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Want to lose a few vanity pounds? Try snacking with your non-dominant hand. Researchers asked people eating popcorn during a movie to eat with their non-dominant hand. The results? The participants consumed, on average, 30 percent less than when they ate with their prominent hand.
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For radiant skin use coconut milk as a beauty wash. It’s moisturizing and contains Vitamin A and Vitamin C. If Cleopatra only knew!
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Adult acne or female facial hair? Try drinking two cups of spearmint tea every day. You see, Turkish researchers discovered that spearmint has anti-androgen effects reducing male hormones in women.
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Get red-carpet skin with some pink magic. I’m talking about a facial mask using Pepto Bismol. It contains salicylic acid which opens your pores and helps you shed your skin. Apply a thin layer and leave on until dry. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.
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Subject to cold sores? Boil up some lemon balm tea. Brew tea, let cool, and dab onto area with a cotton ball several times per day.
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Worried about the Zika virus but concerned about commercial insect repellants? Try rubbing on oil of oregano. Mix six to eight drops to 8oz of water in a spray bottle. Remember, as with any spray, to keep away from your eyes.
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Take an oatmeal bath for eczema or dry irritated skin. Add three cups of colloidal oatmeal and soak for at least 15 minutes. Studies show that colloidal oat extracts exhibit direct anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities while also moisturizing the skin.
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Want pouty lips? Puff them up with a few drops of cinnamon oil. It’s not a permanent fix but it’ll last a couple of hours. You could even add cinnamon oil to your lip gloss.
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Next time you have trouble sleeping (everyone does at some point) try this acupressure tip: hold firmly between your heel and ankle bones and take some deep breaths for a few minutes. And forget counting sheep. Add some yawns instead as they’ll help you to relax and drift off.
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When you’re feeling tired and need an energy boost drink some apple-cider vinegar. Add two tablespoons to 8oz of water or your favorite juice and recover!
To a healthy more beautiful you.
Sandy DeRose
References:
David T. Neal, Et. al. The Pull of the Past: When Do Habits Persist Despite Conflict With Motives? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. August 2011.
Mehmet Akdoğan, Et. al. Effect of spearmint (Mentha spicata Labiatae) teas on androgen levels in women with hirsutism. Phytotherapy Research. May 2007.
Paul Grant. Spearmint herbal tea has significant anti-androgen effects in polycystic ovarian syndrome. a randomized controlled trial. Phytotherapy Research. February 2010.
Oscar Winner Beauty Tricks That Really Work, Get the J-Lo Glow continued. WebMD.
James A. Duke. The Green Pharmacy: New Discoveries in Herbal Remedies for Common Diseases and Conditions from the World’s Foremost Authority on Healing Herbs. Rodale Books. 1997.
Reynertson KA, Et. al. Anti-inflammatory activities of colloidal oatmeal (Avena sativa) contribute to the effectiveness of oats in treatment of itch associated with dry, irritated skin. J Drugs Dermatol. 2015.
