Monday, February 27, 2012

Daily Lifestyle Tips To Reduce Wrinkles


As we get older, our appearance is just one of the many things that we have to worry about declining. Fine lines and wrinkles are part of the first signs of aging skin. Anti-aging and wrinkles reducers consist of eating proper nutrition, drinking enough water, reducing stress, cleaning and moisturizing the skin and getting enough sleep. However, even if you live healthy and follow these guidelines the natural aging process causes a decline in collagen, which increases the likelihood of wrinkles. So in addition to following a healthy lifestyle includes some of these more surprising tips in your daily life to reduce wrinkles from creeping up on you.

            Basic skin care is the root of avoiding wrinkles from appearing on your skin. Good basic skin care includes appropriate diet, wearing sunscreen, staying out of excessive sun, no t smoking, and using moisturizer. A proper diet should include a ton of fruits and vegetables because they are filled with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, which keep your skin healthy and beautiful. In addition protein is essential for the health of your skin. Cold-water fish such as salmon is a great source of protein and also contains omega-3 fatty acids, which nourishes the skin, making it youthful, supple and clear of wrinkles. Consuming fish that contains omega 3’s at least three times a week will greatly reduce your chance of wrinkles. Another source of skin protectors includes soy food products. Soy protects the skin against damage and keeps the skin structure firm, which eliminates the possibility for wrinkles. Additionally, all the coffee that Americans drink may be party of the problem w. Therefore to reverse the effects of coffee on the skin witch to cocoa or green tea. These products contain flavonols called catechins that improve circulation to the skin cells. This allows the skin to remain hydrated and smooth. By adding these items to your diet or making the necessary changes you can further reduce wrinkles.

            Washing, cleansing and moisturizing your skin is necessary to avoiding wrinkles. However, some people wash their face too much. Over washing can dry out the skin and strip the skin of its natural barrier oils, which protect it. Avoid soaps that don’t contain skin moisturizers rather use facial cleansers, which will protect your facial skin from damage and dryness. In addition to moisturizer using topical vitamin C and alpha-hydroxy acids can also reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and prevent them from occurring. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which protects the skin from damaging free radicals. It also increases collagen production in the skin, which is needed to keep skin firm. L-ascorbic acid is the type of vitamin c that has shown the best wrinkle relief. AHA or alpha hydroxy acids are exfoliants that are used to help remove fine lines and wrinkles already present on the skin. AHA’s remove the top lay of dead skin cells to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.  AHA can be used in a daily skin care regime and should be used when the skin has been cleaned.

            Sleeping is an integral part of keeping your skin beautiful. When you decrease the number of hours you sleep you eliminate the essential cleansing that the body goes through when you are asleep to rid itself of toxins. Additionally fatigue and overall feeling of tiredness cause wrinkles to appear on the face. Therefore it is necessary to get 6-8 hours of sleep to ensure your skin healthy recovery each night. In addition to the number of hours you get of sleep, the position you sleep in also affects your skins possibility for wrinkles. As we get older our skin becomes more impressionable.  When you sleep on your stomach your face comes into contact with your pillow. Chemicals, dirt and toxins that are present ion your pillow, pillowcase and hair can easily transfer to your skin and cause deterioration. Also as you sleep wrinkles from your pillow can imprint themselves into your face. Overtime it takes longer and longer for these wrinkles to disappear until they become permanently engrained within the skin. To avoid this from happening it’s best to sleep on your back (also a better postural sleeping position for your neck and back). Side sleeping causes chin and cheek wrinkles where as stomach sleeping can cause crows feet and a furrowed brow.
         
  Lastly our eyesight can greatly affect the appearance of wrinkles of your face. Most people wouldn’t normally relate these two things however one can greatly affect the other. When ones eyesight is impaired because of degeneration, genetics or environment it naturally causes you to squint. Squinting also causes fine lines and wrinkles to appear around the eyes. Therefore avoid squinting by getting reading glasses, contacts and wearing sunglasses when you are in the sun. Never try to read or see without the helpful tools or else you will develop wrinkles.

            By including these simple and easy tips in your daily life you can reduce the appearance of existing wrinkles and reduce the chance of wrinkles appearing as you age.

Source:
Universal Health Info
http://www.universalhealthinfo.com/

Natural Health through Lifestyle Choices

Are you living a natural health lifestyle? Do you eat well and exercise regularly? If so,good for you! You're on the right path, but healthy living is much more than just diet and exercise.



A natural health lifestyle can only result from making right choices about what you eat and drink, what activities you perform, and what you surround yourself with everyday. It can also include such things as getting appropriate exposure to the sun, getting proper rest, and balancing the mind-body-spirit connection.

