The secret to a younger- looking you may not lie in elaborate rituals, but in
simply sprucing up your daily routine… by Anubha Charan

Experts agree that what we do most frequently and regularly - no matter how mundane - is key to long-lasting good looks. By simply tweaking our autopilot rituals, it's possible to make dozens of skin-saving adjustments without adding additional time to an already rushed day.

Simple skin

• 30-second skincare Can't be bothered with a four-step, twice-a-day skincare routine? Invest in multitasking products. They do three jobs at once, so your skin will derive maximum benefit from least effort. No time for exfoliators? Switch to Shiseido's Purifying Cleansing Foam that exfoliates as it cleanses, effectively rinsing away make-up and dulling impurities; or banish acne with Vichy's Normaderm Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care lotion, which clears the skin while also delivering the benefits of a traditional moisturiser.
• A time and A place for everything Experts point out that one of the biggest mistakes that we typically make is to use the right moisturiser at the wrong time of day! Morning moisturisers, for instance, are lighter in texture and should ideally contain sunscreen, which is wasted if they are used at bedtime. Night creams are richer, and specifically formulated for overnight repairs while skin is at rest - they may not work as well during the daytime. Take time over your choice of a night cream too - it is while you sleep that your skin's natural renewal process is at its peak, so that your skin is then most receptive to any intensive treatments. L'Oréal Wrinkle Decrease or Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Refining Moisturiser Cream Complex are some options.
• Sun control Consider this: It can take as little as four minutes in peak summer sunshine for sun damage to occur - destroying the collagen and elastin fibres that keep our skin firm. And it takes just a few seconds to substitute your regular day cream with one that offers sun protection as well (SPF15 or above). Try Garnier Skin Naturals Light or Lakmé Sunscreen Lotion to guard against wrinkles, splotchiness, freckles, roughness and sagging caused by the sun.
• acne woes Put aside your usual soap or body wash, and stock up on cleansing products containing salicylic acid instead to keep your skin spot-free. Clearasil soaps and body washes give an ultra-deep cleanse.
  oinstant glow Dull and sluggish skin? Fake a radiant complexion by substituting your regular moisturiser with a product that increases blood circulation in the top layers of your skin, causing a slight flush. Clarin's Beauty Flash Balm works wonders for most people.
• diy facial massage A quick massage works wonders for your skin by stimulating the lymphatic system and flushing out toxins. Mumbai-based cosmetologist Dr Nirmala Shetty suggests a five-minute massage that can easily be built into your weekly cleansing routine: Warm a bit of liquid cleanser (Clearasil or Pears Face Wash are options) between your palms and sweep out from the centre of your face in circular movements, going up to your temples, then down to the jaw, finishing at the cheeks. Repeat five times.
  oneck lines Extend your routine to the neck. Unlike the face, it doesn't show pronounced signs of ageing until too late; then lines show up with no warning, almost overnight.

Body in focus

• nail indulgence You already know the best time to moisturise your body is right after a shower, but don't forget to nourish your nails then too. Massage in cream while slightly damp to lock in moisture. Your nails will then become stronger and smoother.
• Sonic shower Get double benefit from your shower while halving time spent. Oil-based scrubs moisturise as they exfoliate, leaving you not just clean, but glowing. Oily bits? Alternate with a body wash for oily skin.
  ofeet Make neglected feet presentable with a festive shade of Maybelline Wet Shine or L'Oréal Holograph Nail Enamel. They dry fast and just one coat gives enough coverage to hide a multitude of sins. In the bath, spend a minute scrubbing and moisturising well. Try Himalaya Herbals FootCare Cream.
• ban bad hair
  patience Your hair must be soaking wet before you shampoo. Don't just flash under the shower - let it be drenched for a full minute. You'll then need less shampoo and it will be much easier on your hair.
• Straight and speedy
  If blow-drying is out of question, get hair straight and smooth with the right product. Begin with a smoothing shampoo containing silicones or shea butter, such as Pantene Pro-V Smooth & Sleek, to lubricate your hair and make the cuticles lie flat. Follow with conditioner, then towel dry and comb through a dollop of straightening cream or serum to add shine and protect. TIGI's Control Freak range and Paul Mitchell's Heat Seal Styling Spray work well on all fronts.
• dry smartly Wrap hair in a super-absorbent towel to soak water double-quick, so you need less time with the hair-dryer. A strengthening product (such as Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo) minimises breakage. Supplement with an ionic blow-dryer - it minimises damage by drying hair evenly, inside and out, rather than scorching the cuticle, which is often frayed by conventional hair-dryers.
• quick curls
  The more you make your hair go against its will, the more time you'll spend on it. Work with your natural texture to save hassle. Make the most of waves or curls, experts say, with a medium-length cut; long hair can be put in layers. Then all you need is a good hairbrush and a curl-saver shampoo, such as Wella System Professional's Curl Saver Shampoo, for a glossy head.
• Preserve your colour
  Substitute usual products with shampoo, conditioner and gloss formulated for treated hair. They're gentle and extra conditioning. Options: Wella System Professional Color Saver Shampoo and L'Oréal Professionnel's Techi Art range.
• maximum benefit Stimulate your scalp by massaging it while shampooing. This breaks down dirt and oil effectively, and allows the products to penetrate deeper.
• brush up For shinier results post-shampoo, give hair a brush before you shower. This spreads natural oils from your scalp along hair shafts so shampoo doesn't dry out ends.
  
