The Wellness Info

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!

Women’s Health – Natural Vaginal Baths

August 15, 2015 by Amy Brown

Vaginal steam baths have been long forgotten, but once they were a major ally in the treatment of symptoms of intimate areas. Natural medicine recognizes their value again as active substances of herbs mixed with steam to help in mild infections and painful menstruation.

Help in inflammation and infection
Woman intimate area requires special attention and care because of its specific structure, moisture and heat so its an excellent medium for the growth of bacteria and viruses. Women for centuries treated the body with healing plants, as preparations and treatments such as baths, washing and putting the lining, and one of the most popular method today again enters the range of major US and European wellness is vaginal steam bath.

Two variations
Vaginal bath has two variations. The first is a steam bath, which is carried out by a sitting on a chair with an opening underneath the chair and container with hot water in which they are immersed herbs. Healing steam is rising upward and gently treated intimately area. The effect is better if you wrapped with blanket so will make some kind of tent from which the steam will not be able to get out.

In another variation woman should sit in the tub with warm water into which you dipped herbs. It is important to immersed in a water your hips and lower abdomen and the water is not too hot.

The bath is not recommended during menstruation because it can encourage further bleeding. It also should not be used during pregnancy even as it relaxes the muscles and stimulates circulation, which may prompt the early opening of the cervix pregnant. If there are some wounds, be caution in treating wounds that would not have bled. The bath is carried out as you need, and treatment is the best to do as preventive to several times a year. If you have a milder infection or fungus, do the treatment for several consecutive days and take a break of at least ten days and then repeat the process. Note that the strong inflammation sometimes require medical intervention.
Bath is best period for it is 25 to 45 minutes. It is recommended to start treatment after five minutes of adding dry or fresh herbs to the hot water, so they will disposed of a healing substance. The basic ratio is a handful fresh herbs or a handful and a half dried herbs to eight cups of water. Do not go overboard with herbs, combine up to four types. Do not try to speed up the process with very hot water or supplements such as essential oils – both can damage the mucous membranes.

4 advises for summer running!

August 15, 2015 by Amy Brown

Here are some running tips for the summer period that will make your run easier, despite the very difficult conditions.

Gradually get used to the heat!

It takes a few weeks (or two weeks) to the body adjusts to the change in weather. Slow down and do not rush and force your self, if you are running in a very difficult period when the temperature increases. Better yet, when you get used to the heavy training in the summer period, running from October to November will be a real pleasure. You will feel powerful.

Plan your hydration!

The most important advice we can give you is to drink enough fluids. In one survey most runners and runner drink water during running. There are those who combine sports drinks and water, but still a number of people do not drink anything during training.

Planing hydration represents a decision when to drink and to what extent!

To prevent dehydration, during the training take a bottle of water, no matter how brief is the training. Choose where run so you pass by public fountains so you do not have to run with a bottle. In any case you still can carry water with you, previously kept cool or take a thermos on the run. If you do not know how to land this problem, cook a mild tea, then take it on the run. When it warms up, it will not be off-putting, on the contrary!

Fueling and electrolytes by drinking sports drinks!

For long training sessions for over an hour, along the curve of your sweat you lose precious minerals. With water it is advisable to take and isotonic drinks that you can make yourself or buy some of the finished bottle or powder.

Outdoor equipment for running

Shorts and T-shirts are sufficient, with lightweight shoes for training you are ready. Choose clothes in bright colors. T-shirt should be a light, non-cotton, because cotton keeps the sweat and after a brief training simply sticks to the body – this increases weight, reduces cooling and looks ugly 🙂 Synthetic shirts are preferable because they allow the skin to breathe. Try it.

And off course use, sunglasses and sunscreen!

Veggie lunch! Millet with swiss chard and stuffed eggplant

August 14, 2015 by Amy Brown

Here is nice idea for lunch. Lets make healthy delicious veggie lunch. On summer days food like this feels good and it is recovering both soul and body. Here is recipe for Millet with swiss chard and stuffed eggplant

Ingredients needed:

(For 2 persons)

1 large eggplant
4 small, colorful, round courgettes

For the filling:

100 ml millet
1 bunch Swiss chard (or 2 if less)
1 onion
2 carrots
some olive oil
1 clove garlic
Himalayan salt, pepper

For the green salad:

few leaves of lettuce
1 small onion
1 large tomato
olive oil
Himalayan salt

Preparation:
Cut the eggplant in half and remove the interior, I scooped out the zucchini.Put the both t in a baking dish, salted, splashed with a little olive oil and put it into the oven to bake at 200 degrees for 30 minutes.

