~ The History of Esther ~
478 B.C. - Esther, born Hadassah, was the wife of Xerxes the Great and the Shahbanu of the Persian Empire. She was Persia's first Jewish queen and heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her. As a result of Esther's intervention and influence, Jews lived in the Persian Empire for 2400 years thereafter.
Esther's husband Xerxes (Ahasuerus) followed in the footsteps of Cyrus the Great, in showing mercy to the Jews of Persia. According to the Biblical Book of Esther King Xerxes of Persia held a one hundred and eighty-day feast in Susa to display the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.
The King ordered his queen Vashti to appear before him and his guests wearing her crown, to show off her beauty. But when the attendants delivered the king's command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Furious at her refusal to obey, the King asked his wise men and the seven princes of Persia for advice, according to the law; they advised the King to search for a new queen.
The King followed this advice, then began searching for a new queen by means of a beauty contest. Beautiful young women were gathered to the palace from every province. Esther was advanced for this role by Mordecai, her cousin and guardian.
For 12 months each woman underwent beauty treatments in the harem, after which she would go to the King. She was given anything she wanted to take with her from the harem to the King's palace. King Xerxes chose Esther to be his wife and queen.
The name “Esther” comes from the Persian word: "star".
~ Beauty Basics Part I ~
Beautiful You Check List
Taking a good look on our health condition~ our body tells us how it is functioning~ eyes, nails, tongue...
Clues About Fingernail color and texture can reflect a wide range of medical conditions
A Guide to Health via Your Fingernails:
White nails - Possible Liver problems or`Lung problems
Yellowish nails with a slight blush at the base - Possible Diabetes
Half-white, half-pink nails - Possible Kidney problems
Red nail beds - Possible Heart problems
Pale or white nail beds - Possible Anemia/Blood problems
Pitting or rippling of the nail surface - Possible Psoriasis or inflammatory problems
"Clubbing," a painless increase in tissue around the ends of the fingers, or inversion of the nail - Possible Lung problems
Irregular red lines at the base of the nail fold - Possible Lupus/connective tissue problems
Dark lines beneath the nail - Possible interior skin problems
~ Necessities ~Find time for yourself
Schedule time away from your job, your partner and your children. Use this opportunity to tune in to what you want and need. Don't feel that you're being selfish; you have a responsibility to yourself to take care of your needs.
Buy time
The next time you're asked to do something, don't answer right away. Say, "Let me think about it" or "I have to take care of something right now. I'll call you back and let you know." This will give you time to evaluate the situation and decide if it's something you truly want to do.
Practice saying "No."
For many women, saying "No" doesn't come naturally. But practice makes perfect, so start now! You can try it in the mirror, or even walk around the house saying it. Get used to hearing yourself say the word, and then you'll be ready to use it with other people!
Finding yourself is not about what you add to your life, it's about what you take away. Once you have created your "Absolute Yes List," the top priorities in your life, it becomes easier to identify those things that you'll need to let go. Although it may feel uncomfortable to think about saying no, it's important to remember that each time you say yes to someone or something else, you say no to you and your priorities. If saying no is difficult (especially to family members), then make sure you speak to your partner for support before and after you decline a request.
Your self-care is always a valid excuse to say no. Don't over-explain or defend your decision. Be graceful and honest. You might say something like: "I'm sorry, but it's just not possible for me to do that," or, "I'll have to decline but thank you anyway." As you practice saying no, it will get easier. Start now.
For one week, keep track of how many times you say yes to something that is not on your Absolute Yes List. At the end of the week, tally up the number…surprised? Awareness is the first step to realigning your decisions and priorities.
Make a list of five things you'd like to say no to. Start by thinking about these and then move into saying no.
Food From God
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over! 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm a Swell to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries: looks just like them too.
Grapefruits, Oranges , and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.
Vitamin K (Menadine)
named for the Danish word for bloodclotting-Koagulation.
It is important in the production of the clotting agent prothrombin and in the conversion of glucose to glycogen (the form of sugar stored in the body for use as fuel.)
Vitamin K is produced in the intestines of normal, healthy people. It is important for normal function of the liver and needs bile to be utilized.
Positive Effects:
Promotes proper blood clotting
Reduces hemorrhaging
Used in treatment of coronary rhrombosis
Natural Sources -
fish, kelp, soybeans, and oil, safflower oil, egg yolks, alfalfa, leafy green vegetables, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, yogurt, corn, strawberries, wheat bran and germ, cauliflower, carrots, peas, cow's milk.