  
  Experts: Rajani Kumar, beautician, Pune; Monisha Naegamvala, Raih
  hair salon, Mumbai; Dr Aparna Santhanam, Kaya Beauty Clinic, Mumbai; Kaanta Motwani, Kromakay beauty parlour, Mumbai; Subhash Vagal, celebrity make-up artiste;
  Dr Nirmala Shetty, naturopath, Mumbai.

Daily make-up tricks & treats

• mess-up-proof finish Sheer products and glosses don't need precision. If you stick to cream and gels you can rub on with a finger - in neutral shades for eyes, and colours to mimic your natural tones for cheeks and lips - you won't need a mirror to touch up your look.
• prep Prepare skin first with make-up primers (not moisturiser). These specially formulated products smoothe the skin and provide a base for foundation. Try Fair & Lovely Perfect Radiance Skin Satin Conditioner.
• multitask The line between cosmetics and skincare has blurred today, declare experts. Make the most of this phenomenon by using an active foundation such as Nina Ricci White, a brightening compact powder foundation with SPF 20/PA++ that unifies, brightens and protects skin from the environmental elements. Another good bet is a moisturising lipstick, such as Maybelline Moisture Whip - they usually comprise upto 75 percent moisturisers and conditioners; or try Lakmé Enrich Lipcolours with Vitamin E and other emollients which deliver rich, moisturised colour in one stroke.
• Faking it If you can't be doing with anything but daily skincare on your face, you can still benefit from skin-perfecting optical trickery. If you've found the perfect foundation to give traceless coverage but it lacks radiance, mix it into a light-reflective product such as Revlon Skinlights or Esteé Lauder Spotlight Skintone Perfector. They fake instant improvement with reflective particles to give you a healthy-looking glow and lines that look less pronounced.

Make that change!

• Identify the bad habit You may have started without thinking and then simply continued on autopilot. Here's a checklist: daily blow-drying, over-zealous eyebrow threading, the trademark lipstick, monotonous perfumes, and layers of make-up.
  oMake the change gradually If you obsess over perfectly blow-dried hair every single day of the week, try taking a break on weekends; or if you feel incomplete without your make-up, experiment by shedding the layers progressively - until what feels naked at first starts to feel perfectly comfortable.
• Get an unbiased review on the new you Get a friend to assess the change. You may realise that your hair looks far better when allowed to fall in its natural curls; or that the oiliness that you try to disguise with powder is really a dewy natural glow envied by all your friends.

Some more

1. Weather and ageing: Remember that you need to adjust your routine and, more importantly, your choice of beauty products according to the weather and your age. Summer, for instance, may need a lighter moisturiser or a more heavy-duty cleanser. And as we grow older, the skin starts becoming drier. This is the time to switch to denser emollient creams, enriched with anti-ageing ingredients. Build a gentle exfoliator into your weekly regimen, and choose moisturisers with alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), which boost collagen production and increase cell turnover.
2. Weekend beauty: Set aside the weekend bath as a special pampering time when you treat yourself to pre-bath body and hair massages, use an exfoliating body scrub or focus specifically on the grooming of your hands and feet.
3. For the soul: Spend five minutes on meditation every day. Try increasing the time slowly, particularly on days when you're not rushed. Think of anything you like, but focus on one aspect - it steadies the mind, calms you and, in the long run, shows on your face.

Can't bear to go bare? Try an illuminating base such as Revlon Skinlights Face Illuminator Lotion. A high-SPF sunscreen is a must. Get water-resistant, non-oily formulae such as Lakmé Expert Sun Block or Shiseido Ultimate Protection SPF 50 for Face and Body. Define with waterproof mascara - try Maybelline's Volume Express; for lips, add Elizabeth Arden's 8-Hour Lip Protectant Sheer Tint SPF 15 or L'Oreal Paris Invincible Kiss Proof Lipstick. Expert: Subhash Vagal, celebrity make-up artiste, Mumbai.

