Olive Oil Detox

Olive Oil And Grapefruit Juice Detox

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:40:35 +0000

Preparing and drinking the extra virgin olive oil and grapefruit juice mixture
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Olive Oil Detox for the Colon

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:50:27 +0000

Our bodies take in all kinds of toxins every day. Where do all of these toxins come from? Some come from the many chemicals used in the foods we eat, especialy the processed foods. Lots of regular tap water can also contain unwanted toxins and the same goes for the air that we breath and the non organically grown fresh fruit and vergetables we enjoy eating. Toxins can enter the body thru the mouth, the nose and even the skin, like when walking barefoot.

Many of the troubles our bodies suffer thru, like gaining too much weight and many other illnesses like gas and constipation are caused by these bad things that have entered out bodies. If this problem is not addressed in a timely manner, more serious could occur in our heart and many other body parts.

Sometimes taking the time to detox our bodies carefully, especially colon cleansing a few times a year, which is recommended by many health professionals. All kinds of junk gets stuck in the colon and and sometimes we need to do a detox and get that bad material out of there so it can do it’t best job possible.

Almost everyone could use a good colon cleanse every now and then, especially if they suffer from any of the above mentioned troubles in addition to having bad breath, various skin troubles and/or headaches.

If you are one that like to do things naturally, natural ways to cleanse the colon are available. One diet some naturalists recommend is to only eat raw fruits and vegetables for a month, but there are not many people who can actually do it for a whole month. An easier was the is recommended by other experts is to use olive oil. It is known as an olive oil detox and is supposed to be especially helpful for cutting down ont the change of getting gall stones. The olive oil loosens lots of the junk in the colon and allows it to pass thru. One receipe for the olive oil colon detox is to mix three quarters of a cup of grapefruit juice with half a cup of olive oil. Just stir it up and drink is just before retiring for the night.

The safest and best thing to do before trying any kind of detox is to consult with your doctor.

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Lemon Detox Diet and Colon Cleanse Tips

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:48:08 +0000

Although you may experience rapid weight loss on the lemon detox diet, its main function is a detox diet through a colon cleanse. As with any detox diet, releasing toxins in the body is serious business and should not be taken lightly.

After years of eating an improper diet, the body starts to feel tired and sickly due to the toxins building up in the body. When first starting any detox diet, such as the lemon detox diet, these toxins are being reintroduced into the body and into the colon for elimination. This can make a person very sick at first. This is why it is important to add a colon cleanse along with the lemon detox diet. You need to eliminate the toxic fecal matter as quickly as possible.

Prior to starting the lemon detox diet, it is recommended that you start with the colon cleanse for the first couple of days. This will help obvious the colon of some of the toxic fecal matter before it is burdened with the extra toxins coming in from the detox diet.

The colon cleanse recipe is very simple. Seize 1 teaspoon of sea salt or Epson ingestible salt and add it to a 24 ounce glass of warm purified water and drink it immediately. Do this when you are going to be near a bathroom for an extended period of time, for it is quite fast acting. If this is not too uncomfortable, drink two glasses of this colon cleanse recipe, one glass in the morning and one at bedtime.

Now it is time to start the lemon detox diet. The detox diet itself is quite simple and inexpensive, but at the same time not easy. For the next few days all you will be consuming is the detox diet recipe, water and your colon cleansing drink.

The lemon detox diet recipe is as follows: 2 tablespoons of unique squeezed lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of natural maple syrup, 1/10 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder, and 10 ounces of pure water.

Drink a minimum of 60 ounces of this a day. Drink plenty of water and drink your colon cleanse drink at least once a day but no more than twice a day. That is all there is to it.

For new people who have never done a detox diet before, they should only stay on this diet for three days. Once you have done this and succeeded, then you can do the lemon detox diet for up to fourteen days at a stretch, but no longer. This is a short term detox diet not a life long weight loss diet. Although at first you will lose quite a lot of weight hastily, this is mostly impartial fecal matter that has been lying in your colon, full of toxins. It is possible to have twenty pounds or more of waste stored in your intestines.

You can do the lemon detox diet and colon cleanse several times a year. Any time you start feeling sluggish you can go back to the detox program.

You will be amazed at how splendid you feel after completing this detox program. Keeping the toxins from building up again will keep you surprisingly healthy. Your body will have the ability to function at a more optimal level to ward off many common ailments. Your kidneys, liver and colon will be better able to eliminate toxins out of your body quicker, resulting in less toxic build up.

It is important to remember that the lemon detox diet and colon cleanse are a temporary detox diet and not a long term weight loss program.

