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Reading the face and health helps us to review not just our health and to know which areas in our diet and lifestyle need attention but also help us to find out the best way to detox and lose weight and a plan for gaining more energy.

Acne

Don't make it worse!

All natural practitioners know that topical treatments are either short term remedies or more often contribute to the acne problem.

Toxins often cleanse through the skin, when the other eliminating systems are sluggish; hormonal imbalances over stimulate the oil glands and impurities in the blood will often affect the skin. All of these can clog pores. Acne is the body’s reaction to those clogged pores.

The Macrobiotic guru Mishio Kushi theory, though not a science, can be helpful when trying to pinpoint a reason why one has acne . Thereby, enabling one to treat the cause instead of the symptom.

Below are some other skin symptoms

Forehead

In Oriental medicine the forehead is related to the following organs: the gall bladder, liver and stomach. If there is no proper elimination of toxins by the gall bladder and intestines, this will produce pimples.

• Oily skin between the eyebrows.

• Redness or rashes between the eyebrows.

• Itchy or tired eyes

What to do

• Avoid eating two hours before you sleep.

• Try to develop patience. This could involve taking up yoga, Tai Chi or meditation.

• Reduce consumption of alcohol, sugar, spices, eggs, dairy food and all animal fats.

• Increase salads, green vegetables like broccoli, watercress, spring onion.

• Chew very well and slowly.

Skin around the eyes.

Look inside

• Puffiness below the eyes.

• Dark circule below the eyes.

• Bruised appearance below the eyes

Indicates kidney or adrenal imbalance

What to do:

• Increase the amount of sleep, try to be in bed before 11pm.

• Keep your feet, ankles and midriff well wrapped and warm.

• Reduce raw salt (fine to use good quality sea salt in cooking), coffee, ice cream, ice cold liquids, burnt foods for example  toast or crackers

• Increase warm or hot foods, hearty soups, root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, and rutabaga.

Cheeks

Cheeks

• Spots, broken capillaries, inflammation or rashes on the cheeks.

Indicates lung or bronchial imbalance

• Take as much fresh air as possible and increase the amount of green leafed non-flowering plants in your home.

• Keep your home or office well ventilated.

• Reduce dairy foods, tropical fruits and their juices.

• Increase good quality rice, well cooked brown rice would be best, hard green leafy vegetable such as kale, broccoli, watercress, parsley.

Lower lip

• Dry, cracked, puffy or purple lower lips indicate colon imbalance

What to do

• Chew food extremely well for a week. Try 20 times a mouthful and increase to 30 times if you can.

• Never eat when you are distracted.

• Reduce raw fruits, nuts and seeds.

• Increase good quality rice such as brown rice, root vegetables, and salad.

Health and beauty

 Please pay attention to your face. Notice any changes and do some research.

These changes may be symptoms of some health problems. So don’t try to cover it up with makeup or facelift.

And don’t forget that healthy lifestyle is beneficial for inside and outside of your body.

Skin

Eczema

Although eczema may look different from person to person, it is most often characterized by dry, red, extremely itchy patches on the skin. Eczema is sometimes referred to as “the itch that rashes,” since the itch, when scratched, results in the appearance of the rash.

Hydrocortisone side effects.

Side effects include: thinning and discoloration of the skin, easy bruising, permanent dilation of certain blood vessels, burn marks on skin, itchiness, perioral dermatitis, liver and kidney damage and a weakened immune system. Recent studies further reveal changes in the shape or location of body fat (especially in your face, neck, back, and waist), increased acne or facial hair, menstrual problems and impotence. Not only this, but steroid use almost always produces a “rebound effect” of the very symptoms you are trying to get rid of!

Studies have shown that if more than 500g of hydrocortisone is used per week, sufficient steroid may be absorbed through the skin to result in adrenal gland suppression and/or eventually Cushing’s syndrome.

Generally, cortisone creams are only prescribed for short periods of time.

Continued use of topical steroid creams containing hydrocortisone can cause the skin to develop a resistance (called tachyplaxis) to the medication.

As a result, in order to have the desired medical effect, a stronger and more potent steroid may be needed, which may cause even more potential side effects.

Many people do not want to use Cortison to treat skin problems. So what are the alternatives?

Here are unique products available that are 100% organic and cause no side effects.

Herbs of Kedem

Products are developed based on ancient herbal medicine, a practice in which many fundamentals are used to this day.

The core ingredients, which are all 100% organic and some entirely unique to this region of the world, posses incredible healing and therapeutic properties.