Sub-article Title : Line them right

A liner is important because it creates a barrier that stops lipstick from bleeding or feathering. Here's how to get it right: 1. Apply lipstick or gloss, then liner - it's easier to blend. 2. Apply liner on top of the first coat - use a shade just slightly darker than the lipstick, so you won't look like a circus clown when the lipstick fades! 3. Blend liner and lipstick together with your finger or a lip brush. Expert: Divya Chablani, celebrity make-up artiste, Mumbai.
[Source - India Today]

Under stress, your body produces excessive amounts of cortisol and testosterone, which in turn boost oil production and lead to acne. These hormones are stimulating, and they interfere with sleeping patterns, hamper blood circulation, slow down the lymphatic system… Result? Puffiness and dark circles. Stress leads to blood flow being redirected from the skin to other organs, hitting the cell-renewal process and natural exfoliation, and boosting cell-damaging free radicals. Dull skin and premature ageing are fallouts. As a result of stress, inflammatory peptides are released that suppress the skin's immune system and increase its sensitivity, exacerbating allergies and leading to redness, blotchiness and itchiness, and finally conditions such as eczema. Goaded by pressure, you also tend to tighten your facial muscles, making expression lines permanent. This could result in micro-tears in the skin and damaging of collagen. Stress affects permeability of skin and delays wound healing as well. Dermatologists suggest combining your skincare regimen with lifestyle changes for best results. Here's what you can start off with: Set aside at least 10 minutes thrice a week. Sit in a silent, cool room scented with lavender. On your skin, place thin slices of any vegetable of your choice. Then imagine stress, as a tangible element, ebbing out of each limb, slowly... Some cleansers that can help: Oriflame's Aloe Soft Scrub; Garnier Light Fairness Face Wash; Fair & Lovely Cleanse & Lighten Gentle Exfoliating Wash; Lakme's Deep Pore Cleansing Milk. Follow with L'Oreal Paris Happy Derm Super-Hydrating Skin Exhilarator Moisturiser; Forest Essentials Blended Body Oil in Jasmine & Mogra or Christian Dior Energy Move Skin Illuminating Moisturizer for the body, and Lakmé's Skin Cooling Gel and Avon Anew Line & Wrinkle Corrector for facial worries. And Clarins Eye Revive Beauty Flash Balm, Vichy Reti-C Eyes and Biotique's Seaweed Gel are for your eyes, where stress shows up first. n Expert: Dr Anil K Malik, senior consultant dermatologist, GM Modi Hospital and Research Institute, Delhi.

[Source - India Today]

"As a practicing physician for over fifty years, I have reached three basic conclusions as to the cause and cure of disease... The first is that the primary cause of disease is not germs. Rather, I believe that disease is caused by a toxemia, which results in cellular impairment and breakdown, thus paving the way for the multiplication and onslaught of germs.

My second conclusion is that in almost all cases the use of drugs in treating patients is harmful. Drugs often cause serious side effects, and sometimes even create new diseases. The dubious benefits they afford the patient are at best temporary. Yet the number of drugs on the market increases geometrically every year as each chemical firm develops its own variation of the compounds. The physician is indeed rare who can be completely aware of the potential danger from the side effects of all of these drugs.
My third conclusion is that disease can be cured through the proper use of correct foods. This statement may sound deceptively simple, but I have arrived at it only after intensive study of a highly complex subject: colloid and endocrine chemistry."

-Henry G. Bieler, M.D.

Accumulated Cholesterol & other deposits in your blood vessels & arteries:

One in every two Americans, four Indians die of heart complications. Lack of free blood flow causes aches, pains, low sperm count, impotence, high cholesterol, heart complications, strokes, adult onset diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure just to name a few. Every single one of these problems is a symptom of bad blood flow, caused by cholesterol and fat blockage.

Your doctor's probably going to give you a pill, but what you have to do is stop eating foods that contain cholesterol. The number one factor for heart disease is a high blood cholesterol. The number one factor for high blood cholesterol is high saturated fat. By far, the highest source of saturated fat: Animal Foods! The vegetable kingdom has absolutely NO cholesterol. By now, you're probably thinking, are you asking me to give up meat, chicken, fish, turkey, and dairy foods? How about having your heart cut out instead?

"Vegetarians have the best diet; they have the lowest rates of coronary heart disease of any group in the country"

Castelli reports that during the 35 year study, no one with a cholesterol count under 150 ever had a heart attack Average Cholesterol of Americans: 210

Average Cholesterol of Vegetarians: 161 Average Cholesterol of Vegans: 133 (Don't eat any meat or dairy) -William Castelli, MD, Framingham Health Study, the longest running study at diet and heart disease in world medical history

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Undigested Waste impacted in your colon (digestive tract) causing ELIMINATION BLOCKAGE.

