1 cup warm water
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. honey
Sip slowly upon waking up in the morning
And to further keep yourself in tiptop shape, follow these steps:
> Reduce salt and sugar intake
> Take a break from alcohol and smoking
> Exercise (daily brisk walking for 20 minutes is good)
> Adjust your posture. Don't cross your legs.
> Avoid stressful situations. Meditate.
> Do dry skin brushing (this brushes are available at any health store). Brush from toes to neck in circular motion leading towards the heart before a bath. This promotes better circulation.
> Moisturize skin with light moisturizer twice a day.
> Do deep breathjing exercises, belly breathing is good., once perfected guarantees you more oxygen in your system. You inhale, push the belly out (this expands the diaphragm) Exhale by sucking in and contracting your abdomen.
> Smile and be happy!
Do's and don'ts to follow to avoid developing unsightly cellulites:
> Eat plenty of fuits and veggies.
> Add oily fish to your diet like salmon, mackerel, sardines. Better yet, take a capsule of cod-liver oil or Fish Oil 3x a day. Good for fighting coarse hair too.
> If possible consume organic foods only.
> Avoid drugs and hormone pills
> Eliminate processed (canned, bottled, etc.) food and frozen meals
> Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily
> Get plenty of rest
> Take herbal teas but avoid slimming tea/or diuretics. (Senna is common ingredient, so does ma huang that suppress the appetite but can also cause nervousness, sleeplessness and palpitation. Slimming teas should not be confused with other herbal teas like green tea, chamomile, ginger, etc. Avoid using diuretics (senna) on a daily basis because the herb is a "stimulant laxative" that works by irritating the colon to empty its contents. Stimulant laxatives should not be used for more than a week because prolonged use can make the muscular walls of the colon weak and sluggish. This means that your colon may no longer function properly on its own and you may not be able to go to the bathroom without the tea. The other danger of using slimming teas is the excessive loss of water from chronic diarrhea. This can lead to dehydration and the loss of electrolytes and minerals like calcium, magnesium and, most importantly, potassium. Low potassium levels can cause cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). In worst case scenario, it can lead to death.
1. Drink plenty of fluids like water and juices.
2. Rest
3. Keep warm
4. Use a salt-water rinse or sea-salt bath daily (2 cups salt, one bath tub of hot water)
5. Gragle with warm water and salt three times a day
6. Do a nasal flush 3x a day (use syringe without the needle). Mix 2 pinches of salt in one cup of warm water. With the syringe, flush your sinus cavities with the saline solution. It will clear your nose instantly.
7. Take 500 mg of Vitamin C in the morning and evening (with meals)
8. Stop smoking
9. Avoid alcoholic beverages
10. Maintain a positive attitude
11. Prepare an inhalation. Place 3 drops of eucalyptus oil in a bowl of hot water. Cover with towel and inhale from towel opening.
12. Avoid dairy products
1. Mix 1 tbsp cornstarch in 3 tbsps of cold water. Apply on affected area to bring down swelling and remove the heat from the skin.
2. Pour 2 drops of olive oil and rub gently on the skin.
3. Rub fresh aloe vera (sabila). It sometimes helps too.
1. Apply tincture of arnica or hirudoid
2. Put ice immediately on the affected area
3. Apply olive oil and rub raw garlic on the swelling (escept if it is on face). Cover with a hanky overnight.
4. Increase Vitamin C to 1,000 mg a day.
1. Avoid salty food, cold beverages, caffeine in all forms (coffee, chocolate, black tea), alcohol
2. Increase intake of certain vegetables/fruits like strawberries, watermelon, asparagus, watercress.
3. Take figs, dates, bananas, potatoes, peanuts, tomatoes (these are rich in potassium)
4. Try dong quai (also known as the female ginseng, it helps to improve the circulation, regulate liver function and help remove excess fluid/water from the system).
5. Put warm compress on the lower belly
6. Rest
7. Sip an herbal tea like chamomile and ginger.
1. Slow down. Relax. Sit in one corner and be quiet. Meditate.
2. Talk slower (fast talkers don't breathe properly, whcih can result in elevated blood pressure.
3. Lose weight, if you are overweight
4. Reduce sodium/salt and increase potassium in your diet (bananas, tomatoes...)
5. Reduce sugar intake
6. Exercise regularly
7. Avoid stress
8. Increase calcium intake to 1,000 mg daily, magnesium to 500 mg daily, and Vitamin E to 800 mg daily.
9. Hypotensives (those with low blood pressure) can benefit from kelp, 1-3 tablets daily.
When in flight, avoid gas-inducing foods because intestinal gas expands at high altituted. avoid beans, legumes and sweet yam. avoid alcoholic beverages because alcohol destroys Vitamin B complex, a great jet-lag fighetr. Drink water every hour you are in the air. Take 50 mg Vitamin B, morning and evening, during a flight. After 2-3 hours, take 1 mg melatonin, which help you sleep for 3-6 hours during a flight. If you feel rundwon, take Vitamin C.
How you greet a new morning determines the outcome of the rest of your day.
> So before you wake up, declare "IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY FOR ME."
> During the day, do a good deed, an act of kindness or charity and you will feel good about yourself. That's a guarantee.