Mazor

Mazor (*NPN 80027163) kills a wide range of fungi and stimulates skin regeneration.

*A  Natural Product Number (NPN) is an 8 digit product license number, preceded by the letters “NPN”. The NPN on the label will inform consumers that the product has been reviewed by Health Canada for safety, quality and health claims.

Benefits

Neutralise fungi that develops in your humid zones – between the toes, around joints, the vagina, the nipples of breast-feeding women and babies` buttocks

Soothes itching and irritation

Very helpful in cases of eczema – especially those situated in humid zones

Stimulates your skin regeneration

Ingredients and their properties

Palm kernel oil – (Elaeis guineensis)

Camphor oil – Kills bacteria, combats inflammation and improves your circulation

Lavender oil - (Lavandula angustifolia) Stimulates your epidermis regeneration, heals, purifies, balances, calms, effective for your skin conditions, kills bacteria and fungi, treats burns and acne

Eucalyptus oil – (Eucalyptus globulus) Antiseptic, powerful anti-bacterial, combats your fatigue

Ylang ylang oil - (Cananga odorata) Antiseptic and relaxing. It has a calming effect on your mind and body and has a balancing and stimulating effect on the skin. It also stimulates circulation and relieves skin irritation

Thyme oil – (Thymus vulgaris) Antiseptic, cleanses and soothes anti-fungal and stimulates your skin

Oregano oil – (Origanum vulgare) stimulates your immune system, it is antifungal, antibacterial, antiparisitic and a strong analgesic

Basil oil – (Ocimum basilicum) Treats acne, skin irritations and congested skin. It also kills bacteria and fungi as well as toning the skin.

Myrtle oil – (Myrtus communis) Stimulant, anti-fungal and beneficial against certain your skin imperfections, balances sebum secretions

Wintergreen leaf oil – (Gaultheria procumbens) An effective pain reliever antiseptic, helps heal your skin

Testimonial

“I was covered by allergic eczema on 70% of my body for 10 years. At the salon de La Femme in Quebec in November 2010 I bought Mazor cream. This cream was sold by the manufacturer Herbs of Kedem. It was miraculous. I can now live without cortisone.”

Anonymous.

I am spreading your message because I know that there are many people who suffer from similar problems. There are also many ppeople who wish to avoid the use of cortisone.

New rule by FDA about the sunscreens. EWG

These rules — that go into effect June 2012 — fall short. While they bar the industry from continuing to use misleading claims like “waterproof,” “sweatproof” and “sunblock,” they still allow potentially dangerous ingredients like retinyl palmitate and oxybenzone. In another example of almost-but-not-quite-right, the FDA’s new standard for UVA protection is so weak that it will allow nearly every product on the market today to claim both UVA and UVB protection, indicated by the term “broad spectrum” despite the fact that some products do not offer adequate protection.

Toxic sunblocks.

If you want to protect yourself from the sun, you’ll still need more information than labels will contain to make informed choices. EWG will continue to analyze sunscreens and publish our popular Sunscreen Guide to give you the information you need to make the best decisions. Together, we’ll keep pushing for greater protections for you and your family.
http://ewg.org/release/fda-sunscreen-rules-too-little-and-very-lateWashington, D.C. –The federal Food and Drug Administration’s first sunscreen rules, released today after nearly 33 years of deliberations, fall short.“FDA’s action offers some noticeable improvements for consumers, such limiting misleading claims” said David Andrews, Ph.D, a senior scientist with Environmental Working Group. “However, it is clear that FDA caved to industry and weakened its safety standards. Its earlier draft proposed stronger health protections.”According to Andrews, the agency’s final rule for UVA protection has been substantially watered down from a draft circulated in 2007.“The agency’s weak standard for UVA protection will not allow consumers to differentiate between superior and mediocre products,” Andrews said. “FDA’s rule will allow most products on the U.S. market to use the label ‘broad spectrum sunscreen,’ even though some will not offer enough protection to assure Americans they can stay in the sun without suffering skin damage from invisible UVA radiation. For that reason, about 20 percent of products that meet the new FDA standards could not be sold in Europe, where UVA standards are strict.”

From Bottomlinesecrets.com

Sunscreen crazy.

