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Ancient Greeks were very advanced in the field of
medicine.  Until today we can see that many known
diseases still have the original identified Greek names.

Greeks were the first doctors who considered health
problems in a scientific way.
They cured most diseases with herbs as well as other
food ingredients, like spices, seeds, roots and honey.

There is proof that every day kitchen foods have
secret curing powers.

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Kitchen Cures

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Alleviate your symptoms, improve the condition of your
health and heal the pain with the following remedies
from your kitchen cupboard.

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1)  Tension Headaches:

Hold a frozen vegetable bag on your forehead for ten
minutes to relieve yourself.
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2)  Minor Burns:

Place a slice of a freshly cut onion on the burn until it
feels less painful.
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3)  Puffy Eyes:

Place two cooled tea bags on your closed eyes for ten
minutes and see the swelling disappearing.
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4)  Hangover:

Eat a spoonful of honey to help the body metabolize
the alcohol faster.

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5)  Colds:

Eat strong spices including garlic to loosen mucus and
fight infection.
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6)  Hiccups:

Take one teaspoon of sugar and swallow for immediate
effect.
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7)  Nausea:

Eat a few pieces of stem ginger or drink a cup of ginger
tea to relieve nausea from any cause.
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8)  Indigestion:

Mix one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in a glass of water
and drink it slowly.

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9)  Stress/Anxiety:

Eat a banana to go through your crisis peacefully.
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10) Cuts:

Sprinkle powdered cloves on it to prevent infection.

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There are many more similar solutions from our kitchen
cupboards but I find the above the be the simplest and
with some use.

In our days home remedies are the base of natural medicine.
Stock up on the mentioned essentials to ease your problem
quickly, cheaply and efficiently.

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Christmas at Grandma Meiers’. Becki holding doll.

Until 1976, my family always spent Christmas Eve at my Grandma Meiers’ house. Grandma Meiers was my stepfather’s mother. She had a spacious, gorgeous home, and it was one of my favorite places to visit as a child. And Christmas Eve was my very favorite time to visit. The house would be beautifully decorated. There would be brightly wrapped presents under the tree and lots of good food. Best of all, all my cousins, aunts, and uncles would be there. Those Christmas Eves at Grandma Meier’s are one of the few fond memories from my childhood, and to this day, I hold them dear.

Christmas at Grandma Meiers’, 1966. Becki in green dress.

Every December, I would count down the weeks, then the days, and then the hours before it was time to go to Grandma Meiers’ house for our family Christmas celebration. Year after year, my mother would start a fight with my stepdad while we were getting dressed and ready to leave, because she never wanted to go. I would try to block out their screaming and fighting by thinking about what a good time I would have at Grandma Meier’s house. I’d pray my stepfather wouldn’t give in to my mother’s tirade or go without us. I just wanted to have those few hours of fun with my cousins and to enjoy some happiness with my relatives, a rare bright spot in my life that came only once a year.

In late fall of 1976, I got a job babysitting 3 days a week after school. I was excited not only to make some extra spending money but also because it enabled me to be out of my home and away from my abusive mother for a few days each week.

Peggy Anderson, the mother of the children I babysat, had recently separated from her husband, John, a building contractor who had recently remodeled their lovely, old, wood-frame house. The Andersons were both very nice people, and they seemed to get along very well, even though they’d separated.

Peggy got home from work a few hours after her children got home from school. John took care of the children until Peggy got home on 2 days of the week; I watched the kids the other 3 days. The Anderson home was a short walk from my school, so I arrived on my scheduled days before the kids got off their school bus. The kids — Mark, 9 years old, and Stephanie, 6 — were always very excited for me to be at their house and to care for them.

One day, Peggy asked me if I would be able to watch the children 4 days instead of 3 and all day rather than just the afternoon during the holiday break. She suggested I just stay at her house overnight, because she left for work at 5:00 a.m. That way, John would not have to come over to watch them before I arrived and I would not have to walk in the cold and snow to her house so early in the morning. I told Peggy she would need to ask my mother, because my mom almost never let me stay over at other people’s houses. I was almost certain she’d just tell me no.

Peggy called my mother, and to my shock, she said yes. Wow! I was so excited! I was going to be out of my abusive home for 4 whole days and 3 whole nights! It was like a dream come true. I packed my clothes and personal items along with a few games I’d received for Christmas to play with the kids. Peggy came and picked me up.

On the drive to her house, Peggy said, “I hope I’m not taking you away from having fun with your friends over Christmas break.”

“No, not at all,” I said. What I didn’t have the nerve to tell her was that my mother very rarely let me go anywhere with friends … that I was a virtual prisoner in my own home, where my mother treated me like an indentured servant and routinely abused me, verbally, emotionally, and physically.

The first night, Peggy and I played games with the kids and stayed up late watching TV. When we finally decided to go to bed, Peggy told me the kids usually got up around 9:00 in the morning when they didn’t have school.

