Sheila Smith

The power of creative visualization

August 26, 2015 by Sheila Smith

Imagine the wish of your heart. Now imagine how you feel if your wish was fulfilled to the last detail. And, how does it makes you feel?

If you really know what you want you are really lucky. Because many people do not even know what they want, and people do not say – be careful what you wish for, it may come true- in vain. Most people have only a superficial desire, or want something now, but tomorrow something else, and think that they will never achieve in fulfilling their wishes and dreams.

I’ll teach you how you can easily make steps towards achieving your desires. If you feel that you are stuck and do not have creative ideas or specific wishes find a cozy corner in your home, close your eyes and call your inner creative self to help you become aware of what your heart wants.

When you become aware of your desire, it can be small, such as buying new clothes or shoes, bike, new furniture or something similar, or something bigger as a new job, happy relationship … Focus on one at a desire. When you achieve one, move on to another and so on.

Now scan your wish to the last detail but without details about how you will come to the realization of this wish. For example, if you want a new house or apartment imagine a place where you want the house, what kind of a place, by the woods, roads, meadows, is there a garden and how big it is, whether it is an existing house or you’re going to build it from the grounds up, how many rooms, how will you furnish the premises, who are you going to live with, and in great detail, let your imagination run wild.

You can take a large paper and draw your house with a yard, or cut pictures from magazines or print them from the Internet. It is essential that there is a lot of detail and you feel as if you already have that house and live in it. And most important is that you cultivate a sense that you deserve that and that you are worthy of the house, and all the joy that it brings to you. Place your drawing, your creative map in a visible place in your home to remind you every day of your wish.

Be grateful and believe that you deserve a wonderful life and that there is no unfulfilled wishes and dreams unless you cancel them. Empower yourself and your ideas and visualize whenever you have time in the day, especially before going to bed and when you wake up, add new details to the drawing every day and you will be closer to achieving your desires.

Wholemeal cookies with apples and honey

August 25, 2015 by Sheila Smith

Try these healthy and extremely delicious muffins with no sugar and wholegrain flour!

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1 teaspoon of rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 g melted butter
70 g honey
100 ml yoghurt
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
200g wholemeal flour
1-2 apples

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 180 ° C, and coat the muffin molds with butter. Whisk the eggs with the other liquid ingredients, then gently and briefly stir with the dry ingredients. Fill each mold with about 2/3 of the mixture. Wash the apples, remove the seeds and cut into slices 2 mm thick. In each muffin press about 10 slices of apple perpendicularly, so that parts of them will stick on the outside. Bake for 18-20 minutes, let them cool and serve. Bon appetit!

Miracle drink for weight loss – cranberry, lemon, orange

August 25, 2015 by Sheila Smith

High temperatures awaken thirst, and during summer we take much more fluids in our body. So let’s be wise and take advantage of it, by consuming a drink that will help to speed up the metabolism and burn fat? This drink made from cranberries, oranges, lemons and several spices will do wonders for your line!

See how to prepare it and start your battle with excess weight today!

Ingredients:

7 glasses of water,
1 cup of cranberry juice without sugar,
Half a teaspoon of cinnamon,
1/4 teaspoon ginger,
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 oranges
2 lemons

Preparation:

Step 1: In a large saucepan put the water to boil. When it boils reduce the heat, and add the unsweetened cranberry juice, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Step 2: Leave it to cook alltogether on medium heat for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove it from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Step 3: Squeeze the oranges and lemons and pour the juice in the drink. Cut a couple of oranges and put them in the drink. Add the ice and your healthy, low-fat summer refreshment is ready!

Studies have shown that cranberry in an excellent food for weight loss, because it stimulates fat burning and contribute to eliminating excess water from the body.

Lemon improves circulation, reduces swelling and helps the body to eliminate excess fluid.

Oranges are one of the most useful of southern fruits, because they contain large amounts of vitamin C – one medium-sized orange has only 47 calories, and it is therefore an essential part of the menu of many diet plans.

2 quick and efficient butt lifting exercises

August 24, 2015 by Sheila Smith

In the life of every woman who takes care of your physical appearance, there is a desire to have a firm, tight butt. Fortunately, there is a series of exercises that are ideal just for these results, which within 3 weeks will already be visible. We present to you two effective exercises for firm, tight butt that will form your curves!