What not to buy: Avoid sunscreens with these dangerous ingredients…
Oxybenzone. A hormone-disrupting chemical linked with endocrine disruption and cell damage (and low birth weight when used by pregnant women). Oxybenzone can penetrate the skin and enter your bloodstream and is an ingredient in about half of sunscreens.
Retinyl palmitate. A vitamin A compound associated with the accelerated growth of skin lesions and tumors. Manufacturers put vitamin A derivatives in sunscreens because they are popular antioxidants that slow signs of aging, such as wrinkles and rough skin. But FDA data suggest that vitamin A has photo-carcinogenic properties, which means that when exposed to the sun, it may speed up cancer formation. EWG found retinyl palmitate in 41% of sunscreens.
DANGER: NO UVA PROTECTION

Safe sunscreen

My advise: please use common sense. Don’t be under the sun too long. 10 minutes first time on the beach is fine. Educate yourself. Find out which sunscreens are safe. There are supplements available that will prevent skin damage.

Enjoy the sun!

How to have healthy and beautiful skin.

Health and beauty

Step 1 – Cleanse: Using the right cleanser twice a day will help remove dirt and impurities that have accumulated throughout the day, while simultaneously moisturizing and protecting your delicate complexion. This leaves your skin feeling soft, soothed, and refreshed.

TIP: Be sure to remove your makeup and cleanse before you go to sleep each night.  Not cleansing properly can cause you to look older than your years.

Step 2 – Tone: you should be using one that will tone your skin while preserving its natural moisture. Using a gentle, effective toner is a must to preserve the delicate moisture barrier in your skin and prevent long-term dehydration.

TIP: Be sure to choose a toner that delivers the nutrients your complexion needs to protect it from outside damage and preserve its youthful look.

Step 3 – Moisturize: Dry skin is less prepared to withstand free radical damage from the sun and environment.  Moisturizing after cleansing will keep all skin types in balance and reduce the risk of premature aging.

TIP: After cleansing and toning, be sure to moisturize – even if you have oily skin. Oily skin can still become dehydrated and produce even more oil as a result, leaving you worse off than you started! Choose a moisturizer that penetrates deeply into the skin to slow down the aging process, promote healthy cell growth, and improve the quality of skin tissue – ensuring that your complexion remains youthful and wrinkle-free.

We suggest the 100% organic products from Herbs of Kedem.

Start with cleansing your skin with Aviv – evening floral cleanser & make-up remover, then toning it with Boker – morning floral water. Every evening nourish your skin with the wonderful Meshi - regenerating serum. Enjoy adding Tsukim to your daily skin care routine as a skin toning ointment on wrinkles and to protect skin around eyes. Every 10 days use exfoliating and deep-cleansing Tishrei Regenerating Peeling Mask.

Maintain your skin from the inside. Most experts say eating a balanced diet is the best way to get healthy skin. “Everything you eat becomes a part of not only your inner being, but the outer fabric of your body as well. The healthier the foods are that you consume, the better your skin will look,” says Samantha Heller, MS, RD, a clinical nutritionist at NYU Medical Center in New York City.

Food for better skin: Blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and plums. The common link between these four foods is their high antioxidant content. In a study recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, these four fruits weighed in with the highest “total antioxidant capacity” of any food. The benefits of these foods for healthy skin are plentiful.Fish contains oils that will help nourish your skin.

Healthy Oils. These contain more than essential fatty acids. those labeled cold pressed, expeller processed, or extra virgin are the ones to look for.Flaxseeds are an excellent source of omega-three fatty acids, which promote good skin health.

Vitamin A is essential for healthy skin. This includes plenty of dark orange (carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash) and dark green (broccoli, spinach, kale) vegetables — all of which are high in vitamin A.Vitamin E helps promote great skin, which is why this includes nuts such as hazelnuts and almonds — which are high in vitamin E — as snacks.

Green Tea. This beverage deserves a category all its own in any article about foods for healthy skin. The skin-health properties in this beneficial drink just can’t be beat. “It has anti-inflammatory properties, and it’s protective to the cell membrane. It may even help prevent or reduce the risk of skin cancer,

Detoxification teas. reinforces the external treatment of skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, acne, etc.). This tea helps during weight loss period to drain liberated materials, it stimulates metabolism.
How stress affects your skin

The stress response also helps you rise to meet challenges. Stress is what keeps you on your toes during a presentation at work, sharpens your concentration when you’re attempting the game-winning free throw, or drives you to study for an exam when you’d rather be watching TV. But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your health, your mood, your productivity, your relationships, and your quality of life.
Stress Contributes to Eczema, Psoriasis and DermatitisStress Contributes to Cold Sores and AcneStress Causes WrinklesStress Contributes to Skin Cancer

So healthy diet and lifestyle with less stress are the best ways to stay healthy and good looking! And of course good skin care products help.