Homeopathic Remedies for Acne

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:46:09 +0000

More and more people are turning to homeopathic remedies for acne rather than over the counter and prescription products. This is because natural acne remedies can be more effective than otc products, and do not have side effects.

Short Term Solution to a Long Term Problem

Most people who suffer from acne do not only accept it on their face, but their bodies as well. Many people who use popular acne medications get frustrated because their acne is never cured-if they close using the medicine, the acne comes right back. This can become very expensive over time, especially for those who have to treat their bodies.

You are What You Eat

The human body has an excellent healing system that has been beaten down by our modern lifestyles. Homeopathic remedies for acne include stimulating the body to serve it cure itself. This is done by cleansing our system and begin a healthy diet. Many health stores offer full body cleansing systems. Cleansing rids our bodies of toxins, and help our organs eliminate deactivated hormones.

Once the cleansing process is over, continue with a healthy diet that that is filled with nutrients, anti oxidants and water. You may mediate that this natural acne remedy may not work, but you will be amazed how much better you look and feel once you have eliminated toxins from your system. To keep your organs cleansed and definite of toxins you can occasionally perform a liver flush or enema.

Natural Acne Remedies You Can Find at Home

Of course, cleansing is not going to clear your skin up immediately. There are more homeopathic remedies for acne that you can do at home.

Using mint to alleviate pain and inflammation-You will need about a handful of mint leaves. Crush them up as thoroughly as possible. Then rub the mixture on effected areas for up to ten minutes. The menthol in the mint will help pain and swelling caused by acne.

A very simple home remedy for acne is the use of oatmeal and honey. Simply cook up a single serving of tiresome oatmeal just like you would for eating. Add a ¼ cup of honey and let cold. Apply it as a mask for up to 20 minutes. The oatmeal will cleanse pores, absorb oil and exfoliate. The honey is the glue to ease the application.

Lemon juice and rose water is another of the many homeopathic remedies for acne. You will need lemon juice and rose water. Mix equal parts of about ½ cup or so of each. Apply it to skin like an astrigent. Rinse it off in 20-30 minutes. The lemon juice will kill all bacteria on the skin and the rose water helps make the treatment a little more mild than straight lemon juice.

You can find these and lots of great homeopathic remedies and treatments at Grannymed.com

A Step Backwards

Homeopathic treatments have been around for as long as there have been people. As we have become more modern we have tried to regain the quickest most powerful fix for medical problems. With all the side effects showing up in medicines it has caused many people to look to nature for cures. What our bodies need has always been around us, and there is a cure in nature for everything.

THE BENEFITS of OLIVE OIL

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:14:10 +0000

Some of the earliest civilisations, like the Greeks, recognised the benefits of using olive oil and over the years, knowledge of its many uses has become worldwide. Today, despite Mediterranean countries like Spain and Greece continuing to dominate both its production and consumption, an increasing number of other countries including Australia, America and Canada are fast becoming converts to this oil with consumption figures increasing every year.

Olive oil comes from the fruit of the hardy evergreen Oleaceae tree with different processes used for its extraction, some cold pressed and some using heat. Extra virgin oil is the best variety, extracted from the first pressing and using only the best olives with the least acidity. Gradually, with further pressings, the oil gets more and more refined and you will find that while some oils are quite clear due to filtration, others will be cloudy and have sediment due to a lower degree of filtration eager in their production. The colour of the olive oil ranges from green to yellow depending on the variety of olives used and variations in its taste depends upon the region and country it originates from, and on the degree of refinement keen in its overall production. Green olives are unripe olives with a bitter, pungent taste and effect less oil, while black olives are the ripest and oil produced from them has a milder taste.

Extra virgin olive oil is ideal for salad dressings and for flavouring food rather than for cooking as the intensity of the heat involved in the cooking process alters its flavour. It is advisable to store extra virgin olive oil in a cool and shadowy place to support its nutritional value and not to keep it too near to the cooking area. If you like to cook with olive oil it is a better and cheaper option to use some of the other refined varieties as they can take a lot more heat, their smoking point being higher than the extra virgin variety.

It is not unprejudiced for its culinary benefits but also for its beautifying properties, that extra virgin olive oil is renowned. It contains fatty acids, Vitamin E and an ingredient called squalene, which keeps skin soft and supple. The anti ageing and moisturising benefits of olive oil make it ideal as a cheap and natural face cleanser and moisturiser. Hair and scalp too, can befriend from regular use of olive oil and it will leave your crowning glory shiny and clear any dandruff from the scalp.

