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Eggplant is one of world's most widely eaten vegetables, but did you know that it is also excellent for skin care? Eggplant is packed with Vitamins A, C and E. This group of vitamins together has powerful antioxidant properties that save the skin from damage and aging. Antioxidants also protect the skin from photo-damage. It is one of the most important reasons behind the appearance of signs of aging as proved by research.


Eat eggplant For Gorgeous Skin

Regular consumption of eggplant provides the body with Vitamins B and K. These vitamins play a very important role in keeping skin cells replenished. Moreover, the presence of proteins and various minerals like, calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium helps in maintaining the vitality and elasticity of skin.

Therefore, consume eggplant regularly. If you do not know how to begin, then try out some super healthy eggplant recipes. Good health and beautiful skin will come effortlessly!

Apply Eggplant For Beautiful Skin
Eggplant Juice

Applying eggplant juice regularly can help in lightening sun spots and pigmentation significantly.

Take about 2 tablespoons eggplant juice and add a few drops of lemon and orange essential oils to it. Dab a large cotton ball and apply evenly to clean face and neck. Keep the juice on until it dries off completely. Wash off with cold water and pat dry.

Do this at least once a day for best results. It is recommended that you do it in the night as lemon and orange essential oils sensitize the skin to the sun's rays for a couple of hours.
Eggplant Face Pack

Take a small bowl and mix together 2 tablespoons gram flour, 1 teaspoon eggplant pulp, 1/2 teaspoon honey and 2-3 drops of fresh lime juice. Stir in enough eggplant juice to form a smooth and thick paste.

Apply the mixture evenly to face and neck. Keep the pack for about 25-30 minutes and then remove by massaging in gentle circular movements with damp fingers. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Use this pack at least thrice a week for best results.

Follow all these tips to obtain the skin of your dreams!

Source:Philventures

Gone are those days when surgical procedures were the only way to eliminate gallstones. Thankfully, today we have a whole slew of non-surgical methods and a good deal of traditional home remedies to flush out bile stones from the gallbladder. From resorting to high-fiber diet to improving your water intake to losing weight, there are a number of home cures to help you tackle painful gallstones. Below mentioned are some proven home remedies for gallstones. Try one of these cures next time you are hit by an excruciating pain on your lower quadrant for quick relief.


Gallstones Home Remedies

Consuming about four tablespoons of lemon juice every morning on empty stomach for seven days can eliminate gallstones from your gallbladder. Follow it up with two glasses of water to flush out the bile stones entirely.

Drinking a blend of fresh juices like beetroot, carrot, and cucumber twice every day will help egest gallstones from the duct. Alternatively, you might try drinking a potion made from 30 ml of unprocessed sunflower or olive oils. Drink this concoction first thing in the morning and follow it up with 120 ml of lemon or grapefruit juice. Doing so will help dissolve the gallstones over a period and is deemed as one the best home remedies for treating gallstones.

Pear is believed to do wonders for gallstones and is extremely good for your gallbladder health. Eating pears in abundance will help soften the bile stones and cleanse the gallbladder.

Herbal tea extracts made from aromatic plant like St. John's Wort can help melt gallstones, flush out kidney stones, and flush out toxic substances from the body. Just brew four to five leaves of these herbal plant in boiling water until the quantity has reduced to half, strain the decoction and drink it several times in a day to eradicate gallstones.

Wine, of all things, can help thwart the risk of gallstone attacks largely. Consuming half a glass of beer or wine can cut down the number of attacks. However, stay away from going overboard with your drink.

Source: Philventures

FIRST DAY -


Cut six cloves of raw garlic. Cook for 7 minutes in one-third glass of water. Pour the cooked garlic and broth into an 8 ounce glass and fill the glass with skimmed milk. Goat's milk is best. Drink it before retiring.
Take the minimum requirement of calcium lactate in the mid-afternoon.

SECOND DAY -

Repeat the entire procedure of the first day.

THIRD DAY -

Repeat the entire procedure of the first and second day.