It may seem unrelated, but a compacted and constipated colon is one of the absolute prime beginnings of any disease. Why? If your bowel stops functioning properly, than food, which is your only source of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and many other imnportant nutrients cannot be absorbed by the body. It literally gets packed away and lost with all the other junk in the colon. As a result, all the other organs and parts of the body that survive from this nutrition begin to break down. In addition, since the colon can no longer remove harmful substances from the body, it begins filtering down into the kidney, gallbladder, and liver, which eventually break down as well. But, before it can get to those areas, the colon has already stopped working properly.

So, an impacted colon means not assimilating nutrients well which causes everything in your body to begin breaking down. Then, realize that all kinds of infections, unhealthy bacteria, viruses, and worms that are fairly easily dealt with in a clean system can flourish and multiply by feeding off the waste in your colon (like flies on a heap of garbage). It makes you tired, sick and eventually causes serious disease. If you can't eliminate well, you are on the road to health problems.

What causes constipation and all other bowel disorders? Constipation and colon problems are caused by low fiber, high fat foods- you guessed it, Animal Foods! The foods literally get packed away and stored in one of the many pockets of your 5-foot long large intestine.

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Toxemia, which can poison your kidneys, liven and Gallbladder.

On a daily basis we ingest a heavy dose of unhealthy chemicals, toxins, preservatives, metals, antibiotics, hormones, genetically modified organisms, and other harmful substances from our air, food, and water supply. 90% of POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) come from animal foods, because these pollutants have the highest concentration in fat cells- of which animal foods are extremely high. These harmful substances cannot be safely and effectively eliminated from our bodies because of the blockage in our colon (our elimination system) or our Kidney, Liver, or Gallbladder. Our kidneys, liver, and Gallbladder desperately attempt to filter out all the bad stuff we ingest every day, but this takes a heavy toll on their effectiveness. Not everything gets eliminated and the toxins that stay in our body get packed away, but eventually get re-absorbed back into our blood stream making us really sick. By ingesting all of these terrible substances, primarily from Animal Foods and tainted water, we get a whole set of other problems: PMS problems because the hormones in milk and our meat supply combine with the hormones in women- prostate problems in men caused by high amounts of hormones in milk and our meat supply (just like the hormones make the cows grow, they also make your prostate grow)- kidney/liver diseases because of high amounts of toxins that have to be dealt with on a daily basis- AND a whole set of other carcinogenic and debilitating effects that have been cataloged over and over again by top medical journals and universities around the world. It doesn't take a lot of common sense to realize you should eat foods that are clean and chemical free. That means buying your foods ORGANICALLY!! That way, you will be avoiding the thousands and thousands of chemicals, antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, herbicides etc... (not to mention Genetically Modified Food) that are proven to make you sick and diseased.

Western Medicine:

How does it try to help?
Western Medicine prescribes harsh drugs and antibiotics with very serious, and sometimes, even deadly side-effects. The drugs are designed to attack and alleviate the symptoms, but NEVER the CAUSE of the illness. Instead they depress and destroy the immune system, your body's natural and incredibly powerful disease-fighting mechanism. Surgeries are utilized as a last resort to take out the offending organ, which is malfunctioning, which again have very serious health ramifications. It is our belief that this way of medicine is incredibly backward. NO PILL OR SURGERY WILL REMOVE TOXEMIA OR SUFFICIENTLY REMOVE BLOCKAGE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME!! Unless you change your lifestyle, your eating habits will bring you right back to disease!! But, if we can remove those blockages, cleanse out the toxins, boost your immune system, re-introduce a healthy blood flow and get nutrients to the affected areas, cells can regenerate and the body's natural and powerful healing process will take over. This is how to naturally, safely, and effectively heal yourself of not only the symptoms but the underlying cause of your illness!!

Stress... The Silent Killer: There is another very cheap and critical way to get healthy. It is imperative to deal with stress, the number one immune depressing disease. If you do decide to embark on a healing journey, don't bring along all of your stressful baggage. Watch some comedies, go walk around barefoot, watch a sunset, take a deep breath, laugh a lot, tell some jokes, do whatever you really love to do. It will do just as much good for you as anything else.

Organic Food:

All foods eaten should be pure; without having been genetically modified or grown with the use of pesticides, herbicides, hormones, antibiotics, insecticides, etc… These chemicals, carcinogens, and poisons are a significant cause of disease. The nutrients in organic foods have also been found to be much higher than the chemically inferior conventional produce. Organic food not only tastes better, it is better for the land and animals. Check out local farmers markets and natural food markets.