It was the Mediterranean diet, advocated to be one of the healthiest diets in the world, which first brought the benefits of olive oil to the attention of the rest of the world. In addition to the large amount of fresh fruits, vegetables and fish consumed in that part of the world, it is their generous exhaust of olive oil, which has proved to be the main contributor to their good health.

Olive oil contains polyphenols; antioxidants that reduce the damaging effects of free radicals in the body and help the body in fighting diseases like cancer. Olive oil is monosaturated, which means it helps to reduce the bad cholesterol in the body with the benefit of lower blood pressure and a lower risk from heart attacks. Another benefit for the heart comes from the olenic acid found in olive oil that keeps arteries supple and improves blood flow in the body.

There have been recent claims by scientists from the Monell Centre in Philadelphia that olive oil has pain-relieving properties like ibuprofen because it contains an anti-inflammatory ingredient called oleocanthal. If confirmed, this will be another addition to olive oil’s ever-growing list of benefits. A study in Sweden undertaken jointly by the Department of Medicine and Department of Food and Nutrition in 2003 yielded the results that the Mediterranean diet was also beneficial in relieving inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis in patients.

Olive oil is one of the oldest foods known to man and has a mention in most religious texts because of the numerous health attributes attached to it. All these benefits plus many others makes olive oil a “miracle” food we should all incorporate in our daily diets.

Beauty Secrets of Olive Oil

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:43:21 +0000

Olive oil has been mostly associated with Mediterranean cooking, for dipping bread and for diets low in saturated fat. Not only is it ample for your health, but it has also been a centuries-old beauty secret that is finally garnering world-wide attention. Go to any salon or the beauty aisle in a department store and you’ll find olive oil based products for skin and hair. Is this just another hyped-up trend, or is olive oil an effective beauty product?

Olive oil has a high level of monounsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants, and the lesser known squalene and chlorophyll which are beneficial to skin and hair. Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in plants and algae. Chefs sometimes use it to color beverages and pasta. From a beauty standpoint, it counteracts ageing and helps heal skin wounds. Squalene has been found to inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors. Cosmetic companies use it as an ingredient in moisturizers due to its ability to regulate sebum. Sebum is produced by sebaceous glands found in our skin and scalp. It is secreted through our pores. Sebum helps to form a coating on the skin which acts as a barrier and also lubricates our skin and hair.

Health experts talk about the benefits of antioxidants and how we should get more into our bodies. Olive oil is an generous source of the antioxidants Vitamins A and E, polyphenols and phytosterols. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and repair cell membranes. Free radicals are unstable molecules created from exposure to damage from radiation, pollution and cigarette smoke, all which contribute to premature ageing.

It also has emollient properties which softens and relaxes hair. It controls frizz, makes hair shiny and silky and cleans the scalp, making it dandruff free. Some say it even stops hair loss, especially hair loss related to pregnancy.

To originate an olive oil conditioner:

1. Whisk together ½ cup of olive oil with 1 egg yolk.
2. Add a few drops of lemon juice and mix.
3. Apply the conditioner to shampooed and rinsed hair.
4. Leave on for 5 minutes. If your hair is oily, cease about half an inch from your scalp. Shampoo and rinse your hair.

I remember years ago I shelled out over fifty dollars at a salon for an olive oil hot oil treatment. Here’s one you can do at home for far less money:

1. Heat about half a cup of olive oil until it’s warm, but not too hot to burn your scalp.
2. Apply it to dry hair by dividing it into sections and combing it through.
3. Exhaust enough olive oil to saturate hair.
4. Put on a shower cap and sit under a dryer for five minutes.
5. Shampoo and rinse your hair.

Another alternative, albeit a messier one, is to leave the oil in your hair overnight. Protect your pillows and sheets with towels as the oil will stain your linens.

The ancient Greeks knew about the skin benefits of olive oil. They aged to bathe in it and use special tools to scrape off the excess after letting it soak into their skin. It is an excellent moisturizer. Apply it directly to dry skin, in areas like on the elbows and heels. Though it’s not very sexy, wear socks and gloves to bed and let the olive oil work its magic while you sleep. You can also use it on chapped lips, stretch marks and wrinkles.

To make a night cream, mix together: ½ cup of olive oil, ¼ cup of white vinegar and ¼ cup of warm water. Apply it just before going to bed. The solution will help to kill bacteria as well as lighten the skin and make it collected and blemish-free.

For a cleansing solution apply olive oil to your face with cotton balls. Scrub your face with granulated sugar. Wipe it off with a cool, wet wash cloth.

To make a mask, whisk together 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of honey and ½ teaspoon of olive oil. Apply it to your face and leave on until the mixture sets. Rinse off with warm water.

