Seven Commandments of Good Health

1. Maintain a desirable body weight.

2. Eat a varied, balanced diet.

3. Eat more vegetables and fruits.

4. Have a high fiber diet - legumes. cereals, veggies and fruits.

5. Cut down on fat.

6. Cut down on alcoholic beverages and softdrinks.

7. Remove salt-cured, smoked and nitrite-preserved foods.

source: Forever Young by Cory Quirino

Sugar Scrub

Sugar Scrubis the perfect thing to use to exfoliate and repair dry skin while allowing new skin cells to grow. It makes the skin soft without spending too much.

Ingredients:

1 clear plastic jar

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup olive oil

 lemon juice(optional)

Directions: 

 

- Mix the sugar and olive oil in the plastic container.

 

- Remove make up from the face.

 

- Apply sugar scrub to the face in a soft, short circular motion. Do not use too much presure.

 

- Concentrate on the nose and chin where blackheads/whiteheads tend to form.

 

- Wash off with a gentle soap and water.

 

- Follow with your moisturizer.

Natural Beauty Tips

1. Wearing less make-up makes you look younger.

2.  Drink plenty of water and get eight hours of sleep every day.

3.  Sleep on your back to prevent wrinkles and breakouts on your face.

4.  Sleeping on two or three pillows at a time will help get rid of dark circles under your eyes.

5.  After washing your face, rinse in cold water to close the pores and tighten the facial muscles.

6.  Wearing a low heel will give you better posture than wearing flat shoes.

7.  Good posture can make you look much slimmer.

How to Look Younger?

"Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks." -- Charles Dickens

Here are a few beauty tricks that will make you look younger with just a sweep of a blush brush or mascara wand.

1. Keep your hair between your chin and your shoulders. Side-swept bangs and hair no longer than your shoulders will take off years.

2. Wrong lipstick shades can age you Another trick to looking younger is to steer clear of brown lipstick shades. Avoid matte lipstick as they tend to settle into your lip lines. Instead, try creamier lipsticks or glosses. (Glosses are especially youthful and make your lips appear bee-stung).

3. Stick to creamy blushes and shadows Older skin usually means dry skin, so creamy blushes and shadows are your best bet. Also, powder blushes and shadows tend to settle into your fine lines and wrinkles, while creamier products "plump" up your skin.

4. Define those eyes Curled lashes immediately make eyes "pop." One tip I love I learned from the editors of Allure: You can curl your lashes AFTER mascara application, just make sure the mascara has dried. I find lining my eyes helps make my somewhat tiny eyes look 10 times larger. I rarely leave the house now without mascara.

5. Don't over pluck Once you hit your 30s, you'll want to be careful not to over pluck your eyebrows since brows are less apt to grow back if you excessively pluck.

6. Try teeth whitening Over time, teeth may yellow from coffee, tea or red wine stains.

7. Stand up straight. Think about all the sexy women you know. They stand up straight and confidently. Not only will this make you look ten pounds thinner in seconds, it will make you look five years younger as well

8. Get a good night's sleep Few things age you overnight more than a poor night's sleep. Your eyes are puffy, your skin sallow and dull and your face sags.

Source: About.com

I find this article interesting so I decided to re-post it in my blog. This will be a great help for woman like me who wants to look younger.

I Believe

On December 3,2010 my husband and I will celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. We love each other so much and we're happy together even though sometimes there are misunderstandings, trials and difficulties. I think the biggest trial that we encountered is when I miscarried twice. It happened last January 2006 and October 2009. It gave me so much pain emotionally and I cried a lot.

Despite all of these I still keep on praying to God to bless us a child. Because I believe God will grant my prayer on the right time.

I Love my Husband

Why do I love my husband? I love him because he brings the best out of me, he loves me for who I am. I love the way he patch up with me after a misunderstanding. And above all, God gave him to me!

7 Things Not to do After a Meal

1- Don’t smoke- Experts have proven that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes. ( The possibility of cancer is greater.)

2- Don’t eat fruits immediately – Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore eat fruit 1-2 hours after a meal or 1hour before a meal.

3- Don’t drink tea – Tea leaf’s contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.

4- Don’t loosen your belt – Loosening your belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.

5- Don’t bath – Bathing will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.

6- Don’t walk about – People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.

7- Don’t sleep immediately – The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

Five foods that love your skin - Lifestyle - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

Five foods that love your skin - Lifestyle - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

Happy Father's Day!

Yushin

 This was taken April 28, 2010

Taken May 30, 2010. See, how fast he grew his hair!

He is Yushin our curious, fun-loving and alert Peruvian Guinea Pig.

The Peruvian Guinea Pig is generally obtained as a show animal. His coat is smooth and straight, and grows to several inches in length. The hair naturally parts down the center of the back, and also grows forward over the head.

Our Seon Deok

She is Seon Deok, our loveable Flowerhorn Fish. Flowerhorn are ornamental aquarium fish noted for their vivid colors and the distinctively shaped heads for which they are named.

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer is a Tumor that composed of Cells from Prostate Gland. This tumor normally grows slowly and remains limited to the Glands for many years. The Tumor produces less or no symptoms during this time. All the Prostate Cancer is not similar. Some types of Prostate Cancer grow quickly and spread that can cause shortening of life in people affected by this disease.

Measure of Prostate Cancer fierceness is calculated by an expert Pathologist, observing the Prostate biopsy Specimen under Microscope.

As the Cancer progresses, it may spread beyond the Prostate into the nearby tissues. This Cancer can also metastasize to the other areas of body like bones, Lungs and Liver etc.