Vegan- A vegan diet does not contain ANY animal foods at all (all meats including fish, dairy, eggs, milk cheese, etc…) Vegan foods contain NO cholesterol. Numerous scientific and medical journals have conducted studies that convincingly demonstrate that animal foods are a significant contributing factor to ALL degenerative diseases: cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, arthritis, etc…

Raw Food- Food that has been cooked over 118 degrees Fahrenheit has destroyed ALL digestive enzymes in the food. That means your body will have a great deal of difficulty digesting and assimilating the nutrients in the food. The vitamins/minerals and other trace nutrients are also greatly diminished in the cooking process. Low enzyme count leads to low energy, degenerative disease, and aging. Attempt to eat a much higher quantity of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables.

Whole Food- There are trillions of species on this planet, but only one alters their food supply. That same species experiences a plethora of degenerative disease unknown in other species. Why? We eat foods that have been refined, processed, and preserved with chemicals and food additives in order to prolong their shelf life (Whole wheat becomes white flour). Or how about partially hydrogenated oils? Small particles of nickel or copper are added and the mix is heated to very high temperatures under pressure for up to eight hours while hydrogen gas is injected. This process destroys the essential fatty acids in the oil and replaces them with deformed trans fatty acids. This blocks or delays the work of the essential fatty acids, creating deficiencies and imbalance throughout the metabolism, including fatty deposits in the arteries. Prolonging shelf life makes big companies a lot more money and may be a little easier for us, but is it worth the heavy cost of degenerative disease? The body simply cannot digest partial food, refined and partially hydrogenated oils, or anything else not in its natural, whole state. All of the recommended foods below are in their whole state. It's the way nature intended us to eat.

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Real Healthy Food:

The Superfoods- So named, because of their incredibly rich nutrient content. These foods are the richest sources of vitamins, minerals, and trace elements on the planet! Spirulina Blue-Green Algae, Chlorella, Cereal Grasses (alfalfa, barley, wheat), Dulse Seaweed, Kelp, Acerola Cherry.

Grains- Whole wheat, millet, barley, rye, oats, quinoa, corn, buckwheat, bulgur, and brown & wild rice among others. [Eating Raw? Always soak nuts/seeds before consuming to break down the enzyme inhibitors (nature's defense mechanism of not being eaten before they can sprout and grow) which interfere with digestion. Soak in a bowl of distilled/purified water for about 5-8 hours, depending on size. Overnight is usually a good amount of time. Remove and discard the grains that float as they likely have some rancidity. Drain and rinse well and then enjoy.
Vegetables- Kale, spinach, potatoes, yams, taro , zucchini, carrot, squash, onion, broccoli, cauliflower, dandelion greens, mustard greens, parsley, beet, beet greens, celery, green/yellow/red bell peppers, cayenne peppers, corn, cabbage, wild lettuces, radishes, mushrooms, asparagus, cucumber, eggplant, artichoke, chives, leeks, green beans, turnip greens, etc
The Miracle Vegetable Broth- This is a must in any healing, detoxifying program! It will flush out toxins, poisons, and unhealthy salts/acids. It will also give you a concentrated amount of vitamins and minerals. Make a large pot and keep refrigerated for up to one week. Use organic produce only. Fill a large pot with:

25% potato peelings
25% carrot peelings and whole chopped beets
25% chopped onions
25% celery and dark greens
50 cloves of garlic (minimum)
Hot peppers to taste
Enough distilled water to cover vegetables.

Fruits- olive, avocado, grape, raspberry, blackberry, mango, honeydew, strawberry, apple, blueberry, lemon, lime, pear, apricot, orange, cherry, banana, cantaloupe, pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, peach, prune, etc…

Juices- Buy a Juicer... We're not talking about diluted, pasteurized, preserved store bought juice. We're talking about mixing your own assortment of fresh, raw, organic vegetables and fruit and juicing them yourself. Juicing is an excellent means of adding raw fruits and vegetables to your diet. Since more and more healthful substances in fruit and vegetables are being discovered all the time (i.e. phytochemicals- the compounds that have been shown to prevent and combat cancer), it is highly recommended you consume 2-4 glasses of fresh juices. You'll be getting easy to digest, concentrated nutrients and enzymes which are a must for any healing or preventative health program. You will be amazed at how delicious they are and will also feel an immediate boost of energy and vitality. Always store left-over juice in tightly sealed glass jars to avoid losing the valuable enzymes to oxidation.

Legumes- Peas, lentils, and beans (kidney , white, navy beans, garbanzo, pinto, black) etc… [Eating Raw? Always soak nuts/seeds before consuming to break down the enzyme inhibitors (nature's defense mechanism of not being eaten before they can sprout and grow) which interfere with digestion. Soak in a bowl of distilled/purified water for about 5-8 hours, depending on size. Overnight is usually a good amount of time. Remove and discard the legumes that float as they likely have some rancidity. Drain and rinse well and then enjoy.