It is important to use extra virgin olive oil in your beauty recipes, because it is cold pressed. Anything labeled “light” or “pure” are chemically processed. While olive oil is more expensive than say, canola oil, it still relatively inexpensive. Where I live a 17-ounce bottle of store brand extra virgin oil costs about six dollars. It’s cheap compared to the fifty-dollar hot oil treatment I had in a salon, and I get the same beautiful results.

Unexplained Infertility and the Liver Connection

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:15:23 +0000

Unexplained infertility has got to be the most frustrating and depressing diagnosis a couple can encounter. There seems to be no direction or clue as to why a couple cannot conceive. Can that be possible? Well, maybe according to that particular diagnosis, however, if you think holistically, keeping in mind the bodies interrelatedness, you will soon see that indeed there is a possible explanation for the infertility. It just may not be coming from your reproductive organs at all! It could very well be a liver congestion problem. What does your liver have to do with your fertility? PLENTY. Read on and I’ll explain.

Our liver is the primary source of toxin and waste removal for us. Over time the poor diet and lifestyle choices we have made, have a big impact on our liver. The standard American high fat processed foods diet as well as lack of exercise puts a mammoth toll on the liver and as a result it becomes congested with fat and toxin and before too long we will start to see the effects resulting from this. Infertility can be one of these effects. Once the liver has become congested, it will be unable to adequately remove toxin and fats from our bodies and these things will recirculate throughout our system, causing disturbances everywhere. Hormone disturbances namely. Our endocrine systems become ridden with the impurities that should’ve been removed, and as a result do not function at their optimum levels, causing hormonal imbalances.

Our ovaries are also another residence that gets hit with these impurities. Our ovaries are the source of our eggs. Toxin and impurities will cause poor egg quality and therefore these eggs will not be able to function at their optimum level. They will be unable to fertilize, or may fertilize but because they are flawed, will not go through the conception process well, leaving a grand possibility for miscarriage to occur.

To resolve this entire issue, the liver must cleansed, which will help to restore its ability to function at its best. Once that occurs over time, the entire endocrine and reproductive systems will be free of toxin and impurities, leaving them open to do the best job they can at reproducing.

There are a variety of ways in which to aid the liver in a cleansing process to free it of the congestion that has accumulated over time. A slower and steadier way to approach this is to juice fresh veggies and fruits. Some of the better ones for this task include carrots, beets, cabbage either red or green, apples any green variety is better for the liver cleansing effect, broccoli, as well as all other green leafy veggies.

Another way to approach liver cleansing is to go on a actual liver cleanse over a period of days. There are many of these that can be obtained right online. If you do a search on liver cleanse you’ll pull up quite a few. There are different types to choose from and you can pick which one would best fit your lifestyle. Some of them include an apple cider cleanse, also an olive oil type of cleanse, and there are some that are less palatable including things like epsom salts and a variety of different herbal ingredients as well. It’s just a matter of what is going to please your taste buds and fit into your lifestyle best.

Personally, I approach liver cleansing on a daily basis by juicing a couple times a day. The veggies are powerful superfoods plus they include other nutrition for the rest of the body as well.

After practicing these things over time, you may start to see the positive disagreement in your monthly cycles and hopefully find yourself eating for two before too long. Working naturally with these methods will have a very positive impact on your fertility, but it will be something that occurs over time. It will not be the same as using fertility drugs that have an immediate impact on your fertility. It will be more subtle, but make no mistake, its working magic. The kind of magic your body and fertility were designed for.

Healthy, Delicious Sauces, Salad Dressing and Marinade Recipes

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:59:39 +0000

A marinade is a sauce or coating that meats and vegetables are soaked in to flavor them and make them more tender. When foods have a marinade on them we say that they are marinated. Unlike basting, a marinated meat is place in the marinade and refrigerated. Marinades may be made of many different ingredients, typically a type of oil is the base of a marinade. Marinades were in huge vogue, in the cooking world about thirty years ago. When the low-fat, fat-free craze hit, in the early 1980s, marinating foods plummeted in popularity. Happily, marinating has been reinvented, using healthier oils, so we can relish those wonderful flavors again. Here are some healthy delicious marinade recipes. Expend for meats and vegetables. Perfect for grilling, saute and baking. Vegan and vegetarian options also.

Ginger Spice: Kindly for chicken, pork, lamb, carrots and squash, this marinade gives meat an exotic, Asian taste. Blend peanut oil with unusual minced ginger, raw sugar, curry powder and a dash of Bragg’s Liquid Amino (healthy amnio acid blend that replaces soy sauce). Makes a delicious sauce to blend with cooked rice or couscous.

