Try some easy homemade hair masks- Times Of India
With roots in Aryuveda no one knows natural beauty like the Indians! Try these hair masks to treat and tame damaged hair with ingredients from you probably already have kitchen. Jacq Egg mask 1. Beat two eggs alongwith their yolks with two tablespoons of water. 2. Massage the concoction into clean, damp hair. 3. Keep […]
Suggestions For Daily Practice
Incorporating mindfulness or meditation exercises into your life has been shown in numerous studies to provide benefits including reduced stress levels, improved immune response, mood elevation, reduced blood pressure and longer attention spans. Practicing moment-to-moment awareness even a few minutes can help us feel better overall. This guide gives simple (not necessarily easy!) steps to […]
What to do about BPA?
BPA has been in the news a lot lately. The FDA recently banned the use of BPA containing plastics for use in baby bottles and sippy cups and since then there have been news stories about it everywhere. I’m not one to panic about environmental toxins (after all, stress is one of the worst things […]
Guide to Cooking 20 Vegetables | Eating Well
Here’s a useful guide that gives you all the basics…Jacq How to shop for, prepare and cook healthy vegetables. If you want more fiber, nutrients and antioxidants in your diet—eat more vegetables! We know it’s tough to expand your vegetable vocabulary when you don’t know how to cook unfamiliar varieties, so we’ve compiled this cooking […]
Top 10 Reasons to Stick With (or Start) Bikram Yoga this Summer
I love Bikram Yoga for so many reasons but one of the best things about it is there are hundreds of studios all over the world and you know exactly what you’re getting when you walk in the door. It’s always the same 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises done in a heated room which […]
Coconut Oil: When Fat Is Good For You
Read this and you’ll be out buying coconut oil today. It’s great to use topically on your skin and hair too! -Jacq By Dr. Joseph Mercola You’ve no doubt noticed that for about the last 60 years, the majority of health care officials and the media have been telling you saturated fats are bad […]
'The Dirty Dozen' - The 12 worst foods to buy non-organic
Reblogged from the beach house kitchen: I find it quite alarming that most fruits and vegetables grown that are not classed organic are covered with all sorts of chemicals which are of detriment to our health. With long term exposure to such chemicals, namely pesticides, we can develop serious illness. They cannot be washed off […]
‘The Dirty Dozen’ – The 12 worst foods to buy non-organic
I find it quite alarming that most fruits and vegetables grown that are not classed organic are covered with all sorts of chemicals which are of detriment to our health. With long term exposure to such chemicals, namely pesticides, we can develop serious illness. They cannot be washed off or peeled away, they absorb into […]
Sunscreen- Something To Note…
by Jesica Cockerham Just like any other beauty product you can pick up at the drug store, sunscreen contains a laundry list of harmful chemicals that you should not ignore. Many people immediately are in disbelief when they hear that. “What do you mean? Sunscreen PROTECTS my skin!” Well, unfortunately, that’s not completely true. […]