Nuts/Seeds- Coconut, almonds, walnuts, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin seeds, brazil nuts, cashew, peanut, chestnut, etc… [Eating Raw? Always soak nuts/seeds before consuming to break down the enzyme inhibitors (nature's defense mechanism of not being eaten before they can sprout and grow) which interfere with digestion. Soak in a bowl of distilled/purified water for about 5-8 hours, depending on size. Overnight is usually a good amount of time. Remove and discard the nuts/seeds that float as they likely have some rancidity. Drain and rinse well and then enjoy.]

Sprouted Seeds/Beans- Alfalfa, broccoli, sunflower, radish, wheat, mung bean, lentil, etc…[Greatly increases nutrient levels (including enzymes), digestibility, and can enhance flavor.]
Sprouting

1. First soak as directed above.
2. Then put drained seeds nuts, seeds, grains, or legumes in any of the following:
   • a colander
   • -a natural fiber bag with good drainage -a jar with a screen or natural fiber loose weave fabric stretched
     over the opening
     -or any other container you can cover loosely.
Note: Do not cover air-tight as the seeds will mold.

3. Rinse and rain at least twice a day for 1-3 days or until they have small sprouts coming out of them.
4. That's it!! Store sprouts in refrigerator and enjoy. Continue to rinse once a day while in the refrigerator (they will sprout at a much slower rate). When they become too "sickly sweet", they have sprouted too long and can be discarded.
   

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Natural Supplements:

GARLIC- (Raw and organic) Garlic is the best, most effective broad spectrum anti-biotic, anti-viral, anti-fungal herb known. In research, it has been diluted to 1 part per 125,000 and still killed bacteria. It is an extremely effective and powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic, which means it kills all types of bacteria on contact, gram negative and gram positive. Garlic's use has been proven to destroy many types of bacteria including Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Typhoid, Diphtheria, Cholera, E. Coli, Bacterial Dysentery (Traveler's Diarrhea), Tuberculosis, Tetanus, Rheumatic bacteria, Bacillus cereus, bacillus subtilis, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Streptomyces griseus, Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Klebsiella, pneumoniae, and Xanthomonas maltophilia and many others. Many doctors feel it's the cure for the common cold. It destroys various viruses that cause upper respiratory infections and influenza, the ones that antibiotics are useless against. Garlic destroys on contact, the viral infections of Measles, Mumps, Mononucleosis, Chicken Pox, Herpes Simplex #1 and #2, Herpes Zoster, Viral Hepatitis, Scarlet Fever, Rabies, and others. Blend 3-6 cloves in a blender with some non-citrus fruit juice. - (R. Naganawa, et al., "Inhibition of Micrbial Growth by Ajoene, a Sulfur-containing Compund Derived from Garlic," Appl Environ Microbiol, 62(11) November 1996, p.4238-4242.)

Apple Cider Vinegar- (Organic, raw, unfiltered) Extremely beneficial for many different maladies. Antibacterial/antifungal/antiviral. Extremely good for eliminating mucous from the body. Put1-3 capfuls in a glass of water or mix in with salad dressing instead of vinegar.

Aloe Vera- (Organic) Aloe Vera (barbadensis miller) contains over 20 minerals, all of which are essential to the human body. The human body requires 22 amino acids for good health -- eight of which are called "essential" because the body cannot fabricate them. Aloe Vera contains all of these eight essential amino acids, and 11 of the 14 "secondary" amino acids. Aloe Vera has Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E. Taken internally, it is known to aid in healing stomach disorders, ulcers, constipation, hemorrhoids, colitis, and all colon problems. It is also helpful against infections, varicose veins, skin cancer, arthritis, and has even been an effective treatment with AIDS. Take ½ cup 1-3 times daily.

Essential Fatty Acids
Flax Seed and Flax Seed Oil (Organic, Unfiltered, cold-pressed) Rich in the omega-3 essential fatty acids, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. Also a good source of fiber, zinc, B vitamins, and protein. Contains No cholesterol, and low in saturated fat.

Wheat Germ Oil- (Unrefined, cold pressed, organic if possible) A very rich source of Vitamin E.

Primrose Oil- (Organic, unrefined, cold-pressed, if possible) Also known as evening primrose oil; contains the highest amount of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) of any food substance. This fatty acid is known to help prevent hardening of the arteries, heart disease, PMS, multiple sclerosis, and high blood pressure. It relieves pain and inflammation, enhances the release of sex hormones (including estrogen and testosterone), lowers cholesterol, and is beneficial for chirrhosis of the liver.

