Myths about Hair
To cut or long?, Am I dyed it or leave it natural?, Chamomile shampoo is this or this without it? About hair care and a thousand doubts assail us always and that is, is so delicate! No one can say that there is a rule for all and that each has different peculiarities. What we cover today and we’re going to deny that there are some myths about him. Ready?
- It is true that if you cut it grows faster and stronger, all you do with a new cut is to remove the tips that are damaged by wear and are thinner so the hair appears thicker left.
- Do not change the shampoo from time to time so that the hair does not get used to its effects. If one is going well, you will always work while not altering their composition.
- It is advisable to give two soaps because the hair is not going to be cleaner for it.
- If you brush many times a day will not get brighter but it will accelerate its fall. Always remember to brush the strands holding and half toward the tips.
- Sleeping with wet hair does not produce mushrooms; all that can happen is that, being much wet weather, deterioration of the cuticle scales.
- When washing hair too short not fall more. What happens when you shower is that, by the erosive action of water, it has hairs that are about to fall and it seems to just fall at that time.
- The only way to effectively repair of split ends is to cut. What we can do is prevent the scalp properly moisturized.
- The oily hair should not wash every day to generate more fat not only have to do when you notice dirty.
- The hair always unravels when it is still wet but when dry will be even more difficult. Use a fat-tooth comb to damage the least.
- Wear your hair is always tied not damaged. It does if the tires we use are not covered with fabric and cut. Try not to take tension.
Tips for Proper Diet
Surely many you have already thought of losing a few kilos for the summer when you have seen the bikinis in the windows. I, at least I did, but not so much for looking better, but feel better and take care of my body and that, certainly with the advent of good weather, I can not resist ice cream!
As I do not make any mistakes then I can pass a bill I contacted professional dietitian to advise me a little, health comes first! Marta Gonzalez Caballero, nutritionist and dietitian, has answered all my questions and this is what we have been clear:
1. – It is important to see a professional to design a diet in keeping with our height, weight and muscle mass.
2 .- It should not be obsessed with weight, until you spend at least 15 days from the beginning of our diet should not pesarnos and done always in the same scale as, between them, there are oscillations.
3. – Eating slowly and get full before the stomach will send us to stop.
4. – It is very important not to skip meals and eating five times a day. So avoid being a voracious hunger to eat dinner and all that put us through.
5. – When we go to buy, we should do a full stomach and avoid tempting to pass through the halls, the fruit and vegetable section is the best choice!
6. – If we are imaginative in the kitchen, avoid monotony in meals and more dishes apetecerán we saw previously impossible.
7. – When we go out there with friends we have to take light snacks like pickles or shrimp.
8. – We should not skip the main courses, most proteins are providing us!
9. – Between meals, snacks banned! And if we have no adequate remedy what will be a yogurt.
10. – As surely as I pass you, and many eat out, watch out for the menu! For starters, salad or vegetable and meat or fish second to the plate.
Effective Modern Hair Loss Treatments
There are several hair loss treatments to consider if you find your hair beginning to thin out. There is no longer any reason to just accept that baldness is something that happens and cannot be stopped. Though there is no guarantee that any treatment can completely restore your lost hair, modern treatments have been shown to be highly effective in stopping loss and promoting the regrowth of the hair that has been lost.
Propecia and Regaine are two medications that may help. Propecia is a prescription medication that can now be ordered online once a consultation has been completed. Propecia boasts a 90% success rate, which is quite impressive. Propecia is strictly for men only. Regaine is available over the counter, and can be used by both men and women. Available in both regular and extra strength varieties, it can be helpful in the battle against hair loss.
Other hair loss treatments include surgical treatments. These should be used as a last resort, as they can be highly expensive and risky. Transplants and scalp reduction are both an option for those who see no results from medications. Transplants involve implanting hair into bald areas, which scalp reduction works by removing bald scalp areas and stretching scalp with remaining hair over that area. Both procedures come with risks, which is why medication is recommended first.
Zumoterapia for Before the Wedding
And you just around the corner and now your main concern is to be radiant for the big day. It is worth it, because they commit excesses in food at the banquet and then the honeymoon, you take a few days before the wedding to detoxify and eliminate that entire extra.
The zumoterapia is one of the latest developments in detox diets. Its advantage over others is that, being juices from fruit and vegetables also provides a host of nutrients that improve the appearance of our skin or help us with problems of constipation that may be causing stress.
This is for a fast supplying the body with only fruit juices and vegetables. Should consult your doctor before embarking on this treatment and that we might not recommend if you have any health problem. Juices most recommended are:
- Grapefruit juice to combat fluid retention and cellulite.
- Pineapple juice to combat muscle soreness.
- Apple juice helps to go to the bathroom regularly.
- The orange or carrot juice will make skin look more tanned.
- Make cherry juice to rest properly.
