Being Overweight is More than Just Eating and Running
The recently published article “You Thought Those Extra Pounds Came Simply From Eating…” focuses on the psychosomatic causes of being overweight; here I would like to talk about a real-life clinical case that demonstrates this focus. Paula’s weight loss story (*) (Real clinical case) Paula is 41 years old, born in Venezuela, ...Read More
Five Tips for Rejuvenating Facial Skin
Would you like to rejuvenate your facial skin? Does your face look tired, a few years older, in spite of using daily creams? You might not be using the right cream for your skin type, or you aren’t taking other health precautions, like exfoliation, or using sunscreen. But even your diet could ...Read More
Natural Remedies for Kidney Stones
The kidneys are in charge if filtering the blood, detoxifying the body by removing impurities that are circulating through the blood stream, and eliminating waste products through urine. Whenever there is some sort of disease in the kidneys, other functions in the body are affected, precisely because the kidneys are so important. ...Read More
Refresh and Treat your Skin with Mud
For millennium, mud has been used to improve the way skin looks. This therapy, which is based on the usage of mud, has been around for quite some time and in a lot of cultures, it has been used for thousands of years to calm skin irritation as well as different types ...Read More
You thought those Extra Pounds came simply from Eating…
There’s no doubt about it: your weight is determined by the balance between what you eat and what you expend. This depends on your metabolism and endocrine/hormonal system. Your metabolism is how your body uses foods that you ate. This means that it uses, stores, and eliminates the energy in the foods ...Read More
Coffee: Things You Didn’t Know
A lot of people around the world habitually drink coffee almost daily, and we don’t pay that much attention to it…but what is it we are truly drinking? Coffee just might be the most highly used medicinal plant around the world. In fact, preparing it as an infusion (the plant or powder, ...Read More
Home Remedies for Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease, or an STD. It can be caused by the Herpes simplex type 1 virus, and type 2. The first type is also known medically as HSV-1, which is the same virus that causes herpes on the lips, face, etc. Type 2 herpes virus is contracted ...Read More
A Gluten-Free Diet, Thanks.
People have been thinking about gluten-free diets for a long time, especially since there are so many artists and famous people that follow it. There’s also been a lot of talk about the pros and cons with this diet, so today I’m going to limit myself to simply analyzing this from the ...Read More
Exercises, Plants and Foods for a Larger Bust, without Surgery
A lot of women want to have larger breasts, either to breast feed their children better, or to look good and to feel better about their bodies. The truth is, there’s nothing bad about having fairly smalls breasts, as this is not an indicator for health, or one’s ability to breastfeed future ...Read More
Create Beautiful Skin and Hair with Eggs
Eggs are a common source of protein in our diets, and they’re often used in several types of dishes. I bet you never thought they’d have so many beauty-making properties. The protein in eggs is beneficial for repairing tissues, but their benefits don’t stop there. They’re also a source of lutein, a ...Read More
Advice for Women’s Intimate Hygiene
Talking about women’s intimate hygiene could be taboo for a lot of women, but we can’t ignore the fact that good hygiene can prevent the appearance of different infections that generally bring itching, irritation, and bad odors. This intimate area is more susceptible to developing infections for several different reasons. Some of ...Read More
The Stomach and Your Emotions
Did you know that an emotional problem could affect your digestion? This happens because the digestive system and the brain are connected. This connection has become more evident as doctors have started to notice that medication used to treat anxiety, insomnia and stress also exhibit positive effects on digestion. The brain controls ...Read More
Prediabetes: What it is and How to Reverse it
Prediabetes is a condition whereby glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetes. An estimated one out of three people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes, which makes this an important risk factor that should be treated in order to be reversed or controlled. If ...Read More
Natural Remedies and Habits to Control Colitis
Useful advice for controlling colitis. Ulcerative colitis often times can be one of those diseases that makes us feel impotent, yet with a few changes in your life style and your diet, you can control the symptoms and thereby avoid a crisis. Dietary advice for controlling colitis When talking about ulcerative colitis, ...Read More
Advice for Preventing and Stopping Hair Loss
Everyone has worried at some point about hair loss, especially after experiencing a few moments of unusual hair loss. This is what then makes us think about ways to prevent it. The good news is that if you start with enough time in advance, you can prevent hair loss, or prevent it ...Read More
Dangerous Moles: How to Recognize them
Moles provide a special badge to each person’s personality, and depending on where they are, they could even be considered to be “sexy”. They’re not always harmless, however, and some moles could even seriously affect your health. That’s why it’s important that you learn to detect which one could pose a malignant ...Read More
Lymphatic Facial Drainage… in just 10 Minutes
Why perform a lymphatic facial drainage, and what are the benefits? The lymphatic system is responsible for grabbing macromolecules that have accumulated in tissues, to carry them to the venous system, and then on to excretion organs. This technique is considered to be one of the best ways of eliminating toxins from ...Read More
Thicker and Longer Eyelashes with these 5 Natural Remedies
A captivating gaze always looks better when one’s eyelashes are thick and long. A lack of eyelashes could make you like tired and even weak. Eyelashes can also fall out, especially when your diet doesn’t provide the required nutrients, or simply from rubbing your eyes frequently. Natural solutions for thicker and longer ...Read More
Hot Baths and Heart Attack
Are you one of those people that takes really hot baths? Especially in the winter? If so, take a look that this information. Unfortunately, several medical specialists have announced that taking a bath in very hot water could affect your cardiovascular system, and could even cause a heart attack. This doesn’t mean ...Read More
Oily Hair, Nevermore with these 8 Natural Remedies
Oily hair is the result of excessive production of a natural scalp secretion that helps keep hair healthy. Whenever you hair is oily at the end of the day, or after one or two days of not washing, you may have oily hair. This could be caused by heredity, hormone changes, stress, ...Read More