“Do you have an alarm clock I could use?” I asked, explaining that, since it was so late, I’d set it for 8:00 to make sure I was awake when Mark and Stephanie woke up.

“Don’t worry. If they get up before you do, they’ll come and wake you up,” she assured me.

Peggy told me I’d be sleeping in Stephanie’s room and Stephanie was sleeping with her. All three bedrooms were upstairs.

“I can just sleep on the couch downstairs,” I said.

“No. You’ll be more comfortable upstairs in Stephanie’s room,” Peggy insisted. “Besides, it’s a treat for Stephanie to sleep with me.”

The second night, the kids went to bed early, as they were tuckered out from a day of playing. Peggy and I stayed up a little later, playing Scrabble and eating popcorn. Then, we watched the news on TV, and I remember us talking about Richard Daley, the mayor of Chicago, who had passed away and so they’d talked about his funeral on the news. After the news broadcast was over, we went upstairs to bed.

The next morning at approximately 7:15, I awoke to smoke coming out of the forced air heating vent in Stephanie’s room, where I was sleeping. The room was so filled with smoke, I could hardly see. I jumped out of bed and ran down the hall, glancing toward the stairway on my way. “Oh my God!” I screamed, seeing that the entire stairway was engulfed in flames and the entire upstairs was filled with thick smoke. I started screaming for Mark and Stephanie, praying they were not downstairs.

As I ran into Mark’s room, I heard sirens approaching. (Later, I found out a neighbor leaving for work had called 9-1-1 when he’d seen flames through the windows of Peggy’s house.) Mark was still asleep. I pulled him out of bed and screamed at him to come with me and to not go downstairs.

We ran into Peggy’s room, where Stephanie was still sleeping. I yelled and shook her to wake her up. Like Mark, she was so groggy I had to drag her out of bed. Later, I would find out they both had smoke inhalation.

I could hear the firemen outside, but I didn’t know what to do. Panicked, I looked around Peggy’s bedroom and saw a large window that overlooked the roof of the addition (a new kitchen) that John had built. The roof was right outside the window, and the roof sloped downward. I could see and hear the fireman out there, putting up ladders and screaming for us. I could not understand what they were saying, and the kids were screaming because the flames had moved into Peggy’s bedroom. It was total chaos!

I tried to open the window, but it was frozen shut. So I busted the window and heard the firemen screaming at us to get out. I picked up Stephanie, lifted her out the window onto the roof, and pushed her down the sloped roof to the fireman. But breaking the window fanned the flames, which were now racing toward us. Later, I would learn I should have closed the door before opening the window, because oxygen fuels the fire.

The heat was intense, and the window sill had started to burn. I struggled to pick up Mark, who was really heavy and lethargic. I hoisted him out the window, and he slid down the roof into a fireman’s arms. Then, I climbed out and slid down the roof to safety, too.

The street was filled with people and rescue vehicles. The firefighters hugged me, asked me what my name was, and repeatedly praised me. Mark, Stephanie, and I all had minor burns and smoke inhalation, especially Mark, and we were freezing. So the paramedics hustled us into the warm ambulances, where they checked us over and administered first aid.

I sobbed as I watched the house going up in flames, horrified at the realization that the kids’ kitten was still in the house, that we’d all barely escaped death and serious injury, and that this wonderful family was losing their home — at Christmas, to make it even worse.

Shortly after we arrived at the hospital, Peggy and John and my mother arrived. I was in shock, so the nurses put warm blankets on me as I was examined. I kept asking, “Are the kids okay?” The nurses kept assuring me that Mark and Stephanie were going to be fine.

One nurse said, “Becki, you are a hero. You saved those kids’ lives. You got them out of that burning house and to safety.”

After a while, a couple policemen and a fireman came into the ER room where I was and asked me questions about what had happened. I told them about waking up to smoke choking me, finding the stairway in flames, and running through the thick smoke to Mark’s room and then Peggy’s to wake up the kids. I told them about breaking the window and lifting the kids out the window before climbing out myself, while smoke and flames filled the room.

“You did a great job, Becki,” they all said. “You were so brave and did everything right. You just saved all of your lives.”

My mother was sitting in a chair across from me, silent and cold as ice.

Later, Peggy and John came to the ER room where I was. They both cried as they thanked me for “saving our children’s lives.” I was crying, too. I asked if the cat had been rescued, but they didn’t know. Then, I asked if I could go to the room where Stephanie and Mark were to see them. Peggy and John said yes, and the three of us went to their room. The kids both looked so scared, and even though their burns were minor, I knew they hurt a lot. The kids were also getting oxygen, as they’d inhaled too much smoke into their little lungs. My heart broke for them.

After spending most of the day at the hospital, I was released. Mark and Stephanie were admitted overnight for observation. My mother took me home, and we rode in silence. As we drove by the Anderson’s house, which had burned to the ground, I started to tremble and cry.