# 1: Side leg lifts – get “on all fours”, relying on your elbows and start to lift the leg to the side, bent at the knee. Repeat this exercise 5 times and raise to 30.

# 2: Leg kicks – while you are in the same position, with the legs bent at the knee kick them back back (in slow motion, of course). Lift the leg as high as you can. This exercise will be especially helpful in tightening the gluteal muscle. Repeat 4 sets and raise to 25.

Of course, if you want faster results, we recommend that you to start doing sports as well as cardio, such as running or cycling. This will quickly melt away the excess calories.

Honey wash – an unusual but effective method for clear skin

August 24, 2015 by Sheila Smith

There are a lot of an unusual home treatments that have, despite their weirdness, showed that are useful for the face and body! The treatment that we are presenting today is honey wash!

Yes, you read it right!

Experts point out that this method, because of the benefits of honey (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, moisturizer and nourishing properties), is extremely efficient and is a real treasure in the care of facial skin.

Why honey?

Honey is very gentle to the skin, with emollient and hydrating properties. It also contains ingredients that are similar to alpha hydroxy acids, which clean the pores, and have a pH appropriate for the skin.

Thus, this treatment is ideal for those of you that have a problematic skin, pimples and acne, as well as for you with oily or dry skin. Honey is therefore universal ingredients for a perfect skin!

How it is done?

In fact, it is just like the usual washing, only instead of soap (which dries the skin) you use honey. It should be organic, raw honey.

Wet your face, pour a spoonful of honey on your fingertips, and do a circular massage on the skin as long as possible. To avoid sticky situations, tie your hair back and remove it from your face.

When you are done, remove the honey from the face using a wet towel.

Do this honey wash in the evening, of course, after removing the make-up, because honey can not remove it. After 3 weeks of treatment your face will be completely reborn!

Good to know: Undesirable substances in hair products

August 23, 2015 by Sheila Smith

Beautiful hair is healthy hair, but even regular and dedicated care can lead to various problems such as itching, dandruff, hair loss, greasy hair…The causes of these problems may lie in your shampoo, hairspray, conditioner, specifically in their harmful ingredients.

We have tried to assemble for you a list of undesirable substances in hair-care products.

1) Silicones in shampoo

You should avoid shampoo with silicones. In addition to being deposited on the scalp they can clog the hair follicles. Also, the skin on your back, face or wherever shampoo touches the skin can become irritated. You should also avoid silicones in skin products.

2) Drying alcohols

Pay special attention to this. These alcohols have instant drying effect on the hair and are not desirable in any product – even in shampoo, conditioner and leave-in products where they are the most common.

Alcohols in leave-in products are used for instant shine (believe it or not, the old recipe for shiny hair was vodka!). But just like with the skin, these alcohols dry the hair extremely.

Test: apply the hair product you use on your palms for a few days. You will see how your skin becomes wrinkled, dry and cracked.

There is a recipe, in which the alcohol is removed from the mixture by evaporation.

In contrast to the fatty alcohols (will discuss about them in the following text as the most hydrating agent in hair products), the following alcohols are of no benefit to the hair and should be avoided:

– Alcohol
– Alcohol denat
– Propyl
– Ethanol
– SD Alcohol (40)

Benzyl alcohol is used as a preservative and is located at the bottom of the composition in a small amount and it has a bad effect on the hair.

Isopropyl alcohol is used to a more efficient penetration of useful ingredients makes it a desirable ingredient, but in hairspray, foam and similar products used to “harden” the hair faster it is bad for your hair.

3) Sulfates in shampoo

Sulfate is one of the most infamous ingredient in hair shampoo. The so-called SLS (Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) and SLES (Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate), ALS (Ammonium Lauryl Sufate) are very bad for your hair.

There are a number of shampoos without sulfates that are gentle to the scalp and the hair. But, if you use products with silicone you should sometimes wash your hair with shampoo with sulfates to remove the deposits from products for forming and protecting the hair. It is only “deep” washing your that you needed, in most cases use a mild shampoo.

4) Sodium chloride

Better known as salt, it is used to thicken the shampoo which has a potentially drying effect on the hair.

