Slow Aging By Eating Peanuts!

Yes, that's right, you can slow aging by eating peanuts.

You all have probably heard of “Resveratrol”, it's a flavonoid that is found in foods like- red wine, grape juice, and red skinned peanuts!

It helps protect the cells against age damage and also helps boost the flow of blood to the brain. Interestingly enough by just eating a quarter cup of peanuts will provide 100% of your niacin needs, which is a nutrient that has been proven to reduce Alzheimer's risk as much as 70%.

Snacking on peanuts also helps curb the appetite and aids in shedding pounds. Now don’t overdo it because of the calorie content in peanuts, but just eating 40 peanuts as a snack is equivalent to an ounce which is acceptable to just about any diet.

Peanuts are also a good source of protein and there is a variety to choose from.

I wrote this in June of 2014 for another site and am reposting it to my Blog. An oldie but a goodie, especially with summer upon us.

Natural Ways To Deal With Bad Breath

Bad breath, or “ halitosis” can be a real embarrassment and cause us to shy away from others due to it. However, bad breath is a condition you can usually correct easily, by using sprays or mouth rinses but it would be wise to get to the cause of it.

The most obvious cause can be gum disease, poor dental hygiene, dry mouth, smoking, and chronic throat and nasal infection. Mouth or throat inflammation, as well as gasses that can travel up from the stomach when the digestive system is not functioning properly.

Drinking herbal tea such as: Myrrh, both an astringent and antibacterial is known for its ability to correct mouth and gum inflammation, and strengthen the gums.

Using Myrrh in a tincture form allows you to rinse or gargle with it and peppermint tea will help with digestion. Drinking sage tea helps with inflammation of the gums, mouth, and throat.

Losing Weight And The Power Of Juicing

Have you ever thought  of Juicing To Lose Weight? Many of us are considering losing a few pounds with the summer months just upon us and juicing is certainly one way to go  and a healthy one at that.

We all want to lose weight  and look good in our bathing suits or for  a special event. We try all types of diets, some work and some don’t. When losing weight, it is important to be sure that we lose fat and not muscle.

Why not try a vegetable and fruit juice? The combination will neutralize the uric acid better than water, and helps increase the healing effects. Juices help support your metabolism and fasting when you are trying to shed those excess pounds.

Using water, your metabolism slows down and the body goes into starvation mode and you lose less. Juices are easy to digest, and enter the blood stream easily. They also will not hurt the detoxification process that your body is going through.

Traditional Chinese medicine

Using Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years and it had first been recorded in the “Yellow Emperor’s Classic book of Internal Medicine between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.

This type of medicine is based on the free flow of all life force Qi- which is reflected in all living and thinking as well as in the blood, circulation, and vision.

There is a wide range of healing methods such as: massage, acupuncture, diet, and remedies made from natural herbs. What the doctors did to examine a patient is to use the tongue and pulse to diagnose.

Qi- is a mixture of what we receive from heaven, the earth, and the air and from water and food. Qi is our life force and it flows through the body. By paying attention to the small signals you receive from your body will provide valuable information to help you.

Remedies For A Sore Throat

Remedies For Dealing With A Sore Throat

We all from time to time have gotten a sore throat that tickle in your throat is a gentle warning that the body is giving you that it is fighting an infection.

What causes your throat to become sore is an inflammation which is part of the body’s natural healing to recognize bacteria, viruses, and any other invaders.

There are natural remedies that can help you treat a sore throat just try gargling with herbal teas and add warm wraps, will help.

Eucalyptus teas are high in anti-inflammatory tannins that will help reduce the swelling and mucus that builds up.

Try gargling with honey and vinegar or try sage, or myrrh herbal teas. They help reduce the swollen membranes and are an antibiotic as well.

If a fever develops it is best to see a doctor.

How To Keep Moving With Arthritis Pain

How To Keep Moving With Arthritis

We have joints throughout our entire body, and when a joint meets the gel like cartilage, which helps make out joints move, and we have a fluid that helps keep the joint moving with ease, but when it stops working then the joint becomes inflamed and you develop arthritis, making it difficult for the movement.

Usually people over 50 years old, will start to experience being affected with arthritis, even if "s minor you will notice the difference and lack of movement in the joint. Arthritis affects both sexes and there are over 18 million people suffering with this condition.

There is another form of arthritis- rheumatoid arthritis, which the immune system attacks the joints in the body. There is no known cause for it, but this disease can be debilitating. You get joints become stiff, swollen and painful to move. There are over 3 million people dealing with rheumatoid arthritis, and this disease can strike at any age.

It is important to exercise and keep yourself moving, by strengthening  your muscles, it will help the joints and protect them by keeping them flexible., if not your joints will stiffen and you will become immobile.

Important factors- if overweight, lose it because you could develop osteoarthritis in the knee and the extra pounds will put stress on your joints. By losing 10-12 pounds will help you prevent this disease.

Walking is the best form of exercise, swimming. Some light exercise where you can keep your joints limber. Start out 3 times a week and slowly increase the time and distance. Your joints will feel better and so will your waistline. So start now before arthritis attacks

Are You Losing Your Hair?

    A Thick head of hair is a sign of health and vitality , but don’t feel like you’re not healthy or 

 vital because you are starting to see signs of baldness. Sometimes it just genes and there’s nothing 
that you can do, there is no “magic” pill to prevent hair loss.

However, YOU can slow down the process and increase the health of your scalp and hair

 by improving the circulation to your hair follicles. Brush your hair and massage your scalp

 to improve circulation.

To increase circulation to your hair follicles takes 3 cayenne capsules daily, or add a ginger

 compress to your scalp, ginger is an excellent circulatory stimulant. Dip the compress into

 warm   ginger tea, then wring out the wash cloth and apply to the scalp for the most effectiveness

  of treatment and repeat several times with fresh tea.

Regular exercise can also help increase circulation and helps remove wastes from the body.