Source by : wikimedia

Causes of Prostate Cancer

• The risk factors for Prostate Cancer may involve age, genetics, hormonal changes, environmental factors like Toxins, Chemicals and industrial items. The chances of Prostate Cancer increases with the increase in age, it mostly occurs after the age of 40 years. : Some researchers say that among men over 80 years of age, 50-80% of them are affected due to Prostate Cancer and they are mostly diagnosed after the age of 65 years.
• Genetics play an important role in the risk of developing Prostate Cancer. The risk of Prostate Cancer is 2 to 3 times more in people having family history of this disease.
• Testosterone, the male hormone is produced by the Testicles, affects the growth of normal Prostate tissue and the Prostate Cancer cells. This hormone can aid in the development and growth of Prostate Cancer. The decrease in the level of Testosterone can reduce the growth of Prostate Cancer.
• The Sexually transmitted infections are also risk factors for developing Prostate Cancer. People with sexually transmitted infections have 1.5 times more chance of developing this disease as compare to the healthy people.
• Environmental factors like Cigarette and diets are rich in saturated fat so, they appear to increase the risk of Prostate Cancer.
• The Toxins in the environment may promote the development of Prostate Cancer.
• Geographical factors may also play an important role in the development of Prostate Cancer with men living in North American countries are at higher risk for this disease as compare to the men living in other areas.
• There is no relationship is found between frequency of sexual activity and the chances of developing Prostate Cancer.

Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

In early stages, prostate Cancer does not show any symptom for many years.

Following are the symptoms of Prostate Cancer

• Enlarge Urethra
• Irregular flow of Urine
• Difficulty in Urination
• Burning in Urination
• Blood in Urine
• Blockage of Urine
• Pain while Urination
• Fatigue
• Malaise
• Weight Loss
• Back pain
• Pelvic pain
• Abdominal Pain
• Jaundice
• Yellow color of Skin
• Chest pain
• Coughing

Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer diagnosed with the help of Biopsy of Prostate Gland. If the digital Rectum test of Prostate is not normal, a Prostate Cancer may exist, Biopsy is then suggested along with the Ultrasound images of the area.

A small part of Prostate tissue is taken through a cutting needle and a Tru cut biopsy is done.

A Pathologist analyzes the sample of tissues with the help of a microscope to know about the type of Cancer present in the Prostate and the level of involvement of Prostate with this tumor.

Following are the treatment options for Prostate Cancer

1. Radiation Therapy
2. Cryotherapy
3. Chemotherapy
4. Surgery

Prevention for Prostate Cancer

No special measures are found to prevent this condition. We can prevent the development of the cancer by making early diagnosis and then trying to cure the disease as soon as possible.

• Some researchers suggest some dietary measures to prevent the development including Low Fat diets, Red Meats etc.
• Soybeans decrease the amount of Testosterone in the Blood and can control the growth of Prostate Cancers.
• Tomatoes, Mineral Selenium and Vitamin E may slow the growth of this Cancer.
• The use of medications like Finasteride and Dutasteride reduces the chences of getting this Cancer. These medications may also help in shrinking the size of Prostate and reducing the symptoms of this condition.

There was a time when this disease was incurable but now many effective treatment are available that may save the lives of people around the world.

source: coolhealthtips.com

Beauty Regimen at Night

All of us want to look young and beautiful. But how many really stay that way? As they say, Rome wasn't built in a day, and if you want to look attractive and fresh, you should follow not just an efficient beauty regime, but also a regular one.

For busy homemakers and corporate executives alike, it is not always possible to maintain a regular beauty regime, unless it is a habitual visit to the nearest beauty salon. Instead of spending money on artificial and expensive treatments, here is a simple schedule to groom yourself naturally. Just before you go to bed, allot a period of ten minutes. Yes, all it takes is just that little time to keep you looking young and glowing.

Foot Care
Feeling terrible after a tiring day? As soon as you return home, soak your feet in a basin of warm water mixed with a handful of fragrant bath salts. After 10 minutes, wash your feet (a simple soap and water wash is sufficient).

If you aren't feeling sleepy by this time, take a foot filer and scrub your heels. Using a toothpick (orange stick) clean the edges and grooves around your toe nails, to remove the dirt that gets accumulated. Apply cold cream or moisturizer before winding up. This will make the skin soft and prevent people from running away at the sight of your feet.

Face Wash/Scrub
Cleansing your face before going to bed is essential to take away the dirt you might have picked up in your day. Walnut scrub is ideal for oily skin. Make sure you scrub your face in circling motions and wash with cold water. For those with dry or sensitive skin can use baby oil or wet cleansing pads, followed by a night cream.

Night Cream/Moisturizing
The right time to apply any treatment, especially moisturizer - be it for whitening the skin, under-eye cream or simple moisturizing. It will revitalize your facial skin and work wonders on skin, which had been exposed to all the dirt and grime in the daytime. It would be a good idea to use it on your arms and neck, too.

Your Hair
While oil is not the elixir of life to hair, it IS essential in keeping it well conditioned and supple. Leave oil overnight and wash in the morning with shampoo to get better results.
Heat a little amount of oil (olive oil, almond oil, or plain old coconut oil) by placing it in a small container and swirling it in hot water. After the oil gets considerably hot, massage the scalp with your fingertips, in rotating motion, for at least 8 - 10 minutes. You can do this while soaking your feet in warm water.

Castor Oil
Applying pure castor oil to your eyebrows and lashes, particularly those who have scanty growth, will make them grow thick and long. For tired or puffed eyes, place a cotton pad soaked in chilled rose water. Keeping thin slices of cucumber ready in the refrigerator beforehand is ideal.

Grated cucumber, by itself or mixed with carrot juice, can be spread under the eye, to reduce black circles and sagging skin.

Lip Guard 
And finally, a smear of Vaseline on your lips, and you can sleep like a child and get up like a fairy!

source: free-beauty-tips.glam.com