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Author: John Burrow

Are you struggling with skin problems? Do you look at people with perfect and flawless skin and wonder how they got that “lucky?” The truth is that many people are born with perfect and flawless skin but that does not mean you cannot have it. Even if you have skin that is far from perfect you can still have great skin. What most people fail to realize is that its within your power to affect your skin – much more than you may think.

If you are constantly battling with skin problems then its likely that you have certain habits that affect you negatively. Some of these habits might be lifestyle but in the majority of cases its your diet. Your skin is the largest organ in your body and your diet affects the health of your skin profoundly. With that in mind, here are a few simple tips to help you.

- Saturated fats

A diet that is high in saturated fats can be very detrimental to the health of your skin. This is very common with a diet that consists of fast food. Pizza, hamburgers, chips – all these foods that come straight out of a deep fryer is almost guaranteed to give you bad skin. Try and cut these foods out of your diet completely and focus instead on eating healthy fats – fats that can be found in foods like salmon and avocado.

- Sugar and fizzy drinks

Soda pop as its commonly know is basically carbonated sugary drinks that is incredibly high in sugar (to compensate the bitterness of the carbonation), artificial colors and preservatives. Just look at the side of any can and you will see that the ingredients look like a science experiment. Even so-called sugar-free drinks are extremely high in artificial sweeteners which is very bad for the health of your skin. Drinking a lot of water is vital for the health of your skin. It cleanses and hydrates – two vital components to help keep your skin healthy.

- Fresh fruit and veg

You probably don’t want to hear this but one of the best ways to improve your skin is to start eating a lot of green vegetables. Its high in nutrients and essential vitamins that helps to clean and nourish your skin. Why not give this a try? Eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day for just one week and see what it does for you.

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Author: wajid

Before starting my article I will like to say a few words about health.

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
“He, who has health, has hope. And he, who has hope, has everything.”
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

Lets start this by defining beauty-Well, I think it’s something that is pleasing to eyes. What about a beautiful thought? Well then beauty has to be pleasing to mind and what about beautiful music? So lets just extend it and say-beautiful to our ears. Wait didn’t we leave a few things behind? like for instance beautiful smell, and beautiful texture? and a beautiful poem or literature or work of art? Wow So beauty may involve a perception of pleasure to all our senses….Yes indeed I think that’s what it is..

What about an individual with a beautiful/ pleasing personality? Well we use the terms graceful and charming for them, For example- Mother Teressa, do you think she was beautiful? Yes, indeed she was.She spread so much beauty with her kindness..so beauty is beyond our superficial senses of perception i.e, It is more than just skin deep…or Is it that beauty of mind and beauty of body are two different qualities and you may have either one of them and a lucky few may have both.

Yet majority of us spend so much time for the superficial beauty and appearance. Yes, we are compelled to do that to succeed, to be admired, to be loved, to have more friends, may be a few fans as well…May be it’s the society that has set a standard for appearances so much and judges you by those standards. What happens in the process? Well there is the possibility of so many beautiful people getting ignored and lost into obscurity… not to mention some who succeed only because; they have spent much effort on their outward appearances. They may not be so kind, may not have intelligent thoughts, yet they look beautiful enough to succeed. Is that so? Doesn’t that mean that in this process of judging occasionally real talent may get ignored while untalented few may get picked because they please the eyes of the beholder? Yes, this may happen quite often…But not all the time…

I can name a number of individuals who have been successful by their talent and intellect rather than by superficial beauty alone. But these were/are exceptionally intelligent and talented individuals, for example Picasso, Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King, Nelson Mandela, Steven Hawkins, Steve Wonder and many more…How do they do it? I mean become immortal by their talent? Were they not prejudged like rest of us and continue to face it? Yes they too overcame the same odds and maybe many more..Yet they did it and continue to do so. How? I guess their success lies in the fact that they do not care about being prejudged or set standards of their time. They chose to rise above those standards and enjoy doing what they believed in, are compassionate and focused.