Cinnamon
is the dried inner bark of an evergreen tree that is harvested during the rainy season when the bark is most flexible and easiest to work with.
A wild cinnamon tree can grow to 65 feet (20 meters) high, but trees used for harvesting are pruned down at about 2 years of age to produce an abundance of finer bark-yielding growth called, tillering. Once the tree reaches 3 years of age it's harvested twice yearly following each rainy season.
At harvest time the shoots are cut and the leaves and twigs are removed with the rough outer bark. The shoots are then beaten to soften the tissues of the inner bark and make it easier to peel away in a complete strip. Once peeled, the bark is placed in overlapping, extended layers then rolled to form long canes or quills that are sun-dried. As the quills dry, the bark curls and becomes paper-like.
Cinnamon was one of the principal ingredients used in the manufacture of the precious ointments of "holy oil" which Moses commnded to use in the Tabernacle for anointing the sacred vesels and the person of the officiating priests. (Exodus 30:23).
Cinnamon is a powerful antiseptic that kills many decay and disease-causing bacteria. It's leaf juice has strong activity against the germs that cause tuberculois.
Its flavour is due to an aromatic essential oil which makes up 0.5% to 1% of its composition. This oil is prepared by roughly pounding the bark, macerating it in seawater, and then quickly distilling the whole. It is of a golden yellow colour, with the characteristic odour of cinnamon and a very hot aromatic taste.
Home Remedies For Bad Breath:
1. Chew on a carnation flower for better breath smell.
2. Take one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar daily.
3. Brush your teeth with baking soda.
4. Gargle with parsley (or thyme) and water each night before bed.
5. Salt water gargle kills bacteria. Spit out after a few minutes.
Home Remedies For Unnatural Body Odor:
Drink one cup of tomato juice everyday for 1 week.
The following week, Drink 1 cup of the juice, every other day.
Thereafter drink one cup on the first day of each month.
STRAWBERRY!
Find out the secrets of strawberry, right here:
1. Quickest Strawberry Scrub Ever
Strawberry's main skin-pleasing ingredient is alpha-hydroxy acid, a great little substance that helps us slough off dead skin cells so that new, youthful skin is revealed. Here's a ridiculously easy way to get some of strawberry's benefits in a New York minute: just cut a berry in half, rub it over your face, and let it sit there for a few minutes, then rinse. Instantly softer, smoother skin!
2. Sweet Strawberry and Cream Mask
This recipe is so delicious- with berries, cream, and honey--that you might be tempted to eat it instead of putting on your face, but give it a try. It will leave your skin so soft and beautiful: strawberries and cream mask.
3. Strawberry Foot Scrub
Feet can use a little help in summer, when sandals expose rough dead skin for all to see. This easy scrub helps slough it all away:
INGREDIENTS
8 strawberries
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoons kosher salt
Mix ingredients into a paste, massage well into feet, then rinse and dry.
4. Puffy Eye Remedy
Just place a few strawberry slices under your eyes and relax for 10 minutes, then remove the slices and moisturize.
5. Berry Good Acne Remedy
Many of us older women are learning the hard way that you don't have to be a teen to have acne! But whatever your age, if you get occasional blemishes, this formula is for you:
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1 tablespoon sour cream
Mash well to combine, then apply this mixture to your face and allow to stay for 10 minutes or so. Rinse thoroughly.
6. Strawberry Mask for Oily Skin
Mix equal parts fresh strawberries and plain unsweetened yogurt, mashing to combine. Apply to face, allowing to stay on for around 10 minutes, Rinse.
7. Strawberry Tooth-Whitener
Simply rub crushed fresh strawberry pulp directly on your teeth to clean and gently remove stains.
8. Strawberry Hair Conditioner
If you want glossy, silky hair, this one's for you:
INGREDIENTS
8 fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
Mash ingredients thoroughly and massage into damp hair. Cover with a shower cap and a warm towel. Allow to stay on hair for at least 10 minutes, then shampoo as usual.
Basic Bath Salt Recipe Base
Materials:
Bottle or Jar (baby food jars are great!)
Epsom Salts
Food Coloring
Perfume or Essential Oil
Instructions:
Combine the desired amount of Epsom salts (enough to fit in your bottle or jar) with food coloring. Mix well so color is even. Add your purfume or essential oil and mix again. Spread the mixture out on a sheet of wax paper to dry for a couple of hours and then put it in the bottle or jar.