Lemon-Dill Marinade: Actually, I would use this sauce to baste fish rather than marinate it. Melt butter and blend in one teaspoon of lemon juice (one teaspoon for every stick of butter used). Add a lag of new minced onion, garlic and coarsely chopped pepper and half a teaspoon of dill weed (for every stick of butter). Excellent for salmon, whitefish, swordfish, marlin, trout and asparagus

Savory Herb Marinade: For beef recipes blend olive oil with several dashes of Balsamic vinegar. Add balsamic vinegar judiciously. Balsamic vinegar is pungent and will over power foods. Add original chopped basil, celery seed and a dash of salt. For pork, substitute fresh chopped rosemary for basil. For chicken recipes, substitute fresh chopped or ground memoir for basil, balsamic vinegar and add celery seed, black pepper and a dash of minced garlic. This marinade works well for mushrooms also. Back over arguleta and spring mix lettuces for a delicious salad dressing.

Italian Parmesan Bread Dipping Sauce and Marinade: and bread dipping sauce: Blend olive oil, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, basil and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spread on chicken, shrimp, potato wedges for grilling, saute or baking. Makes a delicious dipping sauce for bread.

Now I’m hungry, how about you?

Delicious Raw Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:19:45 +0000

In this article I will give you step by step instructions on how to make a raw, vegan pumpkin pie for the Thanksgiving holiday. Contrary to popular belief it’s remarkable simple to make a raw, vegan pumpkin pie. And the result is palatable!

Since pumpkins needs to be cooked before eaten, we can substitute with nuts. I love nuts, and in this recipe feel free to get your own personal favorites, as the result will advance out mountainous whether it’s almonds or cashews.

In my recipe for raw vegan pumpkin pie I like to expend almonds, pecans, coconut, dates, cashews, sweet potatoes, and for spices cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom.

The dates and whichever nuts you want in your filling, needs to be soaked overnight. Once that’s done let’s get started on the crust.

The vegan pumpkin pie crust will be made up of nuts and coconut. I use almonds and pecans, but you can switch as you want. Run them through the food processor until they have formed a nice dough, and then flatten it into a pie form.

For the filling you need to race the sweet potatoes, the cashews and the dates together with the spices in the food processor. Retain the soaking water from the dates, and when you have formed a nice puree, add in some to get the texture you want.

Pour the filling in the pies, and refrigerate before serving.

This recipe for raw vegan pumpkin pie is easy to make, comes out perfect every time, and is filled with all the best nuts and produce.

Low Calorie Salad Dressing Recipes

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:38:30 +0000

With so much produce available in summer, salads are a wonderful way to enjoy the flavors of the season while keeping our bodies healthy. But before you top those veggies with your go-to bottled dressing, consider these low calorie alternatives that won’t widen your waistline.

1) Make use of condiments. The next time you pull out that salsa jar, it doesn’t have to be for chips. 2 tablespoons of salsa have just 15 calories and loads of flavor, making it the perfect alternative dressing. Follow this recipe for a surefire hit:

Chopped Mexican Salad (serves 4)

4 cups shredded romaine

½ c chopped tomatoes

½ c chopped red and green bell peppers

½ c sweet corn

1 can kidney beans

1 avocado, chopped

½ c salsa

¼ c chopped cilantro

black pepper

Combine romaine through avocado; toss with salsa. Garnish with cilantro and freshly ground shaded pepper.

2) Nix the traditions. Greek salads are a classic for summer, but the customary dressing can turn it into a calorie minefield. Instead, I like to top mine with a spoonful of a exquisite Mediterranean specialty – hummus. Coarse in calories and high in fiber, hummus adds an extra nutritional punch with zero guilt attached. Check your supermarket for countless varieties, or make your own by tossing a can of chickpeas, the juice of a lemon, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in your food processor.

3) Utilize yogurt. Most of us know that creamy dressing such as ranch and blue cheese are automatic diet dangers. When the craving for a hearty dressing hits, follow this recipe, which subs out traditional mayonnaise and sour cream for fat free Greek yogurt. Its thickness and tang rivals the taste of sour cream, while the high protein content will keep you satisfied all afternoon. For a healthy ranch-style dip or dressing, combine the following:

1 c boring fat free or low fat Greek yogurt

2 T cider vinegar

½ t garlic powder

¼ t onion powder

½ t dried thyme

½ t dried parsley

salt and pepper to taste

Thin with water or skim milk until desired consistency is reached.

4) Keep it simple. One of my favorite salad toppers is simply a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and honey. A teaspoon of each will set you back only 60 calories, while the heart healthy monounsaturated fats will back you better absorb all the nutrients packed into your bowl – without masking their natural flavors.