During that time prepare the filling. Put it in 200 ml of water and cook 15 minutes (over medium heat) ie. until softened and absorbed all the liquid.
Pour a little olive oil and wait for it to get hot. Put chopped onion and fry it a bit with a water, continue with the simmering. When it is well softened add finely chopped carrot (no peeling) and continued with the simmering. Parallel with this cook the Swiss chard (previously cleaned and roughly chopped) for about 5 minutes, i.e. until it withered. Then I spill it with cold water.

Mix the millet, steamed vegetables, chard and add one grated garlic clove, salt and pepper and all the thorough mixing.
Fill the eggplant and zucchini with this mixture,and pour over with a little olive oil. Then bake it for another 20 minutes.

Eggplant and zucchini should be served with lettuce alone made in the following manner: In a salad bowl put the torn leaves of lettuce, add some finely chopped onion, which is previously salted and splashed with a little olive oil and held and then add on that slice of tomato. All should be well salted and overflowing with a little olive oil, sprinkled with a little parsley and served.

How to cook amaranth? Dairy amaranth with apple, cinnamon, vanilla and nuts!

August 14, 2015 by Amy Brown

It is well know that amaranth is beneficial seed. We should ingest it on weekly basis because it’s higher in minerals, as calcium, phosphorous, iron and carotenoids, than most vegetables. It also great protein source: cup for cup, 28.1 grams of protein compared to the 26.3 grams in oats and 13.1 grams in rice. Amaranth is know as food of the gods and kings. Despite the fact that it is used as a cereal, amaranth is one of the pseudo-cereals. 100 grams of seeds contains 371 calories and it is rich with way more minerals than wheat. Amaranth seed is containing from 14 to 16 percent of high quality protein and 7% to 9% of which, about half of the fatty acids are high quality omega-6 lipids.
Important is the content of essential amino acids such as lysine and methionine, which are extremely rare amino acids in the plant world. Amaranth contains no gluten.
From amaranth seeds you can make popcorn the same way as corn. How to cook amaranth? There is many ways you can cook this very beneficial grain.Here is recipe that works great for me, Dairy amaranth with apple, cinnamon, vanilla and nuts.

Ingredients needed:
1 cup (200 ml) of milk (cow, almond, soybean, …)
1 cup (200 ml) of water
1 cup (200 ml), amaranth
2 apples
2 handfuls of walnuts
vanilla pod
cinnamon
natural sweetener or sugar
Put nice cooking pot onto the hotplate and infuse the milk and the water, and then take out the seeds from the vanilla pod and throw them into the pot.
When the pot starts to boil, add the amaranth and then cook on low heat for 30-35 minutes. Amaranth should be exactly half the liquid (ratio 1: 2).
After 15 minutes of cooking, add grated apple and one teaspoon of cinnamon, and 2 table spoons of honey(or other sweetener)

After a further 15-20 minutes turn down the heat and remove the pot. Your amaranth meal is complete. Serve it in two cup, and then add chopped apple with walnuts.

Across the served dish very carefully sprinkle a little cinnamon.

Bon appetite

Sun Oil by recipe of our grandmothers

August 14, 2015 by Amy Brown

This recipe was created at a time when there were no modern sunscreens, and people then were also exposed to the sun.
In a glass bottle with a wide aperture or slightly larger jar put a few carrots, a few chopped green walnuts, very few lavender flowers, and also can be added a few flowers of sage. The bottle has to be filled with approximately 60-70 percent of these contents, then put the extra-virgin olive oil to its top. Left the mixture in the sun light for 20 to 25 days, shake it a little each day and eventually fine-strained through several layers of gauze.

Olive oil has a natural protective factor of 2, which is negligible protection for today’s radiation, but with carrot and walnut it has naturally bigger factor, so they significantly raises the safety factor of our oil, and also nourishes the skin. Carrots are rich with beta-carotene and vitamin A, and are also used in modern sunscreens because it rejuvenates the skin and slows down its aging, prevents photo-sensitivity and accelerates tanning.

Lavender and sage are great for skin care, have anti-inflammatory effect on acne, burns, wounds and the sage, salvia officinalis, also reduces cellulite. In addition, these ingredients give a wonderful aroma oil.

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