While the salts can be used right away, the purfume or esential oil will blend better with the salt if it is allowed to set in the jar for a few weeks.
Seaside Bath Salts
1 1/2 c. Table Salt
1 c. Kosher Salt
1 c. powdered milk
a few drops of blue food coloring
a few drops of essential oil (any scent that reminds you of the seaside).
Combine all of the above in a large bowl and stir well to mix all of the ingredients and distribute the food coloring evenly. If any clumping occurs, use a fork or large spoon to crush.
Dream Time Bath Salts
2 cup kosher salt
2 cup baking soda
5 drops lavender scented oil
handful of lavender buds
Combine all of the above ingredients and stir well. The liquid in this recipe might contribute to clumps forming, so simply break apart with the help of a fork.
Christmas Bath Salts
3 cups epsom salts
1 1/2 cup kosher salt
6 drops peppermint oil
2-3 drops red and green food coloring
Divide the epson salts into three 1 cup amounts and place in plastic bags. Add peppermint oil to two bags, leaving one unscented. Add green food coloring to one bag and stir until well distributed. Add red food coloring to second bag and mix well. By now you should have three bags of salts in green, red and white. With a spoon, start with the red salts and fill your decorative bottle until a nice layer is visible... an inch or two depending on size of bottle. Add second layer of white salts this time and finish off with a third layer of green.
Rainbow Fruity Bath Salts
3 quarts of Epsom salts or course sea salts
3 envelopes unflavored unsweetened Kool-Aid powder (one each of three different colors)
3-4 drops of scented Essential Oils which compliment the flavors of Kool-Aid you have chosen (Orange oil with orange Kool-Aid, Lavender Oil with Grape Kool-Aid, Peppermint Oil with strawberry Kool-Aid, etc)
Mix one envelope of Kool-aid to 1 quart salts in three separate bowls. Add 3-4 drops of essential oils to each of the three bowls, in a scent which coordinates with the color. Alternate colored layers in a glass or plastic container. To use, add 1/2 to 1 cup salts per bath. No, the Kool-Aid will NOT stain your skin or tub, as it will be in fairly small concentrations, but, your white towels are another matter! Careful!
* Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
1-1/2 cups white table sugar
8 drops grapefruit essential oil
2 drops red food coloring (optional)
Place sugar into a large bowl and stir to break up any clumps. Add the essential oil. Add one or two drops of red food coloring if you'd like it pink! Mix very well to make sure the color is evenly dispersed. Mix well and the pour into clean container. To use, stand in the tub or shower and massage the sugar scrub onto your skin from head to toe. Rinse. Inhale. Smile.
~ Hair Treatments ~
Lavender/Rosemary Hair Oil
1 oz. oil of Rosemary
1/8 oz. oil of Lavender
Quantity:
Enough for about 6 months of use.
To Make:
Simply mix the two oils together and store in the dark or in a small amber or light-proof bottle.
To Use:
Put a few drops of the oil on your palm, brush your palm against your hairbrush and then brush your hair.
Cucumber Hair Drench
1 egg
1 eggshell's worth of olive oil
1 quarter of a peeled cucumber
Blend the egg, olive oil and peeled cucumber. Spread evenly through your hair, leave on for 10 minutes, then thoroughly rinse. For the best results year-round, continue this treatment monthly.
Rosemary Honey Hair Conditioner
The extremes of heat and cold we endure throughout winter can make even the greatest of hair look and feel like straw. This nourishing conditioner blends honey for shine; olive oil for moisture and essential oil of rosemary to stimulate hair growth.
1/2 cup Honey
1/4 cup warmed Olive oil (2T for normal to oily hair)
4 drops of essential oil of Rosemary
Place all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into a clean plastic bottle with a tight fitting stopper or lid.
Apply a small amount at a time to slightly dampened hair. Massage scalp and work mixture through hair until completely coated. Cover hair with a warm towel (towel can be heated in a microwave or dryer) or shower cap; leave on to nourish and condition for 30 minutes. Remove towel or shower cap; shampoo lightly and rinse with cool water. Dry as normal and enjoy shinier, softer and healthier hair the natural way.
Protein Hair Treatment Recipe
1 ounce soy sauce
1 cup warm water
After you shampoo, pour this over your hair. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse out.
Super Body Hair Treatment Recipe
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon stale beer
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
Comb or brush into your hair.