Remove Wrinkles
Natural Tips
Most wrinkles are associated with changes in the skin over the years.The aging of the skin and related structures (hair and nails) is a natural process and nothing can be done to reduce it, but there are many factors environmental accelerate it.
Frequent exposure to sunlight causes premature wrinkling skin, increased pigmentation (liver spots) and also increases the chances of developing skin cancer.
Exposure to cigarette smoke is an environmental factor that increases the appearance of wrinkles. To reduce the development of wrinkles in the skin is advisable to avoid exposure to the sun whenever possible. Otherwise, use protective clothing and sun.
It is also recommended to suspend smoking and keep the skin well hydrated, especially in areas such as wrinkles appear around the eyes, mouth, hands, neck, forehead.
Remove wrinkles
A tip on what you can do at home to help control the appearance of wrinkles: peel a carrot, boil, once it is cooked take it out and crush it, add a teaspoon of wheat germ, mixed and then applied around the eyes with the fingertips.
Repeat this about twice a week for about 10 minutes, then remove the mixture with warm water.
It is recommended to use creams that are made with natural oils and products and animals such as wheat germ, sunflower seed, cotton seed, aloe and shark oil (squalene).
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Integral and Fiber
Why is it healthier to eat whole grains? What is integral?
Well, there are many diets and health gurus who advocate eating whole grains and I’ll explain a little that means.
Whole grains are still the shell of the natural grain, even if ground is integral meaning. The outer tank wall sometimes referred to as the saved and the inner layer is counted as whole grains. This applies to all grains such as wheat, rye, oats, and rice, corn or flax seeds. Not applicable to husked rice, in which the shell is gone, but the cereal grain is human health. It takes a long time for the body to break the diet of grains, which means that maintaining a stable level of sugar in can help you lose weight and gives a feeling of being full for much longer compared free diet dietary fiber are carbohydrates that cannot be broken down into the small intestine, but spend most of the intestine without being affected and are not a source of energy for the fibers help to shorten the time the food must pass through the intestines.
Fiber promotes bowel movements and makes digestion more efficient. There are two types of fiber: soluble dietary fiber (gel formation) and insoluble dietary fiber (no gel formation). The feces are increasing in volume and soften the fibers that hold water (soluble) which produces a greater effect than is good for bowel movements, and also increases the volume of heces.La dietary fiber is found only in plant foods, not foods of animal origin. Defibra 30gramos Debemoscomerunos day.
Benefits: Comprehensive and Fiber?
Fiber is good for bowel function, prevents constipation, inflammation of the colon andthe infections, prevents hemorrhoids, and promotes growth of beneficial bacteria (probióticosyprebióticos) in the intestinal tract. It also protects against colon cancer. Fiber increases satiety, when you feel full longer, so we eat less. Good foods rich in fiber composites as whole wheat bread give the concentration of blood sugar more slowly (it has a low glycemic index) and keeps insulin levels in a lower level. Foods rich in fiber are beneficial to our blood cholesterol and blood pressure. Fiber in the diet by removing a portion of fat and cholesterol and decreases body fat in the blood. Dietary fiber may also prevent colon cancer. Foods rich in fiber:
Grain products: bread, bread decenteno, oats, wheat bran, whole grains, etc. Root vegetables: carrots, turnips, etc… Fruit and berries. Cabbage Legumes: beans, peas and lentils are what you eat!
A Healthy Back
the back is the structure that sustains us and keeps us ‘stiff’ for life, say that is the basis on which to settle all the other bones, muscles and organs. It is very important to keep healthy and in perfect condition.
Prevent back pain treatments but does not require large, a large majority of people have, from time to time; uncomfortable irritations not allow us to develop a normal life. This means that we do something wrong. Next, we explain why things are not recommended.
1. – Rest tension evil and suffering throughout the day causes pain in the spine. The discomfort usually accumulates in the neck area especially. Take things slow down and relax.
2. – Take a sedentary life. Exercise helps strengthen back muscles and better withstand the daily effort also allows you to gain flexibility. The best physical activity is the stretching and toning exercises accompanied by swimming.
3. – Do not follow the same guidelines for sports activities that in your daily life. Look at the posture you adopt when you are training and adapt them to your daily routine. If you spend much time sitting, get up every so often to stretch out.
4. – Sleeping with poor posture. The right is on your side with a pillow between your legs.
5. – Being overweight. This problem, apart from not being generally good for health, causes excessive back strength and accelerates wear.
6. – Rest when you feel pain. I’m not saying force yourself to keep moving but should not stay in bed two days as it can become chronic pain. The requirement is to move carefully and try to stay active.
7. – Using high heels regularly. You should use wide and high heels, no more, three or four inches high. Your continued use will load the neck area and suffer from constant pain in that area.
8. – Smoking. You may think you have nothing of relationship you are wrong. Smoking causes persistent coughs, to go outside, exert external pressure on the discs are located in the vertebrae.
