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A lot of beauty products are on the market have chemicals that you put on ou skin and hair, and that matters. Your skin can absorb those chemicals
Dr. Berg has created natural products for your hair & scalp,, face cream, and a “clear skin” product.
Check out his products here. There is a section for his beauty products.
Probiotics are strains of living bacteria or “good bacteria” essential to gut and overall health and that add to the population of good bacteria in your digestive system.
Prebiotics are specialized plant fibers that act as food for the good bacteria and actually stimulate growth among the preexisting good bacteria. It is believed that the prebiotic compounds in foods could actually alter the composition of organisms in the gut microbiome and enhance digestive health.
So in essence, probiotic foods and supplements add to the strength in numbers of soldiers to your army of good bacteria and prebiotics give the soldiers the support they need.
With so many people today suffering from a compromised gut, having the correct types of gut bacteria, and the correct ratio of the bacteria, has taken on greater importance.
According to Healthline:
“The incredible complexity of the gut and its importance to our overall health is a topic of increasing research in the medical community. Numerous studies in the past two decades have demonstrated links between gut health and the immune system, mood, mental health, autoimmune diseases, endocrine disorders, skin conditions, and cancer.
“At one time, our digestive system was considered a relatively “simple” body system, comprised essentially of one long tube for our food to pass through, be absorbed, and then excreted.
“The term “gut microbiome” refers specifically to the microorganisms living in your intestines. A person has about 300 to 500 different species of bacteria in their digestive tract. While some microorganisms are harmful to our health, many are incredibly beneficial and even necessary to a healthy body.
“According to Dr. E. M. Quigley in his study on gut bacteria in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, having a wide variety of these good bacteria in your gut can enhance your immune system function, improve symptoms of depression, help combat obesity, and provide numerous other benefits.
7 Signs of an Unhealthy Gut
“There are a number of ways an unhealthy gut might manifest itself. Here are seven of the most common signs:
For the full Healthline article, click here.
Supplementation with the needed forms of beneficial bacteria, and the correct ratio of those beneficial bacteria, will go a long way in helping improve gut health, as will consuming prebiotics to enhance the probiotics in the gut. Good gut health can then support a stronger immune system, better mood and mental health, and healthier skin.
Okay, what is it about chicken soup that feels good when you’re sick? Grandma and Mom were right — a bowl of chicken soup does make you feel better when you are sick.
Why this remedy?
Well, chicken soap contains cysteine, an amino acid that’s chemically similar to a bronchitis drug to help reduce inflammation. The broth also helps thin mucus, and the protein in the chicken helps you produce disease-fighting antibodies. It also contains zinc which has been called “nature’s penicillin”
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Sinusitis is an inflammation of the nasal sinuses.
A sinus is a cavity (air chamber) within the bone. These are four sets of open spaces within the bones of the skull. They are above the eyes (frontal sinuses), to either side of the nose inside the cheekbones (maxillary sinuses), behind the bridge of the nose (sphenoid sinuses) and in the upper nose (ethmoid sinuses).
Read the entire article Sinus Infections or Sinusitis – Inflammation of the Nasal Sinuses
Have you ever suffered from heartburn, felt acid in your throat or having had this repeatedly told you you had a disease called GERD? GERD stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Where you told that your stomach had too much acid and given antiacid medications? Did it work?
Where you told that it was due to a problem with the valve at the top of the stomach? What remedies where you given?
Well, here is anew look at these ailments, what really happens and what you can do about it which brings relief.
You might have thought that herbal tea might be a good alternative to regular tea due to the effects of too much caffeine. Are there other benefits to herbal tea?
Here are the benefits? Herbal Tea Benefits
If you are like most people with a problem skin condition, you’ve spent countless hours researching solutions. You’ve probably tried many different products with the hope of finding something that would improve your skin. Any non-optimum skin condition can cause embarrassment and affect self-esteem and quality of life.
What most people don’t know about the underlying cause of skin problems
What to take for skin problems, including your pets and if you suffer from Maskne.
A natural inflammation aid:
“Irrespective of the characteristic of the pain, whether it is sharp, dull, aching, burning, stabbing, numbing or tingling, all pain arise from inflammation and the inflammatory response.”
Read: All Natural Pain Relief
Whether you agree with the wearing of masks or not, you are often required to wear them to work for 8 hours, or when you visit a store.
Without the controversy there is another situation, many people develop skin trouble from wearing a mask (especially those prone to acne & skin problems)
There is a solution to the skin inflammation.Here is an article regarding this: Natural Skin Repair Solution for Maskne
Bacteria Infections – This is part of the problem, no doubt, but there is a situation (and more controversy) regarding bacterial infection from breathing in a mask.
We will find out more information on this, but meanwhile, please don’t wear a mask more than one day before changing to a new mask which has just been washed.
One of the scary thoughts is geting a bacterial infection in your lungs and then being exposed to the flu with already weakened lungs from a bacterial infection. So if you wear a mask, keep it clean and bacteria free.
More next week.
Yes, its not a joke, many people who have to wear masks for long hours and are prone to acne will develop what is now called Maskne.
You can read about it on this page, it includes what you can do and even the clinical trials that back this up.