Cover your hair with a plaster shower cap or wrap with a sheet of plastic wrap. Cover with a thick terrycloth towel. Leave this hair treatment on for 30 minutes, then rinse in warm water. Shampoo your hair as usual.
Tip:
Proper Hair Brushing: Every day, rain or shine, men and women should thoroughly brush the hair. Brushing dislodges dirt and distributes the natural hair oils. Bend at the waist (this increases circulation to the scalp) and massage the scalp with fingertips. Then brush hair starting at the nape of the neck with long easy strokes from nape to ends. Follow each of the brush strokes with your other hand to eliminate static electricity. Brush about 100 strokes in this upside down position. This is guaranteed to give new life to your hair.
Old Home Remedies...
Home Remedies For Backaches:
1. Massage your back with mint or almond oil then apply a heating pad where the back hurts to help absorb the oil.
2. Take a warm bath and sit in for a while relaxing.
3. Put dry rice in a cloth, warm in the microwave and apply on the back for a few minutes.
4. Rock the pelvis from side to side and front to back.
5. Eat nuts daily.
Home Remedies For Arteriosclerosis(hardening of the arteries):
1. Grate one lemon peel, saturate in warm water over night. Take one teaspoon 3 times a day with meal. Can also eat added to food or plain.
2. Drink carrot juice daily.
3. Mix equal amount of honey and lemon juice and swallow 1 teaspoon before bed time.
4. Blanch parsley in a cup of water and drink daily.
5. Squeeze an onion and drink 1 teaspoon of the juice daily.
6. Eat spinach everyday.
Home Remedies For Bee Sting:
1. Apply honey immediately after being stung by a bee.
2. Cut a tomato in half; apply the inner side on the sting for a few minutes.
3. Put vinegar on the sting.
4. Apply mud on the sting.
5. Smear a egg yolk on the sting. (for relief of pain and make the sting disappear).
Home Remedies For Bladder Inflammation:
1. Drink 1 glass of cranberry juice a day.
2. Drink radish juice to help with the bladder inflammation.
3. Drink watermelon juice.
4. Steam asparagus and drink the water.
5. Drink fresh onion juice.
6. To increase urine, eat a lot of parsley.
7. To increase urine, eat a uncooked potato with no salt.
8. Eat a lot of celery.
9. Eat grapefruits to help with the inflammation
10. Boil parsley in water, strain and drink the water.
11. Drink 2-3 glasses of pomegranate juice.
Home Remedies For Bronchitis:
1. Warm castor oil. Spread on the chest and cover with a dry towel for the night.
2. Mix mustard powder and equal amount of flour and water. Smear on the chest area and cover with a towel for the night. May also make a poultice bag of this and simply lay (or tie) the bag to your chest.
3. Drink fresh cabbage juice everyday.
4. Pour a cup of boiling water into a cup with grind/ cut horseradish root, wait 5 minutes and drink. Repeat 3 times a day.
5. Put half a teaspoon of licorice root (or one black piece of licorice candy) in a cup of hot water, wait 10 minutes, strain and drink. Repeat 3 times daily.
Home Remedies For Age (Brown) Spots:
1. Apply fresh Aloe Vera on the brown spots and rub.
2. Mix onion juice with vinegar (1:2 teaspoons), and apply on the brown spots.
3. Mix 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon of orange juice; soak a cotton ball and apply on spots.
4. Apply some lemon juice on the brown spots.
5. Blanch scented geranium leaves in boiling water, strain, cool and apply.
6. Mix 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of yogurt, 1 tablespoon of grind oatmeal and 3-4 drops of lemon juice. Apply on the brown spots, leave for 10 minutes and wash off. Keeps in Refrig. for one week.
7. Apply watermelon peel on the brown spot.
8. Cut horseradish and saturate the pieces in warm milk, Cool and apply on the brown spots.
Home Remedies For Minor Burns:
1. Apply honey on the burn and cover with a bandage.
2. Put egg whites on the burn.
3. Cut an onion and apply immediately on the burn.
4. Put some mustared on the burn.
5. Apply some dish washing detergent on the spot, immediately after getting burned.
Home Remedies For Canker Sores (Mouth Ulcer)
Drink non sweetened chamomile tea all day and dont eat any solid food but tea for 2-6 days.
Drink unpasteurized goats' milk.
Eat 3 kiwis a day.
Apply Aloe Vera juice as a mouth rinse.
Saturate coriander leaves in water, strain and use as a mouth wash.