FOURTH DAY

Take an 8-ounce glass of sauerkraut juice first thing on an empty stomach. This in most cases produces good elimination. If the elimination does not take place, follow up one half hour later with an 8-ounce glass of warm fresh grapefruit juice or take a laxative.

Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.

FIFTH DAY

Repeat the procedure of the 4th day with sauerkraut juice, etc. Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.
THE SECRET WEAPON AGAINST DISEASE.
Take the "BLOOD WASH" by starting the day with a quart of fresh orange juice. Take a quart of grape juice, unsweetened, around noontime. Use fresh grape juice when in season. Take a quart of pineapple juice (unsweetened) fresh if available, around 3 o'clock PM.
Finish the day with a quart of fresh orange juice in the evening. The juices should be taken at intervals until they are consumed and they should be sipped through a straw.

SIXTH DAY

Repeat the procedure of the 4th and 5th day, with sauerkraut juice, etc. Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.

Eat an abundance of green salads, the greener the better. The dressing should consist of pure apple cider vinegar, honey, paprika and some water. Shake well and serve cold.

Drink an abundance of green vegetable juice, the greener the better.

The following green vegetables are recommended: celery, lettuce, spinach, parsley, cucumber, onion, cabbage, rhubarb and papaya. (Although it is a fruit, papaya is included because of its remarkable therapeutic qualities.)

SEVENTH DAY

Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon.
Eat an abundance of green salads, the greener the better. The dressing is to consist of sesame oil, pure apple cider vinegar, honey, paprika and some water. Shake well and serve cold. Drink an abundance of green vegetable juices, the greener the better. The following green vegetables are recommended: celery, lettuce, spinach, parsley, cucumber, onion, cabbage, rhubarb as well as papaya.

EIGHTH DAY

Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in mid-afternoon. Drink all you can of the following fresh fruit juices :orange, grapefruit, apple, papaya, pineapple, coconut, blackberry and cranberry. If you are troubled with arthritis, ulcers, acidosis, colitis, emphysema, heartburn, psoriasis, or hay fever, replace the citrus juices with alkaline juices, such as apple, papaya, coconut and acidophilus milk (which is highly alkaline.)

NINTH DAY

Continue with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take the minimum daily requirement of calcium lactate in the mid-afternoon. Drink all you can of the following fresh vegetable juices: carrot and celery (best combined, parsley and spinach (combined) cabbage, cucumber and papaya.

YOUR PATH OF REJUVENATION

Now you have started on the path of rejuvenation and formed new food habits. There are certain important rules which will help you in attaining them. The following should be adhered to:
Eat only young, tender vegetables. If meat is eaten, limit it to once a week and make sure it is young and lean. Eat broiled beef liver twice a week, fowl twice a week (without skin) and seafood three times a week. Limit starchy foods severely, especially if you are over 40. Limit white flour and sugar entirely from your diet. Instead, eat an interesting chemical meal which contains all the necessary elements. Large green salads with dressing made of sesame oil, fresh apple cider vinegar, honey, paprika and some water, should be taken regularly. Don't stuff yourself with bread. One slice with each meal is sufficient. Whole wheat germ, whole wheat and soya breads are recommended. Eat bran for roughage. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of distilled or spring water daily. Don't drink water during meals. A cup of plain yogurt before retiring is a must. Drink a glassful of fresh lemon juice (one lemon) in warm water three times daily. This has proven to be most effective in the elimination and mucus and keeping your weight normal. For in-between snacks, eat fresh fruits such as dates, figs, apricots, raisins and nuts. Drink two glasses of buttermilk daily.

FOODS TO AVOID

White flour products, white sugar products, hard water, old vegetables, coarse, matured meats, pork, muscle meats, excessively fatty foods, salt food high in animal fats, adulterated foods. Carbonated drinks, processed food, alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, sweets of all kinds, condiments of all kinds, sauces, gravies, saccharin, synthetic sweeteners, synthetic pills, drugs in the form of laxatives and sedatives and especially homogenized milk - which is highly mucus- forming or any cow's milk.

When it comes to beauty products I use with caution. I've tried most of the leading beauty products in the local market from papaya soaps, hydroquinone, pearl paste, whitening lotion to bleaching powder. After regular use of these products I find no improvement so I just stop using them.

