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  • How to Use Amla for Skin Care?
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    How to Use Amla for Skin Care?
    Amla or Indian gooseberry is an antioxidant rich herb that works as a remedy for a number of physical ailments. The fruit of amla is used widely as a rich source of vitamin C. This is one of the most popular Ayurvedic herbs. Besides offering several health benefits, amla is known for its great anti-aging effects. You can use both powdered amla and the fresh fruit of amla for revitalizing your skin. In this article we have discussed the procedure in which amla should be used for skin care. Skin Care Using Amla Tea Fill a pot with 4 cups water and add 2 teaspoon of amla powder into it. Next, add 2 teaspoon of ginger powder to the pot. Stir the water so that the two herbal powders blend well with the water. Boil the mix until the quantity of water gets reduced to around 3 cups. While boiling keep the pot covered. Now, allow the boiled  [...]
    Posted at September 2nd, 2011 | Beauty & Skin Care
  • Swelling of Feet during Pregnancy: How to Manage the Condition?
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    Swelling of Feet during Pregnancy: How to Manage the Condition?
    The body of a pregnant woman starts retaining more fluid; this at times lead to swelling of ankles and feet. Swelling of feet can also occur due to the hampered blood circulation because of pressure induced by uterus of pregnant women on their veins. The swelling of feet during pregnancy can be managed in the following ways: Keep the feet elevated: Whenever possible, lie down keeping your feet elevated at the heart level; you can use pillows for resting your feet. Make sure that your legs stay uncrossed. Stay in this position for around 30 minutes. Doing this 3 to 4 times in a day will help you in bringing back the volume of your feet to normal and will also reduce the pain associated with the swelling. Wear comfortable footwear: Whenever you go out during your pregnancy, you must wear comfortable footwear. Wearing tight shoes hampers  [...]
    Posted at August 25th, 2011 | Pregnancy
  • Allergies and Hives: An Overview
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    Allergies and Hives: An Overview
    Hives,is a skin condition medically referred to as urticaria are among the most frequently occurring allergy symptoms. Patients suffering from allergic reactions possess hyperactive immune systems, which react strongly to substances that are originally not toxic in nature. Allergic reactions resulting in formation of hives are extremely uncomfortable in nature; however, they rarely turn into serious medical conditions. An allergy patient might have hives due to several allergens. Allergies from food items like milk, eggs, nuts, tomatoes, chocolate, shellfish are often manifested in form of hives. Hives caused by allergic reactions from foods might occur in any part of the patient’s body; the hives can start appearing within some minutes of consuming the triggering food or might occur after several hours of ingesting the related  [...]
    Posted at August 18th, 2011 | Allergies
  • Homeopathic Remedies for Fighting Alcohol Withdrawal
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    Homeopathic Remedies for Fighting Alcohol Withdrawal
    Are you trying to get rid of alcohol addiction, but bothered significantly by withdrawal symptoms? The following homeopathic remedies can help you in combating these symptoms successfully and get rid of the addiction much faster. Aresenicum album: This homeopathic medication is prescribed to patients who are experiencing symptoms like depression and compulsiveness while trying to get rid of alcohol addiction. Patients treated with Aresenicum album might also suffer from other alcohol withdrawal symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. A patient, who easily gets exhausted, finds it difficult to stay in cold weather and fails to stay relaxed might also be benefited immensely by this homeopathic remedy. Staphysagria: This homeopathic medication is particularly prescribed to individuals becoming prey of alcohol addiction for suppressing  [...]
    Posted at August 4th, 2011 | Alcohol Abuse
  • Tightening Skin with Herbal Remedies
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    Tightening Skin with Herbal Remedies
    As we grow older, our skin starts losing its tightness. The herbal remedies discussed below might help you maintaining the tightness of your skin and correcting the loose skin up to a great extent. The tea tree oil and oatmeal mix: To prepare this mix, buy a bottle of high quality tea tree oil and whole grain, organic oatmeal. Oatmeal is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties and is an excellent healing agent for skin that has suffered from traumas like sunburn and wind. Oatmeal works by exfoliating our skin and in the process also helps in tightening up the loose skin. The other significant feature of oatmeal that makes it an excellent skin tightening agent is its ability of reducing the size of the large skin pores. The other ingredient of this mix, tea tree oil, on the other hand possesses antimicrobial properties. This  [...]