Brush you teeth with backing soda, or apply baking soda on the ulcer.
Put horseradish on the ulcer.
Mix cinnamon with water and gurgle.
Smear carob honey on the ulcer.
Wash the mouth with salty water
Drink tomato juice or eat tomatoes.
Apply raw onion on the ulcer.
Drink and gurgle barley tea.
Rinse your mouth with plum juice for 2-3 minutes
Home Remedies For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Massage the hurt spot with mint oil or lavender oil.
When working on a computer use a wrist rest
For carpal tunnel syndrome: put your hand in warm water for 30 minutes, can add lavender oil to the water.
Splint your wrist through the night.
Home Remedies For Cholesterol:
Eat a lot of oatmeal every day.
To reduce cholesterol levels: Boil 10 pieces of cinnamon sticks (2.5cm each) in 5 teacups of water. Add a tablespoon of honey and drink hot.
Eat honey to reduce cholesterol level
Eat 1-2 apples daily.
Blanch lemon grass and drink several times a day.
Mix 1 tablespoon of Hilba (Yemenite herb) in water and drink every day.
Drink 1/2 glass of red wine every day before bed time.
Eat one cup of walnuts everyday.
Home Remedies For Cold And Flu
1 spoon Lemon juice.
1 flat spoon of honey.
1 spoon of brandy. (mix the three together)
Drink one tablespoon 3 times a day to help the flu.
Put 1 tablespoon of cut/ powder root, pour hot water into the cup, wait for 5 minutes and drink, repeat 3 times daily.
Make green onion soup.
Mix one teaspoon of cayenne to 1 cup of boiling water. Take one teaspoon from the mixture and mix with a cup of water; drink when needed.
Pour 1 cup of boiling water to 1 teaspoon of Marjoram, wait for 5-10 minutes and drink. Repeat 3 times daily.
Blanch salvia/ lemon grass, add honey, wait 3 minutes and drink.
Put cupping glasses on the shoulders and smear arrack on the chest; Drink tea with brandy and cover up.
Cook 1 cup of water to 1 tablespoon of mustard seeds on low heat for 5 minuets. Cool and drink to help the cold.
Drink herbal tea with cinnamon.
Pour a cup of boiling water into a cup with grind/ cut horseradish root, wait 5 minutes and drink. Repeat 3 times a day.
Blanch half a teaspoon of ginger with half a teaspoon of cinnamon in a cup of boiling water; add honey, wait 3 minutes and drink.
When you catch a cold: drink granny's chicken soup.
Lie in bed and drink tea, let your body do the rest.
Cut an onion into small pieces, pour honey on the pieces, and leave for a few hours. Swallow one spoon every 4 hours.
Boil 1 cup of water, add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds, cook for 5 minutes, cool and drink.
Home Remedies For Constipation:
Eat a lot of plum's spread.
Constipation treatment: eat apples.
Drink carrot juice.
Eat 1/2 a cup of sunflower seeds everyday.
Drink every morning on an empty stomach, warm water mixed with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and half a lemon juice.
Blanch a teaspoon of thyme in a cup of warm water, add honey, and wait for 3 minutes then drink.
Eat potatoes daily to help with the constipation.
Saturate plums (or dates) with warm water before you go to bed; drink the water in the morning and eat the plums if you want to.
Take 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar every morning (on an empty stomach) with a glass of water.
Mix 1/4 teaspoon of Epsom salt to 1/2 a glass of water and drink right a way (bitter but amazing).
Constipation treatment: eat cooked red beet.
Drink a lot of water, 2 liters a day at least.
Eat a lot of green vegetables, especially lettuce and parsley.
Swallow 2 tablespoons of olive oil on an empty stomach every morning.
Eat: green cabbage (might make you gassy), plums, fig, Do Not eat white bread!
Eat a lot of bran and oatmeal.
Eat honey everyday.
Eat 1 banana everyday.
Eat horseradish.
Chop chick peas (hummus) and eat.
Drink 2 cups of warm water first thing every morning on an empty stomach.
Mix dried figs with plum's concentration, add half a teaspoon of paraffin oil, 1 cup of borsch, honey and lemon and drink.
Grain tomatoes and eat, also drink tomato juice.
Grain potatoes and drink the liquid to relieve the Constipation
Home Remedies For Corns / Warts:
Rub the inside of a banana peel on warts -
Pick a fig leaf or a ficus leaf, squeeze and apply the liquid on the blister.