5) Perfumes

Scented products can be found in almost all hair products. What you should pay attention to is the place of the perfume in the composition, it should not be fount among the first few ingredients.

6) Lanolin, Mineral Oil and Petroleum

These ingredients are cheap oil products, used as an emollient, however they have no real nutritional value for the hair. Apart from being completely useless, they hamper the penetration of nutrients into the hair.

7) Propylene Glycol

Often used in hair products, it is also the main ingredient in antifreeze. It breaks the protein structure of the skin, hair.

8) Parabens

They are used as preservatives, and they are often associated with cancer, but the amounts in cosmetic products is very small, so that their presence and concentration in hair products is negligible.

Miraculous drink that melts the fatty deposits

August 21, 2015 by Sheila Smith

The drink that we are presenting today is a little more extreme but it does wonders when it comes to losing weight! The ingredients are not exactly glamorous, but they will help you melt fat and achieve the desired shape. And in time you’ll get used to the taste!

Check out the recipe and learn how to make it, and why they are using these ingredients!

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon apple cider,
A pinch of ground chili pepper,
Juice and peel from one lemon.

Preparation: Grate the lemon peel and add 240 ml of hot water. After ten minutes, add the lemon juice, vinegar and the chili pepper.

Stir before each sip and drink before and after every meal.

The chili pepper helps digestion, metabolism and stimulates fat burning. Its ingredient capsaicin stimulates the nervous system that produces heat in the body that promotes the accelerated consumption of calories.

Lemon contains compounds that slow the deposition of fat, and its peel contains policosanol – an ingredient that helps burn the deposited fat.

Apple cider – its regular consumption in moderation helps the decomposition of body fat.

TOP 3 exercises to strengthen the muscles of the whole body

August 20, 2015 by Sheila Smith

Do you want to get the most out of your training, apart from losing weight?

When you exercise it is necessary to bear in mind that it is also essential to strengthen the muscles in your body.

Why is it important to have a strong muscle mass? Because your body is more durable and stronger.

We present to you the top 3 exercises to strengthen muscles in the body!

# 1: Squats

By doing squats you strengthen the muscles of the legs and buttocks at the same time.

There are many different varieties of squats and if you want to switch to a more difficult level – we recommend you to try squats with weights.

# 2: Push-ups or chin-ups:

Depending on the readiness of your body, and if you are in top shape you can decide what exercise you will do.

Pull-ups or chin-ups will strengthen your back, shoulders and arms, giving your entire torso defined muscles.

# 3: Running or swimming:

Running or swimming will help to tighten the entire body and create muscle mass. We recommend that you go for a run or swim a minimum of 2 to 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes.

The results will be visible in no time!

7 modest ways in which forgiveness makes your life better

July 15, 2015 by Sheila Smith

Keeping these toxic feelings you can only inflict harm. According to a recent survey, 13,000 injuries or deaths were caused by aggressive driving. Aggressive driving can quickly be uncontrollable, resulting in pain and suffering, just because a person refused to let things go. Do not let toxic negative opinion affect your happiness. See the following 7 reasons why it is best to forgive and let go…

1. It’s good for your health

Keeping your anger can make you physically ill. There are many diseases that are caused by stress and anxiety, such as ulcers. Frequent exposure to anger may even cause heart disease. Well, why not just relax, and thus extend your health and life?

2. You will be more focused

When you forgive, you heal yourselves. That’s a really powerful capability that relieves the burden from your heart, resulting in changing your thoughts to positive. Also you will sleep better and be more successful at work.

3. People will consider you a more pleasant person

Does being right or having the last word is worth the price? Are you ready to finally end any inconvenience with this person? Simply agreeing to disagree, you will break down the syndrome “he said, she said” and continue on.

4. It shows you are strong

Forgiveness is a sign of strength, not weakness. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” To simplify, this means you are in control of the situation, and leave the role of a “victim” and focus on a place that is filled with positive energy.

5. You will have better relationships

You will experience many benefits from forgiveness to the loved ones. They also deserve respect and recognition, admiration, love, trust and many other things. You will get the opportunity to grow, just like the other person.

6. You will be more successful at work

Because we spend a lot of our time at work, why not start to practice forgiveness there. Forgiveness to your colleagues may increase productivity and energy. Employees who hold anger often miss the long-term mission and threaten the well-being of the company.