What does compassion and focus have to do with beauty? I think “compassion” allows us to rise above our personal interests, think big, be more tolerant and “focus” allows us to create that beautiful work of art or social change that is beautiful to our senses and for people’s lives whatever the “cause” may be case may be…

Wow! wait a minute I thought you were going to talk about real beauty, when I started reading this…I mean real beauty..pleasing to eyes or skin deep, superficial whatever you call it, see I want to look beautiful and succeed, I don’t care about “causes” and stuff, its all so boring and I don’t need any lectures…I need real beauty tips…

I see where you are coming from…You are one of the majority and need some tips to look beautiful and succeed. Well even then, you will have to put in some efforts into that…I know many of you will happily do so…How about exercising? That requires a lot of effort and many do it, to stay healthy and happy.. Well, see you are again deviating from the main topic, what has healthy and happy got to do with beauty? A lot indeed, good health allows excellent body circulation, that keeps the skin well nourished and glowing, not to mention doing away with that flabby tummy..being happy is all it’s about, If you are happy you look beautiful with that lovely smile on your glowing face.. . Not to mention other ways of being happy..like using your brain to develop a talent and succeed, but well I agree you may get prejudged and success may require more efforts than just talent and developing a beautiful personality may be one of those..How about a positive attitude? or Is it just the “looks” that are needed to be out there and be admired or achieve what you want. Well, you see all these are relative terms, one leading to another..

I noticed you mentioned well nourished…How is that related to beauty? A lot indeed eat a balanced diet with generous helpings of fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid fatty and sugary stuff, go for long walks…avoid stress, think big, don’t let petty issues bother you too much and stay happy and beautiful.

What about all the accessories, make up and apparel that make us real good? What about those lovely shiny white teeth that make us look good? and what about the botox and beauty enhancing cosmetic surgery/Plastic surgery to look good?

Well I am all for white shiny teeth, You can have that lovely smile with good dental hygiene… and may be an occasional visit to your dentist, i.e., if you can afford that…All of us do not have dental insurance but still can have beautiful healthy white teeth by practicing regular dental hygiene. I am not in favor of Plastic surgery, but that’s my personal opinion, if you have the money, don’t believe in any “cause” that you could donate that money for and are really desperate to attain that physical attribute…go for it, after all so many plastic surgeons need to make a living, pay off those educational loans and get rich. What about the side effects? Does plastic surgery and liposuction have side effects? Of course they do, but many people risk it because they want to look good and be acceptable in the society and if possible successful.

Wait a minute, it seems you are done with all the tips that you had to offer to enhance my beauty. What about my make up? my hair? my clothes? my shoes? I notice you haven’t given a single tip about all those things that will make me look really beautiful and fashionable…

Well, as I said beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and if you want to be fashionable and that is your standard of beauty, Please consult a fashion expert…So you are not a fashion expert? No my friend I am a simple human being learning to speak my mind….and I must admit, I enjoyed the process of putting my thoughts into words… Hope you too had fun reading it.

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Author: Linda Wilson
Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes usually means a change in lifestyle and diet. If you are like me–I have a terrible sweet tooth!–I had this mental image of all things sweet and good disappearing from my diet. Imagine my surprise to discover this is not true. In fact, doctors and nutritionists recommend eating fresh fruit. And there are many ways to make delicious diabetic desserts. As with all foods, we diabetics have to watch our portions and even more so with sweets. Do not make this cheesecake and eat it all before bedtime! But incorporated into a healthy diet, you should be able to enjoy it. With its sugar-free ingredients and fresh fruits, it is healthy and tasty enough for anyone!

DIABETIC’S LEMON CHEESECAKE

1 1/4 graham cracker crumbs*

1/4 cup Splenda granular

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 pkg (3-oz) sugar-free lemon gelatin mix

2/3 cup boiling water

2 bars (8-oz each) light cream cheese

6-oz. lite/firm silken tofu

grated rind of 1 lemon

juice of 1 lemon

1 cup sugar-free frozen whipped topping, thawed

Fresh fruit of your choice, optional

In a small mixing bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, Splenda, and melted butter until mixed together well. Using the back of a large spoon, press the mixture on the bottom and up the sides of an 8-inch springform pan. Chill the crust for about ten minutes.

In a blender container mix the lemon gelatin mix and the hot water; slowly add in the cream cheese and the tofu. Continue to mix until smooth. Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl and add the lemon rind, lemon juice and the thawed topping. Pour into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Chill for 4 hours or more. Before serving garnish with more whipped topping and fresh fruit/fruits of your choice, if desired.

*If you cannot use crumbs made from graham crackers, make your crumbs from sugar-free butter cookies or sugar-free vanilla wafers.

Serves 12.

Enjoy!

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