Health/Beauty Tips

 APPLE
 Good toner for oily skin.
 Grate a large apple and spread all over your face
 and neck.
 Leave for 15 minutes, then wash off.

 CORN STARCH
 Good for sensitive skin
 Add this to bath water to soothe sensitive skin.

 CUCUMBER
 Used for treatment of large pores and for cooling
 sunburn.
 Is a valuable stringent.
 Cut off one end and stroke the flesh of the
 cucumber across your face for a cooling, invigorating facial
 treatment.

 EGG WHITES
 Use as a mask or shampoo.
 As a firming mask, beat two egg whites until
 stiff; apply to face and neck and let it dry.
 Wash off and your skin will be satin smooth.
 As shampoo for oily hair, squeeze two lemons and
 beat with two egg whites till stiff.
 Apply to the scalp and hair with a brush or
 toothbrush.
 Allow to dry then rinse thoroughly.
 Your hair will be clean, glossy and fluffy.

 HONEY
 An excellent mask for dry skin.
 Cleanse face first and massage with a nourishing
 cream.
 Tissue off cream, then spread honey and allow to
 remain for 10 minutes.
 Remove with a damp towel.

 LEMON
 For oily skin.
 Squeeze lemon in water and use as a refreshing
 astringent for oily skin.

 POWDERED MILK
 Good for a dry, mature dehydrated skin.
 One tablespoon of powdered milk and a teaspoon of
 honey mixed together with a little rosewater to make a
 paste is an excellent mask for a dry,  mature
 dehydrated skin. Add a handful of milk powder into your 
 bath along with perfumed oils, for a real milk bath to
 silken and scent your skin.

 ORANGES
 Use as a skin tonic.
 Don't throw away your orange peels.
 Put them in a dish and cover with boiling water.
 When cool strain the liquid then keep in the
 refrigerator.

 POTATOES
 Tired, swollen and hot feet .
 Massage with raw slices of potato.
 After massage let the juice dry, then rinse away
 with tepid water and relax with legs raised for about 15-20
 mins.

 SUGAR
 Use as a hairsetting lotion.
 Add a couple of tablesppons to a glass of water,
 stir well .

 TOMATOES
 To treat open pores.
 Squash a tomato and apply to a clean face and
 leave it for 15 mins then rinse off.


  Prevention is better than cure.

  Health Care:
  ~~~~~~~~~~
  Illness                -   Food
  Headaches              -   Fish
  Hay Fever              -   Yogurt
  Strokes                -   Tea
  Insomnia               -   Honey
  Asthma                 -   Onions
  Arthritis              -   Fish
  Upset Stomach          -   Bananas, Ginger
  Bladder Infections     -   Cranberry Juice
  Bone Problems          -   Pineapple
  PMS                    -   Cornflakes
  Memory Problems        -   Oysters
  Colds                  -   Garlic
  Cough                  -   Red Pepper
  Breast Cancer          -   Wheat, Bran, Cabbage
  Lung Cancer            -   Orange & Green Vegetables
  Ulcers                 -   Cabbage
  Diarrhea               -   Apples
  Clogged Arteries       -   Avocados
  High Blood Pressure    -   Olive Oil, Celery
  Blood Sugar Imbalance  -   Broccoli, Peanuts

  Effect :
  ~~~~~
  Eat plenty of fish - fish oil helps prevent
  headaches. So does ginger, which reduce stress.
  Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Prevent buildup
  of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea.
  Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative. Eating onions helps
  ease constriction of bronchial tubes. Salmon, tuna, mackeral
  and sardines actually prevent arthritis. Bananas will settle
  an upset stomach.
  Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea. High-acid cranberry
  juice controls harmful bateria.

  Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese
  in pineapple.

  Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help
  reduce depress.

  Oysters help improve your mental functioning by
  supplying much needed zinc.

  Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. A substance similar to
  that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Wheat,
  bran and cabbage help maintain estrogen at healthy levels. A good
  antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green
  and orange.

  Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastic and duodenal
  ulcers.

  Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure
  this condition. Monounsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.
  Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. The chromium in
  broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.