Green Tea

Green tea is made from un-oxidized leaves and is the least processed type of tea and therefore contains the most antioxidants and beneficial polyphenols.Green tea was used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to control bleeding and heal wounds, aid digestion, improve heart and mental health and regulate body temperature.
Recent studies have shown green tea can potentially have positive effects on everything from weight loss to liver disorders to type 2 diabetes
Green tea is considered one of the world's healthiest drinks and contains the highest amount of antioxidants of any tea. The natural chemicals called polyphenols in tea are what are thought to provide its anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic effects.
How Much Green Tea Should You Drink?
The amount of beneficial compounds in green tea can vary, depending on the tea. But most studies suggest that drinking 3 -4 cups of green tea per day is the right amount — that’s the typical amount that people drink in Asia.
Prepare Your Green Tea?
To maximize the fat burning potential and get the most health benefits out of your green tea, you should brew your tea fresh and steep it for at least 3 -5 minutes.
And don’t add any sugar to your tea! Those empty calories will wipe out any weight loss benefits that you’ll get from your tea.

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Rose Water Tips

o Mix two spoons of tomato juice with 2 spoons of rose water; apply on your face. This mix helps to treat sunburn/suntan effectively.
o You can mix rose water in any facial mask you use. Just replace rose water in place of plain water and see how your face glows like a rose naturally.
o Add rose water to beet root juice to make a lip pack. Apply this lip pack on your lips daily to redden your lips naturally.So get rosy and pink lips using rose water.
o Rose water is a great face toner for you. You can mix a pinch of camphor in rose water to use as a facial toner. Rose water -camphor homemade toner drives away nagging acne and reduces the surface oiliness of the face. Additionally, you can mix mint juice with rose water to apply on your acne-affected face. If used regularity, this natural toner can help dry up pimples fast and fade its marks too.
o Add some glycerin to rose water and use it as a moisturizer. You can add sand wood powder to this mix to make a wonderful anti-aging face mask. Use this anti aging facial mask to get rid of wrinkles and dullness. So retain your youthful charm for long with the help of rose water.
o Rose water when mixed with almond oil/olive oil works as great moisturizer. Moreover, it gives your fair and smooth skin.
o The aroma of roses is said to be a powerful mood enhancer. It rids you of feelings of anxiety and promotes emotional wellbeing, thereby making you look relaxed. Since it is de-stressing, it helps you sleep better which means you will wake up feeling fresh.
o The best and easiest way to use it is to apply it at night. It helps clear all impurities that your face has collected through the day.
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Copper Benefits

The specific health benefits of coconut oil

 

Coconut oil is an unrefined oil that is easily digested by the body.  It is composed of medium-chain length fatty acids which have many health benefits

• Maintains cholesterol levels
• Supports weight loss
• Increases immunity
• Aids digestion
• Increases metabolism
• Prevents heart disease and high blood pressure
• Supports bone strength
• Kills certain viruses and bacteria
• Controls blood sugar
• Helps the body absorb calcium
• Boosts energy and endurance
• Reduces inflammation
• Reduces symptoms associated with pancreatitis
• Supports tissue repair and healing

More Uses for Coconut Oil

-Use it to relieve cracked nipples when nursing. -Use it to heal cuts and scratches.
-Use it to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. 
-Give yourself an at-home pedicure, and apply coconut oil as a foot cream.
-Treat psoriasis and eczema with it.
-Use as a total body moisturizer.
-Rub into the skin to soften rough and dry patches.
-Apply as a deep conditioner for your hair.   Just leave it on for 5-10 minutes, and your hair will be shiny and hydrated.  Just be sure to rinse thoroughly!
-Use it to alleviate painful sunburn
-Use it as a nighttime facial moisturizer.  If you have oily skin, it might be too heavy to use during the day.  If your skin is dry, give it a go!. 
 Coconut oil is the perfect choice for a massage oil. Not too greasy and with a relaxing scent.

