee odor.
10. Don't smoke. Smoking can permeate not only your breath, but everything in totally and everything you wear. Stale smokers breath is just disgusting and no amount of gum or mints can mask the odor
Your breath should naturally have a neutral smell. It should not deliver any messages about what you had for lunch or the state of your health. Healthy breath should not be unpleasant to people you come in contact with, or smell like peppermints or cinnamon. By taking good care of your teeth and gums, you should be able to get up close and personal with almost anyone without the worry of offending
Abigail Franks has done extensive research on teeth whitening and bad breath solutions. visit her site for more information on curing bad breath and having whiter teeth
Bad breath is a problem for many simply because we eat and drink strong foods. Other reasons are more serious and should be checked by your dental professional.
In any event, here are 10 things to Fight Bad Breath Now!
1. Use mouthwash after every meal. This works to loosen food particles inside your mouth that can decay and cause stinky breath.
2. Brush teeth after every meal. Your mother was right and you should brush your teeth after every meal if all possible.
3. When outside the home, after eating, chew a piece of sugarless gum. Gum, like the mouthwash will help to remove stock food from between your teeth.
4. Clean your tongue regularly with a clean cold, wet Terry washcloth. This helps remove the bacteria buildup that can cause bad breath.
5. Wipe the inside of your mouth, gums and cheeks. Literally any soft tissue in your mouth can be cleaned with a cold washcloth and be made to feel much fresher.
6. Watch what you eat. Many times strong foods like onions and garlic take time to be processed through your system. They can remain on your breath for hours after eating. He cannot arrange or basis and you may find that your skin will also have a faint odor.
7. Floss your teeth. If there's one thing that you can do to keep your breath smelling as fresh as possible, it's flossing your teeth. Flossing removes plaque and bacteria buildup from tooth surfaces.
8. Make an appointment to visit your dentist. Dental cavities and gingivitis are two of the leading causes of halitosis or bad breath. The sooner these problems are corrected the easier it will be to maintain a healthy mouth and fresh breath.
9. Stay away from strong drinks such as coffee or use some of the tips above to eliminate that stale coffee odor.
10. Don't smoke. Smoking can permeate not only your breath, but everything in totally and everything you wear. Stale smokers breath is just disgusting and no amount of gum or mints can mask the odor
Your breath should naturally have a neutral smell. It should not deliver any messages about what you had for lunch or the state of your health. Healthy breath should not be unpleasant to people you come in contact with, or smell like peppermints or cinnamon. By taking good care of your teeth and gums, you should be able to get up close and personal with almost anyone without the worry of offending
Abigail Franks has done extensive research on teeth whitening and bad breath solutions. visit her site for more information on curing bad breath and having whiter teeth
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