Soak a cloth with apple cider vinegar and tie around the foot; leave for 24 hours.
Slice garlic clove into big slices, put the slice on the wart and cover with a plaster/ bandage. The next day, smear Dead Sea mud on the wart and cover with a bandage. Then garlic the following day and so on until it's gone.
Apply some of the fig's white liquid on the wart.
Smear castor oil on the wart.
Put banana leaves on the wart and bandage. Repeat every night before you go to bed.
Mix 50gr of turmeric to 3 teaspoons of olive oil, smear on the wart (colors the skin).
Apply 1-2 essential lemon oil drops on a q-tip and put on the corn (do not put on skin).
Mix apple cider vinegar to crushed onion, apply on and around the wart and bandage
Home Remedies For Cough
Mix: 1/2 a cup of boiling milk and 1/2 a cup of cold soda. Drink slowly.
Warm a cup of milk and add 1 spoon of honey, then drink (can also add butter).
Cough treatment: boil 5 garlic cloves in 2 cups of water; take the cloves out and drink up the warm water.
Make an eggnog: Mix an uncooked egg yolk with a tablespoon of sugar, add hot milk and drink.
Eat fresh and dried apricots.
Drink grapefruit juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey.
Smear olive oil on the chest to help with the cough.
Mix half a cup of boiling milk with half a cup of cold carbonated water, drink immediately in small sips.
Drink a lot of herbal tea: Thyme/ Salvia/ Hyssop/ Fennel/ Eucalyptus/ peppermint.
Pour 1 cup of boiling water on 1 teaspoon of Marjoram, wait for 5-10 minutes and drink. Repeat 3 times daily.
Blanch 50gm of thyme leaves in one liter of water, cover the head with a towel, band over and breathe the steam.
Cook 100gm of grind ginger root in 1 liter of sweet wine, strain and drink 3 tablespoons daily to reduce the coughs.
Put fennel oil in a burner and bread the fumes to relax the cough.
Saturate almonds in water overnight, peel, grind, add some butter and sugar. Eat 1-2 tablespoons several times a day.
Mix equal amount of honey and lemon grass juice then drink to reduce the coughs.
Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with some drops of brandy.
Grind 1 tablespoon of dried Ruta Graveolens and 3 tablespoons of dried rosemary leaves, mix with a teaspoon of honey and eat one tablespoon every morning (don't use if you're pregnant).
Squeeze basil leaves add equal amount of honey, stir and drink.
Russian med: Boil some water with 2 garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of oregano. Pour into a cup add 1 tablespoon of honey and drink.
Grind a big onion put into a jar with honey, mix well and close the jar. Drink 1 tablespoon from the juice, twice a day to help the cough.
Eat pears, very good for phlegm.
Blanch 1 teaspoon of rosemary leaves with 1 teaspoon peppermint leaves, 1 teaspoon of honey and some lemon juice. Drink several times a day.
Drink herbal tea with cinnamon to stop the coughing.
Boil water and add salt, breath the steam after the water cools a little.
Make green onion soup.
Put 2 tablespoons of peach leaves and add boiling water. Wait 10 minutes and drink 3 times daily.
Chop fresh leaves of loquat; boil a few minutes in water. Drink several times a day. Can also add sugar or honey.
Saturate slices of oranges in wine overnight. Cook in the morning until the slices are very soft. Eat several times a day. Also very good for phlegm.
Blanch 1-2 teaspoons of oregano in water for 10 minutes and drink.
Drink a cup of tea with a cinnamon stick.
Romanian med: Mix 1 cup of soda water to 1 cup of milk and drink.
Home Remedies For Cracked Lips:
Smear olive oil on lips (do not put Vaseline on lips it will make them more dry).
Rub melted unsalted butter on the cracked lips.
Apply some table salt on your lips, peel, wipe and apply some olive oil on the lips.
Apply some Aloe Vera gel on the cracked lips.
Smear honey on the lips.
Mix 1 tablespoon of Vaseline to the same amount of butter; then put 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of sugar and apply on the cracked lips.
Apply some fresh orange juice drops on the afflicted area of the lips (might sting).
Apply some cocoa butter on the cracked lips.
Smear some Vitimin E oil caplets on the chapped lip
Slice a cucumber and rub the chapped lips with a slice.
Dip a wet toothbrush in baking soda and gently scrub the cracked lips
Apply some hand/body lotion on the chapped lips
Home Remedies For Cramps:
Drink a hot cup of coffee or tea right after you get the cramp, try to sit and relax for a few minutes.