7. Forgiveness is a sign of emotional intelligence

The ability to manage your emotions is a key aspect of emotional intelligence. Studies show that emotional intelligence is more important than general intelligence in determining success in the private and professional life.

Burn 300 calories in 30 minutes

July 14, 2015 by Sheila Smith

You don’t need to work out the whole day in order to get in shape. Take a half an hour every day to do these exercises, and they will help you burn up to 300 calories. This thirty-minute workout combines movement, cardiovascular exercise with lifting weights to speed up your metabolism. To endure until the end, you’ll have to try really hard, but we believe that you are capable of this challenge.

Orange smoothie for energy

July 14, 2015 by Sheila Smith

We often feel as if we lack the energy for all the obligations that we must meet in one day. That can be further aggravated by the food or drinks that we take during the day. Always in a hurry, we grab the first thing that comes to hand, most often unhealthy snacks and sweets, soft drinks, coffee, etc.

We present to you an easy and healthy drink that you can always have with you in a bottle when you need refreshment or if you want to increase energy. This smoothie with orange, banana, goji berries and camu camu powder, will give you a long-lasting feeling of satiety. Banana is the queen of fruits for raising energy, and can be combined with almost any fruit and vegetable and is the best base for a smoothie.

Oranges are rich in vitamin C, folic acid, vitamin A, potassium, calcium and fiber. Together with other types of citrus they are one of the most powerful cancer fighters, and also elevate mood. An orange a day can improve the appearance of your skin and hair, and it’s really a good reason that you consume them daily.

Goji berries are among the most powerful and healthiest berries in the world. It’s a high-energy superfood from the Himalayas which contains the greatest amount of antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. They are rich in iron and vitamin C, and have the ability to strengthen immunity, can slow down the aging of the organism, have an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, improve vision, and can improve the fertility. They call them even “red diamonds” or “happy berry” which certainly justifies their effects!

Camu camu is the richest source of vitamin C in nature (12%). This incredible fruit is rich in antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and minerals making it the ideal food for strengthening the immune system and increase energy.

RECIPE FOR ENERGY ORANGE SMOOTHIE

2 bananas
2 oranges
a handfull of Goji berries
a teaspoon of Camu camu powder
Water and ice to taste

Put all the ingredients in a blender, mix and decorate as desired. You can add frozen strawberries or raspberries instead of ice for an even better taste!

(Photo credits: www.journal.hr)

3 treatments with honey for a complete skin care

July 13, 2015 by Sheila Smith

Honey is a natural humectant for the skin. The enzymes in raw honey clean pores and make them less visible.
We present to you 3 fantastic and natural treatments for the face that will help clear the skin of all impurities that we are piling up due to stress, dirty air and bad food!

1. Face mask that hydrates and nourishes the skin

Mix two tablespoons of honey and two teaspoons of milk. Heat the mixture in the microwave about 20 seconds, then apply it on your face with the fingers. Let it stand 10 minutes, then rinse with water.
Honey is an excellent antiseptic and helps reduce wrinkles, and the milk contains lactic acid, protein, fat, vitamins A and D, which are effective in eliminating the dead cells and prevent skin irritation.

2. Skin brightening exfoliator

Mix together two tablespoons of oats, two spoons of honey and a tablespoon of warm water. It would be best to grind the oats in a blender (this will be more effective for exfoliation). Apply the scrub on your face and leave it for 20-30 minutes. Then rinse with water.
Oats will harden on your face, so you will need to rub harder when you remove it and this will make more efficient peeling. Honey can brighten the skin, its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties can help reduce the visibility of scars and tissue regeneration.

3. Rejuvenating and calming skin treatment

Ingredients: an avocado and tablespoon of honey. Crush the whole avocado and add a tablespoon of honey, make a mixture and apply to skin. Leave it for 15 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water.
Avocados are full of healthy fats, vitamins A, D and E affecting even the most tired skin! You will make your skin more elastic and softer.
Another positive factor is that avocado is among the most excellent skin cleansers. It works like a vacuum cleaner when it comes to dirt in our pores, leaving the skin radiant and clear. In addition, at the same time it moisturizes the skin which becomes smooth, soft and velvety.

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