4 Foods That Equal to Natural Beauty Products

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Do you have problems with your skin? Do you often see commercial endorsers of beauty products with flawless juvenile skin? Do you feel frustrated because you cannot afford to buy those expensive skin care products that will give you a healthy skin? Well, here’s the good news! You can actually make use of all natural beauty products to satisfy your desire of a healthy and youthful skin.

It has been a long time now since natural herbs and plant extracts were accepted by majority of health and beauty experts to produce cost-effective results. Since the largest community is composed of average earners who consider cosmetics and beauty products as a non-necessity, skin care professionals recommend all natural beauty products as an alternative to those expensive synthetic skin care preparations.

Here are some natural herbs that you can consider instead of those costly beauty products:

  • Blueberries – These fruits contain flavonoids which dominate the class of antioxidants. These phytochemicals protect your skin cells from the harmful by-product of oxidation called free radicals and the aging process.
  • Radish – Eating raw or cooked radish on a daily basis of at least 115g will help boost your immune system and fight off impurities from your body. Accumulated impurities will cause your skin cells to lose its elasticity resulting to the formation of wrinkling. It can also protect you against certain cancers and toxins.
  • Garlic – Garlic is considered to be included in the hall of all natural beauty products. It has been known that garlic also contain large amounts of antioxidants that help you maintain a youthful glow. Moreover, eating raw garlic a day has been known to improve blood circulation thus giving you a natural blush.
  • Aloe Vera – Is a nature’s answer against baldness. Damp a fresh aloe vera extract to your scalp. This will boost volume to your hair making you look young and beautiful.

You might as well consider the reduction of taking in fatty foods, alcohol and smoking. These pollutants are on top of the list that increases the appearance of blemishes and other impurities that make you look unattractive.

Why Drug Addiction Ruins Lives

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Drug addiction is the condition when a person is indulged in excessive consumption of drugs or the chemical substances. In such situation, the body and the nervous system become dependent upon the intake of these drugs. The cravings at regular intervals compel the person to use drugs. With time, the situation aggravates to the point that the abstinence of the drug can cause death of the individual.

Drug addiction brings many social, physical, emotional and economical problems. When these drugs are taken, the user feels sudden rush of energy and finds himself in the new world of his own choice. These drugs may help the person to escape from a certain mental or emotional problem but on the long run, they push him to the never-ending cascade of destruction.

The obliteration due to drug addiction starts from the health problems. The initial effects of addiction include the irregular breathing, unconsciousness, high blood pressure and sudden weight gain and weight loss. These conditions lead to serious problems like organ failure. It also affects the nervous system. Thus, a person who is mentally and physically unfit, can never face the challenges of life and moves towards an abnormal life.

Apart from the direct affects, there are many indirect health problems. For example there are some drugs taken through the route of blood. Mostly, the syringes used for this purpose are shared among the addicts. The shared use of syringes leads to the transfer of many deadly diseases. These diseases include hepatitis and AIDS.

The drug addiction ruins the social life of the person. When he starts taking drugs, he obviously behaves in an odd manner, not accepted by the society. This situation causes him to cut off from the society. Such a person is constantly ignored by the society. The feeling of being isolated and ignored pushes him to the world of drugs. Moreover, the addicts are involved in most of the law breaking activities in the society. So, drug addiction can also subject the person to legal issues.

The harmful effects of drugs are not confined to isolation from the society but also to his professional life. The use of the drugs impairs the capabilities of the person. He loses his ability to think and create anything. The professional affairs are subjected to inefficiency and negligence. Such behaviour leads to loss of the job or brings an end to the business.

Drug addiction ruins the family life of a person. If the addict is the care-taker of the family, his condition affects the life of the whole family. He can never satisfy the financial requirements of the family, thus the whole family suffers. Moreover, the odd behaviour that includes hitting and abusing destroys the environment of the home.

It is certain that the drug addiction comes with a heavy price. The drug providers exploit the cravings of the addict and supply the drugs on a heavy price. In the urge of getting drugs at every cost, the addict loses all his possession. Thus, all the factors or elements of the normal life are lost and the addict deliberately ruins his life.

Just What Is Depression?

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Depression is both common and serious. It is much more than just feeling sad and miserable for a short period of time. Depression is a prolonged feeling of sadness which can last for weeks, months or in many case years.

Depression can strike at any time and can affect literally anyone. It has been reported that depression is 50% more common in women than in men. It is no good trying to tell somebody with depression to “snap out of it” or “pull yourself together” because it is a real illness that needs to be addressed.

Many people do not seek help or do not get properly diagnosed with depression but it is thought that one in ten people suffer from depression at some point in their life.

Even in these days of greater awareness there are still some people who think that depression in a sign of weakness or an excuse not to do things. This could not be further from the truth, depression is a real illness with very real symptoms.

Although there are many, the most common symptoms of depression are:

No energy.

No confidence.

Sadness and crying.

An inability to accomplish even small tasks – everything seems like an uphill battle!

You feel as though you are a burden to other people and that there is no point to life. This sometimes leads to thoughts of death and suicide.

You find it hard to enjoy anything at all – and even simple tasks like eating can be a problem.

You have no libido.

You feel guilty.

Sleep patterns are disturbed. Maybe it’s hard to get to sleep even when you are shattered or you frequently wake up.

If you recognise some of these symptoms in yourself there are ways in which you can help yourself. Exercise can be a great help as can eating a good balanced diet.

As a genuine depression sufferer, I know that it can be very tempting to turn to alcohol to either try to lift your mood to try to blot everything out. This is really not recommended as alcohol will further aggravate your mood over the longterm and add to your sleep problems. You can then end up with other health problems like liver damage or in my case a blood disorder. Counselling and medication can certainly help as can chatting with people who have been through the same terrifying experience.

The Christian Religion’s Guide to Child Training

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Children are important to us as Christians. Before they grow to take over from where we shall leave off they require thorough training. The training begins with parental examples. Like father, like son, goes the wise saying. In Ezekiel 16:44 we have: ‘… As is the mother so is the daughter.’ It deserves emphasis that you watch what you do because children start to learn from their parents’ actions before they begin to learn from their words. If a child lives where criticism is rife he learns to condemn. Let him live in an atmosphere of hostility, he grows to fight.

Conversely, if a child’s environment is one of tolerance, he learns to radiate patience. If a child lives where there’s acceptance and friendship, he learns to give off love.

The training starts from when they are babes. Children need be taught, instructed, exhorted on the difference between right and wrong. The process must be persuasive and need be matched with endearing encouragement. See Proverbs 1:8, Ephesians 6:4.

Your corrective approach to your child’s behavior should be one with love. Avoid criticism, bitter words and cruel punishment. If you don’t, you lose him to confusion, which leads to discouragement. A discouraged child resists training. Children are never spoiled by positive encouragement. God said: ‘This is my beloved son …’

Explanation must close every point on which a child receives punishment. He needs to know why an action earns him punishment and not praise in order that he avoids it next time around. Revert to Hebrews 12:6.

Our actions later in life enables them to find fulfillment in life even when their parents are no more.

Christian parents should also involve their children in bodily and mental exercises. Parental participation is required. Teach them proper communication skills. Help them to understand how to receive and react in unpleasant situations.

We have to fend for and educate them as the importance of these will not get lost on them when they become parents. Accept and love them always, and as real Christian religionists, stress the significance of obedience and carefulness to them.