Goodmorning:Miraculous Thyroid Drink

This tea is delicious! It helps the thyroid perform better.

Give it a try!

RECIPE:
    – 1 cup unsweetened 100% cranberry juice
    – 7 cups purified water
    – 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
    – 1/4 tsp ground ginger
    – 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
    – 3/4 Cup fresh squeezed orange juice (approx 3 oranges)
    – 1/4 Cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (approx1-2 lemons)

DIRECTIONS:

• Bring water to a boil; add cranberry juice, reduce heat to low
• Add cinnamon, ginger, & nutmeg, stir and let simmer for 20 minutes; let it cool down to room temperature
• Stir in orange & lemon juices…Add ice and enjoy!

Source: Weight Loss and Improved Health Support Group

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Health corner: honey for your body, skin, face and hair!!

I am sure everyone has tried honey, but a lot of people don’t realize the importance of honey. Honey is considered a super food. It is one of the rare foods that can sustain life by itself. Honey also has medicinal purposes as well. It makes a great substitute for sugar.Try to use honey for your tea,bread etc..

Natural Skin Care Recipes with Honey
Here are some do-it-yourself, self-help, extremely easy to follow recipes to enjoy the benefits of honey in skin care. I recommend them also because all the ingredients that go along with them are so easily accessible.

1. Cucumber-Honey Toner:
Puree 1 cucumber in a blender, drain and collect the juice. Add 2 teaspoons of honey into the juice and mix. Pour the mixture into a bottle. Apply on the face and neck area with a cotton pad in the morning and at night. Air dry it and rinse clean. Store the bottle covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

2. Honey-Apple Toner:
In a blender or food processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon of honey and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture to face and allow it to stay for 15 minutes, then rinse.

3 Hot Honey Bath: 
Perhaps the easiest natural skin care recipe using honey -- Add 1/4 cup of honey to your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin. This is especially good for dry skin.

4 Honey Olive Hair Conditioner:
For lustrous, silky, healthy hair and scalp, simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup olive oil. Massage scalp with this conditioner, then put on a shower cap for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse as usual.

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‘Apple shape’ linked to higher risk of kidney disease.

It was already known that being “apple-shaped”, as opposed to “pear-shaped”, added to the risk of developing cardiovascular problems.

This research, in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, found signs of kidney problems in even otherwise healthy apple-shaped people.

UK experts said people needed to take more care of their kidney health.

The research, by a team at the University Medical Center Groningen, in the Netherlands, looked at more than 300 people who had either a healthy bodyweight. or who were overweight.

They found that having a higher waist-to-hip ratio – seen in those who were more apple-shaped – was associated with lower kidney function, reduced kidney blood flow and higher blood pressure in the kidneys.

This was the case even in those who were otherwise healthy.

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Health corner: how to remove cellulite!

If you're trying to learn how to get rid of cellulite on thighs, you don't really need exotic foods or expensive creams that purport to bring on miracle fat loss. You don't even really need a gym membership.

What you need:

• Be dedicated to a plan that includes regular exercise and a healthy diet.
• Walking is a very good exercise for losing cellulite on your thighs. It's good for your overall health, as well. 

Walk regularly and briskly for the best effects. You should work your way up to walking about three miles a day with only one day off a week. You should also map out your walking courses to make sure you're walking far enough. 

Another solution how to remove cellulite: coffee grounds

Things you will need: coffee grounds, newspaper, olive oil, rolling pin, (seaweed – optional), saran wrap.

1. Get some old newspapers and spread it on your bathroom floor. This will help with cleanup as you really do not want to make a mess.
2. Get about a handful of coffee grounds. Mix this with a tablespoon of olive oil. You should have a nice little mixture. You can microwave the coffee ground mixture for a short period of time to warm it up.
3. While standing on the newspaper, apply the coffee grounds to the cellulite afflicted areas of the body. Rub the coffee mixture on the skin generously and don’t worry about the mix falling on the floor, that’s what the newspaper is there for.
4. The majority of the coffee mixture will fall on the newspaper; however, there will be a generous amount of the mix on the affected cellulite regions.
5. If you have seaweed which can be bought at your local health shop, apply it to the area that you just rubbed with the coffee. Use the saran wrap to hold the seaweed in place. If you do not have seaweed, just wrap your body part and allow the mixture to set for a couple of minutes.
6. Remove the wrap and brush off the excess coffee mixture.
7. Shower with warm water.
8. This procedure is most effective when repeated twice a week.
9. You should see a reduction in the look of cellulite after doing it.

The Results:

If you do this coffee ground/cellulite treatment, you are going to see some positive results.

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