Healthy Weight Loss

Diets don't work- it is that simple!! You force yourself on a special food program to lose weight and once you've achieved your weight goal, you will go back to your old eating habits and put the fat back on very quickly plus some extra pounds, usually. Diets may induce the body to lose weight in the short term, but the body cannot sustain the hardship of any diet for very long without VERY HARMFUL consequences. You may be forcing your body to lose weight by starving it, or perhaps, by tricking it into losing weight at the over-all expense of your health.

So, people go from fad diet to fad diet not only gaining the weight back afterward, but then getting the added trauma of some very serious health problems. We're not just talking about the proven danger of diet pills, but also very popular fad diets which are too numerous to list here. They are all aimed at one thing: weight-loss at any cost! Learn to understand the bigger picture: Over-all health will bring about a natural transformation inside and outside your body and this transformation will last the rest of your life, as long as you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

So, with all the inaccurate information out there, here are the most important steps you can take to change your body once and for all... keep in mind, you have probably NOT read anything like this before, but everything that follows should make perfect sense to you. If not, then don't do it!

NOTICE: FIRST AND FOREMOST- DO NOT EXPECT TO LOSE MORE THAN 1-3 POUNDS A WEEK. ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS IS DANGEROUS AND INEFFECTIVE AS YOUR BODY WILL GO INTO SURVIVAL MODE AND YOUR METABOLISM WILL SHUT DOWN!! (YOU WILL GAIN BACK THE WEIGHT, GUARANTEED!!) INSTEAD, LOSE 1-3 POUNDS A WEEK AND YOUR BODY WILL HAPPILY RELINQUISH THE WEIGHT WHILE KEEPING YOU HEALTHY.

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Step 1: Clean Out The Waste

Everyone says eat more fiber, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Are you aware the average autopsied person has about 5-10lbs. of accumulated waste inside their colons? Now, think about this logically... How can you lose weight if you don't go to the bathroom enough? You're putting food in all the time, but it's not all coming out!!! Unfortunately, Americans average about 2-3 bowel movements a week, BUT YOU EAT AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A DAY!! Since you should be going 2-3 times a day, that means you are about 12-18 bowel movements short a week, 48-72 short a month, 576-864 short a year, or short 43,200-64,800 if you live to be 75. Now look, unfortunately, eating a bran muffin every now and then isn't going to get all this stuff out, and until you do, it's going to be very difficult to be healthy, let alone lose weight.

Think of your colon (bowel) like a long, curving tunnel... The backed up food is like backed up cars trying to get through a narrow, curving space with no other way out. (Your colon is 5 and 1/2 feet long, folded over many times and tightly fit into your stomach area.) The cars start moving slower and slower until it takes a few weeks or longer for even one car to get out the other side? Now, imagine all of the pollution inside of that tunnel which is the equivalent to all the bacteria feeding on the old waste, making you sick, lethargic, and diseased. On top of that, realize that your colon is responsible for assimilating nutrients. How can it do this effectively with so much congestion?? Think about it mathematically... how can you lose weight if you're not getting rid of the food you're putting into your body regularly? Anyone can see this by taking a look at some x-rays of even supposedly healthy people's colons. Instead of a nice tube-like opening for food to pass through, the colon is almost closed off at certain points and twisted around on itself badly. The food doesn't have much of a chance to get through and so the colon gets more and more impacted, causing all kinds of health problems, including cellulose/fat retention/weight gain.

By the way, if you're thin, you're definitely NOT off the hook. You see, we seem to think that just because you're thin, you must be healthy and that is definitely not true. You still have years and years of waste inside you and must clean yourself out. It's just that you probably eat a little better, a little less, and exercise more, or are blessed with good genes (a fast metabolism). However, you must also clean out your colon to achieve any kind of true or lasting health. You can bet it's only a matter of time before you too start packing on some weight or get really sick.

Has it ever occurred to you that we eat, inhale, and drink toxic substances all day long? There's fluoride, chlorine, bacteria, viruses and lead and other poisonous metals in tap water... pesticides, herbicides, insecticides (all fatal if ingested directly in even minute quantities) in our crops, over 75 different FDA unapproved antibiotics in our meat supply...many different petro-chemicals and poisons from cosmetics that enter our blood stream through the skin...too many pollutants to count in our air supply... and finally, the enormous amount of chemical preservatives in our packaged foods. Where's it all going? And why don't we get really really sick when this stuff gets in our bodies since most of these substances would kill us immediately if they were in our bloodstream. It's clearly not all getting out based on the amount of times we go to the bathroom. And so now, we can observe the true intelligence of our bodies:

The toxins and poisons are tucked somewhat safely away in the colon and some organs like the liver, kidney, and gall bladder. This happens over the course of many years until there is too much waste and the toxins seep back into the blood stream and we start to get really sick "all of a sudden." But, in reality, we have been sowing the seeds for sickness for many many years!! Are you aware that colon cancer is the #1 cancer killer among men and women and that Merck Manual says that EVERY American will get Diverticulitis (a disease of the colon) if we live long enough? For more on this, please read: SO, cleaning out the colon will do two very important things for your body:

1. Get you going to the bathroom regularly so that when you eat, soon afterward, you are pushing old stuff out to make room for the new food.
2. Get the really old stuff out that is packing on the weight and causing all kinds of seemingly unrelated health problems by causing a terrible traffic jam in your intestines.