Glycerin benefits and uses

                                          

                                      

Glycerin, also known as glycerol, is an organic compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with the chemical formula C₃H₈O₃ 
Pure vegetable glycerin has wonderful cleansing, moisturizing, emollient, soothing and lubricating properties. It acts as a humectant, attracting water to the skin to restore suppleness. Glycerin kills all bacteria by instantly drawing the water out of them.
Homemade glycerin mask for a dry and dehydrated skin:

• 1 tsp glycerin
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 tsp milk or water
• 1 tbsp oatmeal

Mix well. Apply to clean face for 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water.
Homemade hydrating glycerin hair spray recipe:

• 1 part of pure vegetable glycerin
• 5 parts of water
• a few drops of your favourite essential oil

- Essential oils for dry hair: sandalwood, ylang ylang, lavender essential oils
- Essential oils for normal hair: rosemary, rose, lavender, geranium essential oils
- Essential oils for oily hair: lemon, sage, lemon, tea tree, lavender, geranium essential oils
- Essential oils for dandruff and itchy scalp: rosemary, tea tree, lemon, chamomile, lavender essential oils
Mix the ingredients in a spray bottle, shake well. Spritz on hair after showering.

• Glycerin can be added to plain liquid soap to increase its soothing properties (1 part of glycerin to 20 parts of  liquid soap).

• Since glycerin has natural grease cutting properties, it is a perfect natural ingredient for a gentle make up remover.

Homemade glycerin make up remover recipe:

• 1 tbsp of green tea
• 1 tbsp of grapeseed oil
• 1/2 tbsp of vegetable glycerin

Mix the ingredients well. Shake before every use, as the ingredients tend to separate. Apply with cotton ball, gently wiping in a circular motion around the eye. Keep your make up remover in a fridge for about a week.
                                                   

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Gallstones

What are gallstones?
Gallstones are small stones that form in your gallbladder. This is a little pouch that sits under your liver. It stores digestive juices that help your body break down food. Lots of people have gallstones.
In most people, gallstones don't cause any problems. But sometimes, they block the tubes that carry digestive juices. This can give you pain in your abdomen. And it can cause more serious problems, too, like swelling of your gallbladder.Your gallbladder is part of your digestive system.
How your gallbladder works
Your digestive system breaks down the food you eat so your body can use the nutrients.
Your gallbladder's job is to store bile. Bile is one of the digestive juices. Gall is the old name for bile.
Bile is a yellow-green liquid. It is made by your liver. It flows through tubes, also known as ducts, into your bowel. That's where it goes to work, helping to break down food.
Bile has lots of chemicals in it. One chemical is cholesterol. This is a fatty substance. Another chemical is called bile acid. It helps break down fat in the food you eat.
Your liver makes bile all the time. But it only goes into your bowel when you eat or drink. The rest of the time, it is stored in your gallbladder. This is a small, stretchy pouch that sits under your liver. Normally, your gallbladder holds about 6 teaspoons of bile.
When you eat or drink, your gallbladder squeezes bile out into a tube called the cystic duct. The bile flows down this tube into another one. That second tube is called the bile duct. It takes the bile to your bowel.
When your liver makes bile that is not needed right away, the bile flows up your cystic duct and into your gallbladder, for storage.
What happens when you have gallstones
Sometimes, when bile is stored in your gallbladder, it gets very thick. Then it can get crystals in it. Usually, the crystals are made of cholesterol from the bile. They can grow into gallstones
Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball. And you may have just one big gallstone or hundreds of small ones.
The symptoms and problems gallstones cause depend on where they gets stuck and how long they stay stuck.
Gallstones can hurt a lot when they block tubes. Usually, this isn't serious. But sometimes the blockage does cause serious problems like inflammation (swelling) in your gallbladder.
Women are almost twice as likely as men to have gallstones. This is because the female sex hormone (called estrogen) makes it easier for the stones to form.
Being obese (very overweight) increases your risk of getting gallstones, especially if you are a woman.

Self-care Measures
Avoid junk food completely
Avoid oily food
Cut down of carbohydratesDrink at least 8-10 glasses of water a day