Drain some pickle juice and drink 1 cup.
Suck on a lollypop or peppermint candy.
For muscular cramps: Massage the muscle that is opposite to the muscle that is cramping. Example if you have a cramp in the lower thigh, massage the upper part of the thigh muscle.
Take a Heating pad or a water bottle with very hot water. Place on the place where it hurts and leave it until the pain is gone.
Take a very hot bath, can also add a cup of camomile tea into the water.
Wonderful Ways to Use Epsom Salts
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS:
I always knew that soaking in a tub full of hot water with a few cups of Epsom Salts was good for relaxing muscles and drawing toxins from the body, but I could never figure out why. And it wasn't until I spent some time at the Epsom Salt Industry Council web site that I learned that epsom salts— made of the mineral magnesium sulfate— are also a sedative for the nervous system.
When magnesium sulfate is absorbed through the skin, such as in a bath, it draws toxins from the body, sedates the nervous system, reduces swelling, relaxes muscles, is a natural emollient, exfoliator, and much more.
Relaxing and sedative bath:
Soak in warm water and 2 cups of epsom salt.
Face cleaner:
To clean your face at night, mix a half-teaspoon of epsom salt with your regular cleansing cream. Just massage into skin and rinse with cold water.
Homemade skin mask:
Apply the mask to damp skin. For normal to oily skin, mix 1 tablespoon of cognac, 1 egg, 1/4 cup of non-fat dry milk, the juice of 1 lemon, and a half-teaspoon of epsom salt. For normal to dry skin, mix 1/4 cup of grated carrot, 1 1/2 teaspoons of mayonnaise and a half-teaspoon of epsom salt.
Foot soak:
Soothe aches, remove odors and soften rough skin with a foot soak. Add 1/2 cup of epsom salt to a large pan of warm water. Soak feet for as long as it feels right. Rinse and dry.
Skin exfoliator:
Massage handfuls of epsom salt over your wet skin, starting with your feet and continuing up towards the face. Have a bath to rinse.
Remove excess oil from hair:
Epsom salt soaks up excess oil from hair. Add 9 tablespoons of epsom salt to 1/2 cup of oily hair shampoo. Apply one tablespoon of the liquid to your hair when it is dry; rinse with cold water. Pour lemon juice or organic apple cider vinegar through the hair, leave on for 5-10 minutes, and then rinse.
Remove hairspray buildup:
Combine 1 gallon of water, 1 cup of lemon juice, and 1 cup epsom salt. Combine, cover and let set for 24 hours. The next day, pour the mixture into your dry hair and let it sit for 20 minutes. Then shampoo as normal.
Hair volumizer:
Combine equal parts of deep conditioner and epsom salt. Warm in a pan. Work the warm mixture through your hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse.
Soak sprains and bruises:
Epsom salt will reduce the swelling of sprains and bruises. Add 2 cups epsom salt to a warm bath, and soak.
Splinter remover:
Soak in epsom salt, it will draw out the splinter.
Dry Skin-Controlling Paste
To naturally-moisturize dry skin.
You will need:
Egg yolk
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Procedure:
Make a creamy paste with egg yolk, olive oil and lemon juice by mixing all these ingredients together. Mix well and apply it on neck and face. Leave the mixture for 10 minutes and wash with water. Repeat this remedy as often as needed.
Oily Skin Controlling Cream
To extensively remove oily skin that may cause pimples.
You will need:
Oatmeal
Egg white
Procedure:
Mix the egg white with oatmeal enough to create a creamy paste. Mix thoroughly and apply to face and neck liberally. Leave the mixture for 20 minutes and wash with clean water. Do this as often as needed.
All Natural Exfoliating Cream
To help even-tone skin and remove dead skin cells and renewing them into a natural glow.
You will need:
1 tablespoon of barley powder
½ lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
Procedure:
Mix 1 table spoon of barley with 1/2 teaspoon of lime. Mix thoroughly and add 1 tablespoon of honey. Mix it well until it appears creamy. Apply the mixture on the face and neck and leave it for about 20 minutes. Rinse face and neck with lukewarm water. Repeat this process daily and achieve a good result.
Homemade Natural Baby Skin Care Recipes
When baby has sensitive skin, things like perfumes and petroleum just make it worse. So, you know you want natural baby skin care but you don't know where to start? Here are some ideas for you.