    Posted at July 28th, 2011 | Beauty & Skin Care
  • Stress Relieving Bath: Some Tips
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    Stress Relieving Bath: Some Tips
    If you are baffled by extreme stress, adding a few drops of essential oil into your bathing water will help you immensely. Before bathing 5 to 7 drops of these oils to the water and wait for 20 minutes; this will allow the oil to get blended with the water. Now, as you’ll bathe using this water, the oil will get into your body penetrating your skin pores and promote muscle relaxation.  While bathing, you will also inhale the aroma of the essential oil, which will result in calming your nerves and mind. Below we have mentioned the essential oils that can be used while bathing: Lavender oil: This essential oil is regarded as one of the most useful oils as far as reducing stress levels is concerned. It is known for inducing calmness and relaxation. Lavender oil induces sleep, reduces stress, cures depression and anxiety and above  [...]
    Posted at July 21st, 2011 | Stress Management
  • Head Massage for Pregnant Women
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    Head Massage for Pregnant Women
    A pregnant woman suffers from immense physical stress. This stress results in several complications including back pain, abdominal aches and joint pain. However, the worst effect of pregnancy is probably on a woman’s upper body. To avoid discomfort experienced by a woman’s upper body during pregnancy, she can go for an Indian head massage. Indian head massage will help the body of the pregnant woman to relax and is also a lot safer compared to the traditional massage techniques. Indian massage therapy involves treating the upper arms, face, neck, shoulders, scalp and the head. This massage technique is based on the theories of Ayurveda. The primary goal of all ayurvedic therapies is balancing the body, spirit and mind of the person undergoing the therapy. According to the ancient transcriptions of India, Indian head massage was  [...]
    Posted at July 15th, 2011 | Pregnancy
  • How to Eradicate Sea Sickness?
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    How to Eradicate Sea Sickness?
    Sea sickness is a condition marked by skin paleness, cold sweats, nausea, headache, fatigue, and vomiting while traveling via water bodies. It can happen to any person traveling on ships, boats etc. Are you planning to go for a cruise trip or a boat ride during the upcoming vacation? Then the tips for eliminating sea sickness provided below will help you immensely. •   For preventing sea sickness while traveling on a boat, one must sit in the front part of the vehicle. According to experts, when a person can see the land or gaze at the sky, he is unlikely to experience sea sickness. •   While traveling on water one must keep enough resources of medication with him for avoiding sea sickness. You will need to take these medications before experiencing the signs of sea sickness. Some people are advised to take these medications  [...]
    Posted at July 7th, 2011 | Travel Health
  • Introducing exercise to your diet
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    Introducing exercise to your diet
    Living a healthy lifestyle not only reduces the risk of contracting various ailments, it also boosts your mental state! Taking just a few hours a day out of your week to exercise will reduce your stress levels and boost your mentality, however to do this you need energy and, after a long day at the office, this is sometimes none existent for many people. Both men and women tend to differ when it comes to the types of exercise they would like to participate it. Women tend to like Yoga, walking and men tend to go for an intense workout at the gym. If you are a man who likes a good workout, make sure you are looking after your muscles i.e. take whey protein, so your muscles are repair after a workout. Trying to fit your exercise in prior to work can be a good option; try walking to work instead of getting the train. Slip your trainers  [...]
    Posted at June 29th, 2011 | Health A-Z
  • Home Remedies for Sun Allergy
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    Home Remedies for Sun Allergy
    If your cheeks are turning red when in sun, it can be due to sun allergy. Sun allergy can be a temporary condition bothering you only for a few hours; or can be chronic requiring medical intervention. This allergy type generally starts in form of minor rashes, which may later develop into serious skin problems. Below we have presented some home remedies used for treating sun allergies for ages. 1.   Coconut milk and yogurt:| Blend these two ingredients in equal proportion and drink it instantly. This will cool you down from inside and the sun allergy symptoms will slowly go away. 2.   Milk: Milk is known to soothe the heat allergy rashes and the itching sensation. If you are allergic to sun or heat, apply milk on the skin exposed to sunrays whenever you come back after spending time in the sun. Wait for 15 minutes and then rise  [...]
    Posted at June 23rd, 2011 | Allergies
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