In short, it means continually surrounding yourself with the right environment for optimum health and well being.

Health is about feeling good, but robust health exists only when disease, injury, and pain simply cannot enter our lives. A natural lifestyle will promote both the body and the mind's ability to resist such attacks and remain in a healthy state.

Your body is created to be naturally healthy, and healthy living will promote the body's own ability to regulate its functions, prevent illnesses, and heal itself when necessary. Don’t be fooled into thinking that every illness or malady must be dealt with by using expensive drugs and surgery. It’s just not true.


Source: 
Natural Health Lifestyles
http://www.naturalhealthlifestyles.com/

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Green Life

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There are varying degrees of green lifestyle choices you can make. It depends on your level of comfort, concern, and personal preference. More “advanced” green lifestyles differ from those who are just getting started, or who prefer to do just a few basic things. Here are some of the differences.

The Basics
For a beginner or someone who simply prefers to do a few simple things, the basics usually cover it. This includes some or all of the following:

* Eating whole, natural foods grown organically and, if possible, locally
* Recycling household waste such as cardboard, paper, glass, and plastic
* Conserving water in the home by cutting back wherever possible
* Choosing eco-friendly paints when it’s time to redecorate
* Saving energy by turning out lights, installing CFLs, and using daylight whenever possible
* Saving energy by using electric appliances sparingly and in a strategic way (such as baking foods at the same time, using the microwave to reheat foods, etc.)
* Using solar lighting outdoors
* Cleaning the home with natural, eco-friendly cleaners, homemade and/or commercial
* Investing in more eco-friendly toys for children, such as wooden toys
* Cutting back on fuel use by walking, carpooling, or biking
* Using cloth bags for shopping
“Advanced” Green

In addition to the above, a more advanced green lifestyle might include some or all of these lifestyle choices.
* Setting up a recycling program in the office, school, or community
* Organizing and/or participating in a community clean-up day
* Engaging in eco-friendly travel, such as driving a hybrid vehicle
* Installing solar panels, personal wind turbines, or other alternative means of generating electricity for the household
* Composting kitchen scraps in a worm bin or compost pile
* Growing your own food using organic methods
* Wearing only natural fibers and sustainable footwear
* Using only sustainable woods and materials in the home, such as natural linoleum or bamboo flooring, mango-wood furniture, and natural countertops
* Using only recycled materials in the home such as paper and cardboard
* Doing business as an eco-consultant
* Installing a low-flow toilet or composting toilet
* Building an entirely eco-friendly house out of natural materials

As you can see, there are varying degrees of going and being green. You may well begin with the basics and then add more and more of the more advanced options. And remember, you don’t have to be super-advanced to be effective in your greening efforts. The important thing is to take steps in the right direction and do what you are able to do. 


Source:
Eco-Friendly Blog
http://www.ecofriendlyblog.net

Eco Friendly Quotes

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth… ~Genesis 1:1

God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. ~Genesis 1:31

You shall not pollute the land in which you live… you shall not defile the land in which you live, in which I also dwell. ~Numbers 35:33-34

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ~Theodore Roosevelt

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi

The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. ~Gaylord Nelso

The supreme reality of our time is…the vulnerability of our planet. ~John F. Kennedy

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations. ~ Jean Paul Richter

Your descendants shall gather your fruits. ~Virgil

Don’t blow it – good planets are hard to find. ~Quoted in Time

I’m not an environmentalist. I’m an Earth warrior. ~Darryl Cherney, quoted in Smithsonian, April 1990

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew. ~Marshall McLuhan, 1964

I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun’s energy…. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago. ~Sir George Porter, quoted in The Observer, 26 August 1973

And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place and He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away that which had no further use. And soon the earth was covered with plastic bags and aluminum cans and paper plates and disposable bottles and there was nowhere to sit down or walk, and Man shook his head and cried: “Look at this Godawful mess.” ~Art Buchwald, 1970

The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows. ~Paul A. Samuelson, Newsweek, 12 June 1967

I think that all good, right thinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that all good, right thinking people in this country are fed up with being told that all good, right thinking people in this country are fed up with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am. ~Monty Python

It’s important for celebrities, environmentalists and world leaders to continue to increase education and eco-awareness through the forums provided to them naturally by virtue of being famous. Take inspiration from these words of wisdom from a Nazi-era teenager and concentration camp victim: “how wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank

The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it. ~Psalms 24:1 

The earth and its fullness are the Lord’s. ~1 Corinthians 10:26

But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being. ~Job 12:7-10


Source:
Eco- Friendly Blog
http://www.ecofriendlyblog.net/