February 1, 2005 11:50 - The Best Beauty Treatment!
An old friend of mine used to give up alcohol for one month a year. He chose February because it is the shortest month! I've copied him because February is my purification month. No alcohol or processed food. Just basmati rice, dhal and cooked fruit and veggies. And plenty of warm to hot water. I always feel reborn by the 28th. And all those clothes that had become tight over Christmas and beyond become wonderfully loose.
It's the best beauty treatment I know!
I incorporate the above with an ayurvedic home purification. It adds a real "turbo charge"! You can find out about this and lots more in "The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies" by Vasant Lad B.A.M.S.,M.A.Sc.:
February 5, 2005 10:25 - Avoid The Winter Blues and Stay Happy!!
Not tooo long to go now until spring! I hope none of you are getting depressed or S.A.D. It is so important to get out there in the fresh air and daylight. You need it to keep you happy. You also need it to boost those melatonin levels to get a good night's sleep. Then you'll be even happier...It's an ongoing spiral!
"NATROL's MELATONIN keeps the body in rhythym with the day and the season. The body naturally releases Melatonin in response to changes in light, with Melatonin levels rising at night. It is in this way that Melatonin helps promote sleep."
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Check out my free natural sleep aids for some effective sleep tips!
That's it for today folks, I'm off for my dose of daylight!
By the way, if you have any "wintery tips" you'd like share why not leave a comment in the box [immediately left below].
February 7, 2005 14:18 - Avoiding Sniffles and Looking Forward to Summer!
Another wintery tip is to put little drop of pure sesame oil (not the toasted variety!) up each nostril before going into hot crowded places......
Shops restaurants and aeroplanes are good examples.
It helps stop any wintery germs that are flying around from getting at you.
And just so we can look forward to summer....
Doing this also helps to stop hay fever. So cast yourself forward to the summer. You're mowing the lawn wearing your tiny bikini, nostrils oiled...
Or, if you prefer, you're on your sun lounger! But you still want to be protected from all the pollen flying around.
You're looking extra fabulous, by the way, after following the natural health free tips on this site.
Maybe your clothes a bit tighter than usual at the moment Well, now's a good time to start getting in shape ready for the glorious spring and summer ahead:
Check out these free tips for womens weight loss
I'm having a hard time imagining summer today. The wind is raging here on the Isle of Skye. Far too cold to try on a bikini!
Hope you're having a nice day!
Bye for now,
Janet.
February 10, 2005 14:17 - Secret of a Happy February 14th!
"Giving is the secret of abundance."
Sivananda This is so true! You don't have to give cards to send out love. You don't even have to have a particular [or several!] beloveds. Just send out loving thoughts into the world and get them back tenfold. So even if you don't receive a single 'Lovey Dovey' card you'll have an abundance of love coming right back at you.
That's not to say that receiving and giving cards isn't fun. It is! Just don't think it means anything if you don't get one. That's just on the surface. It's the deeper stuff that matters! I know,that last sentence was so eloquent!
Also, in keeping with 14th February, I've recently added a new page:
A happy heart is a healthy heart!
February 15, 2005 09:42 - An Excellent Weight Loss Tip!
Here's a great ayurvedic weight loss tip:
If you're hungry between meals drink a cup of warm water and honey. Your hunger will most likely go. If it doesn't then you can assume you really are hungry, not just bored!
It really is good to let your previous meal digest before adding more fuel to the fire. As my ayurvedic doctor put it:
"It's like continually adding more beans to the soup....it will never cook!"
Here are some more ayurveda for weight loss tips.
(They are not just good for weight loss, but for general health.)
February 20, 2005 12:41 - Vitamin C: Are You Getting Enough for Optimal Health AND Beauty?
An oft overlooked marvel, Vitamin C, is a miracle worker!
It is the opinion of many (including mine!) that the Vitamin C RDA(60mg- 90mg for USA at time of writing)is so low as to be a possible danger to health. Not to mention happiness and beauty!
Lack of this wonder-vitamin can lead to poor resistance to infection, physical weakness and a host of other nasties:
Vitamin C is vital for collagen production. As you know, it's collagen that keeps your skin young and beautiful. But the 'Collagen Building Department'will be one of the last in the queue! Your body's natural intelligence will give the available supples to the life supporting parts of your body first.
Click here to read my full article on Vitamin C RDA that I've just posted.
Thanks for visiting...please come back soon!
February 22, 2005 10:11 - Free Quit Smoking Tip For You!
Are you trying to stop smoking? Would you like an excellent free tip? I've just added a new page to this site. It's about just that!
No point in repeating myself and boring you twice so:
Click on Quit Smoking Tip
A bonus tip that you won't find on that page is to chew fennel seeds whenever you feel the urge to 'light up'. Try it, you might be surprised at how effective it is!
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Another page that's been added recently is Amazing Diet This introduces you to an e-diet that really impressed me with the amount of excellent information it provides. If you want to burn fat this is the one for you!
Have a great day. Thanks for visiting and please come back soon!
February 24, 2005 17:19 - Zap stress by being true to yourself!
Other people's opinions can be interesting. But you don't have to take them all on board. Trying to will just drive you crazy!Dharma is just another name for life path. A good example of this is the storyline often seen in movies:
Child is miserable because mother/father wants him/her to follow in his/her footsteps. Never under-estimate how traumatic this can be. If something is not right for you and you're trying to make it fit then much pain can result...
Just think of the 'ugly sisters' trying to fit into Cinderella's slipper!
So, if you're experiencing stress ask yourself:
"Am I being myself or am I trying to be what another would like me to be?"
The path to happiness is to be your true self. This in turn will make those around you happier because you will be also giving them 'permission' to be themselves.
So spread happiness by being true to yourself.
Click here for a great selection of free stress management tips!
March 1, 2005 10:12 - Spring Clean Your Body!
Winter really is nearly over....it's spring clean time again...Obviously your surrounding are important, the less clutter the better you'll feel. An easy rule is if the item isn't useful or you don't love it out it goes
Or, these days, off to Ebay it goes!
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