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| IVL Products Health Watch - Have you Hugged a Bee Today? |
| The Official IVL Products Health Blog |
Dear Reader,
Have you hugged a bee today? While hugging a bee might not
be a good idea you should at least tip your hat to the bees
for producing one of the most perfect foods that occurs in
nature. For more than 5,000 years the medicinal and healing
properties of honey have earned it a reputation as a
superior natural treatment. Because it contains so many
therapeutic qualities, honey is used to treat a wide range
of ailments and complaints.
Honey not only tastes good, it also offers a vast array of
health and beauty benefits. It is an antioxidant, an
antiseptic, a face cleanser, a hair conditioner and one of
the best dry skin treatments you'll ever use. Honey contains
vitamins, minerals and amino acids and is a wonderful beauty
aid that nourishes the skin and hair. Honey acts as an
antibacterial and antifungal agent and helps disinfect and
speed the healing process in wounds, scrapes and burns.
Honey comes in a range of colors including white, amber,
red, brown and almost black.
Recent research indicates that dark colored honey is
generally believed to be richer in antioxidants than light
colored honey.
Honey is an all-round healing elixir, which can promote
general health and well-being. A daily dose of honey,
whether as a sweetener in hot drinks, by the spoonful or
spread on toast, will boost the body's supplies of
antioxidants, which are essential for protecting the body
against free radicals.
The American Honey Association recommends honey for a
variety of health and beauty treatments. Some of them
include:
* Drink four tablespoons of honey in water every day
to improve blood flow and help prevent hardening of the
arteries.
* Eat honey before your workout to boost your endurance
levels and have some honey after you exercise to help
your body recuperate. (During the ancient Olympic games,
athletes ate special foods, including honey and dried
figs, to enhance performance.)
* Take some honey instead of candy to satisfy your
craving for sweets. Try eating equal amounts of honey
and peanut butter for a great snack.
* Honey mixed with ground almonds makes an excellent
natural facial scrub.
* Honey also makes a great lotion for patches of dry
skin on hands, elbows or oil, and a teaspoon of lemon
juice. Apply to skin and rinse off after 15 minutes.
* Honey works well on chapped lips and acne because it
has antibacterial properties.
* Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with a cup of warm water and
use as a mouthwash. Honey cleans the teeth and dentures
and kills germs in the mouth.
Honey is widely used as a complementary remedy for the
relief of the symptoms of colds, coughs, sore throats and
flu. For a sore throat, take it by itself or gargle with a
mixture of warm water, two tablespoons of honey, four
tablespoons of apple vinegar and pinch of salt. A
traditional drink made from hot water, lemon juice and honey
will help soothe cold and flu symptoms. Adding a little
eucalyptus oil or root ginger can help ease congestion and
enhance sleep.
Try using honey instead of sugar in your favorite recipes.
Bear in mind that you will need to use less honey than sugar
because it is so much sweeter.
Honey is available in all grocery stores and many health
food stores. If you shop farmer's markets you can sometimes
find raw honey. Look for honey that says "100% pure" on the
label.
Yours in good health,
Sheila McCormick
Editor, IVL Health Watch
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What's So Bad About Losing a Little Sleep? |
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It's not the one or two nights of lost sleep that can
cause problems, it's chronic poor sleep or unrefreshed sleep
night after night that's hazardous to your health.
Imagine this...
Over 100 million Americans including teens and adults now
suffer from one of the 85 different sleep disorders -
meaning they routinely have trouble falling asleep, staying
asleep AND waking up!
While many of us are now busy burning the midnight oil or
twisting, turning, and agonizing through the wee hours
trying to get a good night's sleep...
Scientists are compiling evidence that sleep deprivation is
indeed potentially dangerous. Insomnia has now been
identified as a major risk factor for depression, diabetes,
alcoholism, obesity, on-the-job-accidents and weakened
immune response.
Read on to learn more...
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/sleep-refresh
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Check out NASA's Astonishing Results... |
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NASA scientists discovered that because the cells of the
body live in an essentially zero-gravity environment, it's
beneficial to alter the G-force in order to stimulate the
body's lymphatic system that removes toxins from the cells.
Rebounding, (jumping on a trampoline), they found, is the
only exercise proven to exert the maximum amount of "pull"
on the human body down to the cellular level, with the least
amount of effort.
Subjects exercising on a Rebounder experienced a whopping
68% greater result in conditioning as compared to those who
jogged. Gravity helps to cleanse, strengthen and energize
every cell, every organ and every muscle...
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/healthbounder
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Visit our Health Forum and ask a question of one of the
country’s leading experts in nutritional medicine. |
Dr. Mikles is a Board Certified Internist,
and is the Medical Director of Choices Integrative
Healthcare Clinic in Sedona, Arizona. For more than 30
years, Dr. Mikles has been engaged in the study and practice
of the therapeutic effects of diet and nutrition, making him
one of the country’s leading experts.
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