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Step 2: Get Whole Food Nutrition

While cleaning out your colon, it is absolutely necessary to start feeding your body real nutrition. Do you know why you get cravings? Your body is not getting the proper nutrition and desperately craves it! However, you misinterpret those cravings for junk food! Once you start getting your body the real nutrition it craves, you will no longer crave the junk food you've been eating.

Now, you may think you're being healthy by taking vitamin and mineral pills, but we ask you to take a closer look. Vitamin and mineral pills are typically made from animal bones, stones, shells, pulverized ore, and even, activated sewage sludge. How can your body possibly use this stuff?? Look at the bottles themselves and see if you can find out where the nutrients originate from... If it doesn't say (which it probably won't), then you can bet it is the cheapest crap imaginable. The "vitamins" and "minerals" are synthesized un-naturally by huge manufacturing companies and then shipped out to the various smaller companies who mix and bottle your vitamin and mineral supplements.

If you can get all your nutrients from organic fresh produce, great. Otherwise, get a top of the line organic whole food supplement that you can take in the morning with a little juice and fruit. Get a juicer and start juicing as many organic fruits and vegetables as you can get your hands on... Again, this will help heal you from the inside out, but also dramatically speed up your metabolism and get your body many nutrients immediately. We're talking about a no-fat, no-cholesterol snack that will give you a ton of energy as well as vitamins and minerals to help you with those cravings. Also, the juices will be packed with enzymes which are also very important to helping you lose weight. Enzymes are the catalyst for every chemical reaction in your body. They break down foods and help you digest everything. You can only get enzymes from fermented and raw foods. Juices are rich in enzymes, particularly papaya (papain) and pineapple (bromelain) - powerful enzymes which will dramatically help your digestion. We will return to a more detailed food outline at the end of the article.

Step 3: Exercise
You know, this isn't going to be a big surprise for you, but the truth is that we have become so sedentary; we don't even realize the extent of it. But, what is the best way to exercise? Well, the truth is that you should be doing a mixture of aerobic and non-aerobic exercise about 3-5 times a week for about 30 minutes to an hour a session. Don't panic, it's not that bad and you will immediately feel some great benefits. For instance, exercise will help regulate your hormonal levels which means a much clearer and calmer mind and spirit. You will be kick-starting your metabolism and pushing out fat and cellulose. Let's take a closer look:

Now look, do what you can, but here we will outline what seems to be the best possible workout for weight loss:

1. Start with a five minute light warm-up by walking, biking, stair climbing, anything to build the heart-rate up and get the blood flowing to your muscles. This will dramatically lessen the chance for injury.
2. Then, stretch for about 3-5 minutes, especially any trouble areas.
3. Do about 20-30- minutes of non-aerobic training (that means weight-lifting). This can take the form of push-ups and pull-ups or actual weight-training in a gym. If you are new to this, find a good trainer to show you some good exercises. Pick a set of muscle groups and work on those each set day. Give certain muscle groups a day to rest before doing them again. (Back and Biceps work similar groups of muscles- Chest, Triceps, and Shoulders work similar groups of muscles). So, for example, do back and biceps the same day, or back one day, but then wait two days before doing biceps etc...

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Step 4: Drink Distilled Water
As you may know, our bodies are comprised of 70% water. However, older people have approximately 40-50% water composition. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%. One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study. Lack of water isthe #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. We have a serious de-hydration epidemic in our society. Drinking enough water is one of the biggest health problems of our time.

But, it's not enough to drink just water, you have to drink clean water. Today's public tap water is filled with Chlorine, Fluoride, bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, contaminated chemicals, and even radiation. Spring water has inorganic minerals that your body cannot assimilate. Inorganic minerals in the soil are absorbed by plants and through a process called Biological Transmutation are transformed into Organic minerals that animals and human beings can use. Since Spring water has inorganic minerals from rocks and the soil, we cannot use it, and worse, it causes problems because our bodies have a tough time getting rid of them.

So, drink steam-distilled water as much as possible. It is the cleanest water available and much cheaper than spring water. You will find the taste is clean, fresh and completely different from the strange and odorous taste of tap and spring water.
Now, what will drinking at least 8 8oz. glasses of distilled water do for you:

You're not hungry, you're thirsty. People are so over-dehydrated they don't even know it. We confuse signals for water as signals for