Olive oil can be used on baby's dry skin. It's been known to help diaper rash as well.
Use 100% pure cornstarch instead of perfumed baby powders. It's better for baby's lungs and skin, and easier on your wallet as well.
Oatmeal bath for kids.
Grind 1 cup of plain oatmeal in a food processor or coffee grinder until it turns into a powder. Add it to running water and stir with your hand to get the oatmeal powder to dissolve in the bath water. Relives itching due to chicken pox, poison oak, diaper rash etc. Also good for dry skin.
Diaper Rash Cream
Combine 1 tsp mineral oil with 1 tsp cornstarch until it forms a paste. Add 2 tsp zinc oxide ointment and 2 tsp antibiotic ointment.
Hand Sanitizer
1/4 cup aloe vera gel
1/4 cup grain alcohol
10 drops fragrance oil
1 drop food coloring
Combine ingredients and shake. Store in a spray pump bottle
Kids Hair Detangler
Add a small amount of conditioner to water and pour it into a spray bottle
Tooth Paste
1 cup baking soda
1/3 cup salt
3 teaspoons glycerin
Peppermint oil to taste (or any other flavor).
Combine baking soda and salt. Add the glycerin and mix well. Add a few drops of peppermint oil. For fun, you can add a few drops of food coloring.
Home Remedy For Diaper Rash
To get rid of diaper rash, try one of these diaper rash cures:
* Wash the affected area with soap and warm water and pat dry or allow it to air dry (during the warm months).
* An oatmeal bath will help to curre the diaper rash. Pour one cup of oatmeal in the bathe water and let your baby soak for ten minutes or more while you make sure the rash is cleansed.
* Allow you baby to go without a diaper for 30 minutes or more everyday.
* Apply a coating of organic vegetable oil or olive oil.
* Tea bags appled to the area - or put directly in the diaper - will make the rash will make it go away practically over night. This is one of the diaper rash quick cures and keep in mind the tea bage will cause a temporary brown stain on the skin.
* A severe diaper rash remedy is scorched flour. Put some flour in a stainless steel or cast iron skillet and let it turn a beige color and sprinkle some in at each diaper change.
Homemade Herbal Baby Oil for Bath, Body & Massage
Herbal baby oil is easy to make, and nice to have on hand to use on delicate baby skin anytime of the year.
Supplies to Have Ready:
Clean Dry Jars-recycle your Glass Jars or use Canning/Mason jars
Organic Chamomile Flower and Calendula Flower
Organic Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Directions:
Fill your jar half full with a combination of the chamomile & calendula.
Fill the rest of the jar with the Olive Oil, leaving about a one-inch space at the top.
If using a metal lid, place a piece of plastic wrap over the opening of the jar, then cap.
Label, date and store in a cupboard or pantry for 6-8 weeks. Shake gently daily or occasionally.
At the end of 6-8 weeks, use cheesecloth to strain the oil and discard the herbs. Be sure that the oil is free from all tiny herbal particles, this may indicate several strainings.
To Use:
Warm a small amount of oil in your hands before applying to baby's skin. Use to heal, comfort, soothe & heal bottoms and to moisturize & condition skin.
Summary:
Cold pressed extra virgin olive oil attracts external moisture while still allowing for normal skin functions to take place. It is mild, gentle, healing and superior for baby's tender skin.
Calendula has been used by Physicians to treat minor infections and skin irritations; it is extremely gentle.
Chamomile is confirmed by research to be useful in treating minor skin conditions, it is known to calm and is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.
Store baby oil in a cabinet, closet or cupboard outside of the bathroom.
Take care not to get water inside the bottle, as this beautiful, natural & healing oil contains no preservative.
Natural Herbal Healing Wipes
1 1/2 - 2 cups distilled water
1/4 cup Aloe Vera gel
1 TBS Calendula oil
2 tsp. Baby Shampoo
2-3 drops tea tree oil
2-3 drops lavender oil
Mix solution together and repeat the steps for the "basic" baby wipes.
Baby Wipes
Mix 1/4 cup of baby or olive oil with 2 cups of water and 1/4 cup baby shampoo. Cut a roll of paper towels in half. Remove the cardboard center. Place it in an old baby wipes container and pour the oil/soap mixture over the wipes. Use like regular wipes.
Natural Diaper Pail Odor Eliminator
1 cup of (white only) vinegar per two gallons of water.
Wash the diaper pail to neutralize the odors and to also neutralize the urine in cloth diapers.