9. – walk bent. You have to keep your spine straight and belly inward. Forget about wanting to hide chest or tummy!
I hope that after these little remarks you prepared to go through life with your back straight and maintained.
Spas to Prepare for the Wedding
Yesterday we talked about a trip with the couple to enjoy a few treatments before the wedding. This would serve to unwind and enjoy some time together without having to think on the invitations, the flowers of the Church or the guests. Today, let’s go a little further and I am going to propose a whole weekend relaxing at a resort and spa, relaxation is the best!
Thermal pools, jacuzzi, jets, water beds, steam rooms, saunas, contrast showers, flavored waters … a whole world to switch off our bodies and minds of so many months of preparation. It is very important to reach full power in the wedding day and it’s nothing like a relaxing time with your partner.
In Barcelona, ‘Blancafor Spa’ is the best option; we can enjoy a water area and a Roman bath to prepare our body. The jets of the first zone descontracturar all our muscles and the steam of the second area, we will release the toxins stored in the body.
If we stay in Spain’s capital ‘The Sanctuary’ allows us to enjoy in the privacy of their facilities, the swimming area just be with our companions. They have flavored water treatment to the delight of our senses and a ‘faculty of serenity’ to rest with a good fruit juice.
We jumped the pond and go to Peru, where the ‘Hotel Aranwa’ has a wide range of treatments to offer. Among them, chromatherapy, flavored oxygen consumption or a hyperbaric chamber. All at our disposal! So, you know, Grab a few days off, unplug the phone and get ready to relax with your partner!
Stress is Reflected in the Skin (Part II)
The skin as an organ of somatization
Most conflicts and life changes, for example, have a skin condition, involve the possibility of stress and ill at psyche (mind) and body (soma), which today are accepted as interconnected.
Skin and nervous system have a common origin in the embryo is the ectoderm and the “leave together” is forever imprinted on biological memory.
The skin, true organ of expression, is both the largest of our organs, with its own unique structure and function, with a rich vascularization and innervation, staying in it the sense of touch.
The epidermal barrier homeostasis allows the internal environment-contacting with the external world and the term “relational package” of human being dammed as a constituent part of the self.Leriche defined health as “the silence of the organs”, a concept for skin clarifier, where the visibility of the disease show the denial of that silence.
Daily events and psychosocial reactions could be considered only triggers processes for which there is certain bias.
What to do?
Initially you have to control with topical or rash creams. But we must eliminate the cause or causes of the problem: stress.
Stress can not be eliminated but can be controlled. Some stress is normal and positive, how harmful is to go through life stressed.
Exercise. Many studies show that exercise helps control stress. Especially recommended are stress management exercises like yoga and martial arts.
Alternative techniques. As massage, aromatherapy, baths, acupuncture, herbal tea, meditation and the like. All help reduce stress.
Attitude. What is not under your control are the circumstances, but the way in which your reaction is totally your decision.
Stress is Reflected in the Skin (Part I)
Stress is the body’s natural response to situations that threaten it and that affects the emotional and physical stability. It’s a way to keep the body alert.
Although stress is a positive function in humans, which is to create a state of attention and prompt response to adversity, experience in a sustained and intense can affect our physical and emotional. It is therefore necessary to learn to channel it and make the best match.
In a situation of prolonged stress, the body’s response is through tiredness, fatigue or sickly. The skin reacts to the state showing no color, with signs of fatigue and premature aging.
Our skin experiencing stress in two ways: from within the body due to disease, poor nutrition, stress caused by work or family and without, due to environmental pollution, noise or work a long time in places closed.
Stress is reflected in the skin (Part I)
We may suffer stress without realizing it, as it is manifested in various ways, such as lack of appetite, difficulty sleeping, muscle stiffness, lack of sexual appetite or mood swings. But the symptoms vary according to skin type.
Stress manifests itself mainly in scaling, burning and itching of the skin, for this type of problem it is advisable to apply soothing cream for sensitive skin. When the skin is “off” and with a tone that gives a sickly appearance, may be due to contamination or lack of hydration. Restorative creams should be applied day and night.
How does it affect your skin?
According to the journal of aesthetics “Les Nouvelles Esthetique,” the 10 biggest effects of stress on your skin are: acne, eczema, psoriasis, itching, hair loss, excessive sweating, rosacea, dandruff, herpes and oral urticaria. Besides stress contributes to the skin to lose its brightness and look lifeless.
Stress can also cause other conditions affecting the skin and lack of sleep, over-eating, smoking, drinking, and others.
Stress causes hormonal imbalances. When something causes us stress, the body reacts by producing hormones with different objectives, these hormones: cortisol and adrenaline. The excess of these hormones causes imbalance in estrogen and testosterone in the body and these hormones affect the skin directly.