Science
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The Anti-Aging Power of Frankincense: How to Make a Rejuvenating Nighttime Face Oil at Home
There are so many cosmetic companies claiming to have the most powerful “miracle” claiming to erase wrinkles and restore your glow — but what if one of the most potent anti-aging ingredients isn’t new at all? In fact, it’s been used for thousands of years. Frankincense Essential Oil (Boswellia Papyrifera) — the sacred resin once traded like gold, has been proven by clinical researchers for its ability to calm inflammation, protect collagen, and reverse signs of sun damage on our skin. But does it really work? And how can you use it at home without spending a fortune? Let’s look at the peer-reviewed research, published in PubMed— and a simple…
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How To Protect Your Hair From Bleach Damage: Based on Scientific Research
Here's one simple trick for preventing hair damage when bleaching your hair, based on scientific research. It's what you do before the bleach is applied that's the trick.
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Why You Want A Red Lightbulb For Christmas: Banish Wrinkles and Arthritis? You Bet…
You too? Busy, crazy holidays are sneaking up on us! I have been dealing with some crazy health issues – regarding some abnormal skin cells, which all had a happy ending, and I will sit down to write about it soon — because I want you to know how the lowly eggplant is actually a skin healer — much more on that to come. I’ve put off writing this because I knew it would take me forever to get it all down. I’ve been researching this since July!!! But, at the same time, I’ve got my red heating lamp, and my plant grow light and my skin is looking better every day — and my…
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The Fat-Burning Hot Chocolate Bar/How I Lost Four Inches: Weight Loss Tip 2!
The boys think I’m such a cool mom to create this hot chocolate bar, available 24×7, easily accessible in the kitchen. Little do they know, it’s for me. It’s for my cravings. I needed a safe, low-carb, low-calorie way to curb the cravings that come every afternoon. This is my second tip on how I actually did loose four inches in four weeks — even though hormones were determined NOT to let this happen. I studied the research, and learned how herbs can work together with your metabolism to help you loose weight. But the most important factor, was to have everything out, and easily accessible. If the ginger powder…
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Knowing Who Your Enemies Are
Yes, my doctor did explain to me estrogen, progesterone and hormonal balance, but by the time she finished, I still couldn’t make sense out of any of it; she made sense, but it honestly made no sense in terms of my own body. In summary, the hot flashes I had last summer were simply giving me a false sense of security; believing that I was well beyond menorraghia. Yes, things were slowing down, but I was far, far out out of the woods yet. But, unbeknowst to me, the red clover, that miraculous field of herbs, that did such a great job of keeping me cool under the waves of…
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How To Photograph The Solar Eclipse Without Damaging Your IPhone
To my son at college. Today, we will have the same sun as you. In less than one minute apart, around 5:45 today, we will both have a partial solar eclipse today. I know I have missed many lunar and solar eclipses with you — due to clouds and busyness, but today, the sun is shining, and the eclipse will last for about an hour, right up until sunset. So let’s not miss it. Here’s what I want you to know. If you pull out your Iphone camera to take a photo or video of the solar eclipse, you will damage the sensor on your IPhone, according to USA Today . Yes,…
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On Missing The Lunar Eclipse
The clearest barometer of how out-of-sync you are with nature is your track record of catching the “eclipses” that occur in your lifetime. I have a rotten record. You too? Missed it? Such an easy thing to catch. It wasn’t one of those crazy 3:00 am times. I heard the eclipse was stellar too. Not a cloud in the sky, and a crystal clear view. You would think, someone as addicted to “sky” as I am, I wouldn’t want to miss it. (The last “summer sunset” at the lake.) Sadly, I learned that the boys knew about it all along, in advance, and just “planned” to watch it on YouTube.…
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Three Simple, Effective Ways to Wash Produce
Three safe ways to wash pesticides and bacteria off fruits and vegetables, and an analysis of popular fruit washes... do they really work? More...
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Soda as a Source of Lactobacillus? Make Your Own Lacto-Fermented Soda
We’ve all heard about the importance of getting beneficial bacteria into our bodies, via yogurt and supplements. Those supplements can be expensive, but we’re constantly bombarded with news that tells us that yogurt just doesn’t contain enough of the different types of lactobacillus strains. But yogurt isn’t your only option. Any food can be lacto-fermented by using whey or root vegetables. This opens up quite a bit of options for us. Fermented pickles, for example, the kind fermented without vinegar that you find in the refrigerator aisle of the health food store, are a great source of lactobacillus. Ginger, a root vegetable, contains naturally high amounts of lactobacillus. This makes ginger…