Then six months ago I used a papaya soap (too local) that left my face red and stinging. Since then I have not applied any product on my skin. Yes, despite my skin developing unsightly fine lines and my eyes developing dark circles due to stress and lack of sleep, I have never used any product since then. But these past ten days I've tried to catch up in caring for my health... I went on a detox diet, started taking anti-oxidant multivitamin (HavitAll) and learning to handle stress. Within those ten days a friend offered me a Glutathione-based soap from UNO

I was glad to get hold of this well-known product, but I hoped this wasn't one of those labeled "fake" in the news. Skeptical, I said I'll just try it for 2 days and if it won't work or if it will harm my skin - I'll just stop. Eight days later, to my amazement, my skin's texture improved, the fine lines diminished and even my freckles are fading! And it did not sting at all.

Now I'm using it, not really to whiten my skin but to detoxify it. My 30-something niece kidded me once, "Sa lagay na yan, may lakas ng loob ka pang gumamit ng glutathione?" She meant I'm already fair-skinned and yet I still see the need to use the soap. Well, I said, yes I see my need for it - health-wise =)

So here's what I found about Glutathione...

GLUTATHIONE- small protein composed of 3 amino acids called cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine, produced normally by the body in response to today’s environment such as pollution in the air we breath, water we drink, chemicals & pesticides in the food we eat that cause damages in our cells & system.

Glutathione is often referred to as Master Anti-oxidant in the body.“small molecule made up of linked amino acids and anti-oxidant naturally produced in the body. It has been widely heralded for its importance for good health and long life.

Glutathione in increased dose posts a remarkable good 'side effect' such as SKIN WHITENING".“the greater the exposure to toxins, the faster the body uses up its supply glutathione. Without the protection of Glutathione, cells die at a faster rate, making people age quicker & putting them at risk for toxin induced diseases including cancer.”


GLUTATHIONE (GSH) (Anti-oxidant, Anti-aging and for Fairer Skin)
CLINICAL NAME: Glutathione
SYNONYM: Reduced L- glutathione
CHEMICAL NAME: Gamma-L-glutamyl – L – cysteninylglycine or L-7-glutanyl – cysteinylglycine

FOUND WHERE?- present in virtually in all mammalian tissue- mostly in liver where it detoxifies many harmful compounds to be excreted through the bile- red and white blood cells- lungs- intestinal tract

PRIMARY BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS:
- to act as a non-enzymatic reducing agent to help keep cysteine thiol side chains in a reduce state onthe surface of proteins
- involved in the synthesis & repair of DNA
- helps to recycle Vit. C and Vit. E
- blocks free radical damage
- enhances the anti-oxidant activity of Vit. C
- facilitates the transport of amino acids
- plays a critical role in the detoxification of harmful compounds
- is the base material for several other key antioxidant enzyme systems such as, glutathione-peroxidase, glutathione-reductase and glutathione-transferase
- Body (AID) A - ntioxidant I - mmune booster D - etoxifier

THEREFORE, declines in glutathione concentrations in intracellular fluids correlate directly withindicators of aging.

WHAT CAN GLUTATHIONE DO FOR YOU:
· Whitens the skin
· Dark spot remover
· Prevent/remove pimples and pimple marks
· Anti-aging and anti-wrinkle
· Makes your skin smooth, fresh and radiant
· Enhance healing of wounds
· Nourishes skin

GLUTATHIONE AS THE MASTER OXIDANT:
· Improves immune system
· Helps in preventing cancer especially Liver Cancer.
· Protects our body free radicals & reactive oxygen molecules.
· Is required in detoxifying nicotine.
· Helps our Liver in detoxifying our body.
· Plays important role in cancer prevention & treatment.
· Appears to protect against the dangers of heart diseases, premature aging and chronic illness.
· Increases sperm count for men with low sperm counts.
· Low glutathione levels are found in immune compromised individuals, Neuro-degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, ALS, Alzheimer, and Parkinson's disease, arteriosclerosis, male infertility, pregnancy complications, cataracts, damage from many pharmaceutical drugs, cancer and poor survival rate for patients with AIDS.


PROVEN THERAPEUTIC USES:
- antioxidant action
- cancer
- cataracts
- liver diseases
- muscular degeneration

SIDE-EFFECTS: Generally considered to be free of side-effects. No untoward side-effects nor interactions with oral administration reported even in prolonged use. It is SAFE. Classified as Food Supplement not a herbal. Made from genetically synthesize molecules.The only reported side- effect is SKIN WHITENING when taken in increased doses.


WHO NEEDS GLUTATHIONE:
- smokers
- alcoholic drinkers
- with low immune system
- with liver problems
- with thyroid problems
- has cataracts
- with low sperm counts
- with cancer
- those who wants to possess fairer and whiter skin


LOW GLUTATHIONE LEVELS ARE FOUND IN:
- Aging population
- Immunocompromised individuals
- With atherosclerosis
- Male infertility
- Pregnancy complications
- Hyperthyrodism
- Liver problems
- Cataracts
- Cancer
- Alzheimers

Do you often get to listen to your thoughts? Do share, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?

Now let's say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you what’s on your mind?

The answer to number one is up to you. But, the answer number two can be pretty generic. Although people will not be able to tell you exactly what you think, they will more or less have an idea of how you are feeling.

Here's another question. When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen?

You know what? The answer to all these depends on your frame of mind.

Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too – unless, of course, you are a great actor.

And it doesn't end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.

The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.

Positive thoughts have a filling effect. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.

Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.

A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.

We can also define attitude as the way of looking at the world. If you choose to focus on the negative things in the world, more or less you have a negative attitude brewing up. However, if you choose to focus on the positive things, you are more likely carry a positive attitude.

You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.

A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.

A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.

If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.

If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.

Although it is impossible to keep ourselves from the negative things around us, you can still carry a positive attitude by focusing on the good things, the positive things in life.

And this positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.

If positive attitude is really great, why do people choose to adopt a negative attitude instead? One who carries a negative attitude may be actually sending a signal for attention. Before you get me wrong, feeling sad, angry, or gloomy is not wrong itself. But dwelling on these thoughts for far too long is not healthy either. There is a time to mourn.

As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, you will always have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.

You do not have much to lose by adopting a healthy, positive attitude. Studies show that such an attitude actually retards aging, makes you healthier, helps you develop a better stress coping mechanism, and has a very positive effect on all the people you meet every day. So, what's not to like about a positive attitude? Adopt one today.

To stretch those unwanted facial wrinkles---

Just spread egg whites on your face and forehead. Let it dry and in 5 mins. Scrape the inner covering of the eggshell and spread it on your most wrinkled area. Leave for 3 mins. Wash with lukewarm water and soap. And finally with cold water.

Some call this a mind movie, others call it the positive affirmations video. Anyway, I just thought of posting this, with the author's permission. There are plenty others on Youtube similar to this. I regularly watch relaxation videos until I came across this video.

So good news, I found more people from Germany with my surname Buelchmann. And the question is still: Could we be related? I hope so.. and the quest continues! ******** ******** ******** ********* ********* ******** ******** ******** I also found the page below which may link their family to ours. Our common ground is their ancestor's name is also Heinrich Buelchmann but with Christof as middle name. And he was also from Gottingen. Getting closer... =)

THIS ENTRY IS CONTINUED FROM my bravejournal If my mother's side of the family is quite complete, my father's side is still to be thoroughly searched. Courtesy of itsourtree.com (http://www.verwandt.de/) and myheritage.com I found a friend who is related to a Bülchmann. She emailed me that her late grandmother had the same surname. I'm raring to work on this now that I'm receiving feedback and I think it's a good start! To further my search I was advised to reach these people thru the online phone directories. And it's working! Found all info I possibly need =) This is where I've stopped for the moment. I still need to review my German language lessons :D And for frugality's sake, I will contact all possible relatives via Skype instead of regular overseas phone call. I think it's a good idea. Ay, wais! To be continued....