“I don’t know what the hell you’re crying about!” my mother yelled. “If you would have gotten your ass out of the bed when Peggy left for work, maybe you could have put the fire out before it destroyed the house.”

Her words scorched my soul, and I just hung my head and sobbed. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, that was a defining moment for me — when I realized how much my mother truly hated me. I just didn’t know why.

When we arrived home, my mother told me to go to my room, that she was “really pissed off” at me. “Now, thanks to you, the phone is going to be ringing off the hook with people wanting to know what happened, and I’m the one who’s going to have to deal with all that crap!”

On the way to my room, I walked through the living room, which had a large bay window. I went to the window and just stood there for a few moments looking outside; all of a sudden, I saw huge flames. I shook my head and looked out the window again. There were no flames; I was just imagining it. I went upstairs and crawled into my bed, wondering, Am I going crazy now, seeing fire that is not there?

Mark and Stephanie were released from the hospital the next day. The children healed physically but they were traumatized. Fortunately, the kids received lots of love and support, so their emotional wounds eventually healed, too.

The kids and Peggy went to live with relatives. Later, the fire inspector would determine that the fire was caused from faulty wiring, which created a spark that lit the Christmas tree on fire. Because the wiring, which had been installed by John when he’d remodeled the house, was not up to code and had not been inspected, the insurance company would not reimburse the Anderson’s for their loss. The Andersons lost their home and everything in it — including, I was saddened to learn, their kitten.

A few days after the fire, the Andersons stopped by our house and again thanked me for saving their children’s lives. The fire department gave me a special commendation for bravery and for saving Mark’s and Stephanie’s lives.

Two and a half months later, I found out my stepfather wasn’t my “real” father, located my biological father, and left the House of Hell to live with him. Finally, I was away from Mommy Dearest … for good.

Now, as an adult, I wish someone would have provided that little girl, the young Becki, with some counseling — not only to help me get over that traumatic event and the guilt over it that I’ve carried inside since 1976, but also for the 15 years of my mother’s abuse. Because I didn’t get the help I needed, every year when the holidays roll around, I am depressed and consumed with sadness about the Christmas the Anderson’s house burned down.

Have you ever tried Herbal Savvy?

It is one of my favorite skin care items.

Not only does it contain Aloe Vera, but it also has Calendula in it.

Calendula has been researched for years & is well-known for its healing properties.

Research shows that it works to prevent bacterial infections & has anti-inflammatory properties.

Calendula simply comes from the bright orange petals of the Calendula flower.

The brighter the orange, the more concentrated the Calendula.

Calendula (Photo credit: howzey)

Some Uses Of Calendula Cream are:

Bruises

Acne

Diaper Rash

Eczema

Minor Burns

Sunburns

Insect Bites

Dry or Chapped Skin

Dermatitis

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Minor Burns: Run cool water over the affected area to soothe pain. Don’t apply ice because it damages skin tissue, causing more discomfort. To protect the skin, apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly and cover with a bandage. If bubble blisters appear, don’t drain them because open ones are easily infected.

Sunburn: When outdoors, babies and toddlers should always be protected from the sun with a hat and 30 SPF sunscreen. Note that sunscreen isn’t recommended for infants under 6 months. Instead, keep your baby out of direct sunlight and dress him or her in protective clothing. But if your baby does get a sunburn, soothe it with an aloe vera-based cream. You can also administer over-the-counter pain relievers, like Tylenol, unless your pediatrician advises otherwise. If vomiting or fever occurs, it means the burn is severe and you should see your pediatrician.

Bug Bites: Most insect bites and stings look like firm, raised bumps. Care for a bee sting by gently scraping out the stinger with a sterile pin or tweezers. Put a cold compress on the area to relieve pain. Note that many kids are allergic to bee stings. If rapid swelling or wheezing occurs, get medical help immediately. Mosquito bites are especially common in babies — the bugs are actually attracted to the hemoglobin in infant blood. Clean and dry the bite, then apply an over-the-counter itch relief cream, like Benadryl ointment. To keep your child from scratching, cut his or her fingernails and keep them clean.

Knots and Bruises: Apply an ice compress to the area to help numb pain and reduce swelling. To relieve soreness, administer an over-the-counter pain reliever like Tylenol or Ibuprofen. If your child seems lethargic, disoriented, or vomits after bumping his head, seek medical care to check for a concussion.

Motion Sickness/Nausea: It’s best not to give babies and toddlers medication for nausea. Doctors say it can make stomach upset worse. Simply let your child rest and call your pediatrician if symptoms worsen or don’t subside within a few hours.

Information retrieved from www.first5kids.org

The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. on Georgetown Avenue.

When crews arrived on the scene, officials say they found significant fire at the back of the home on the second floor.

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Authorities said the people who live there were not home when the fire broke out. Two dogs were able to escape the flames.

The firefighter who was hurt was treated at the scene and did not need to go to the hospital.

As for damage to the home, crews say there was fire damage on the second floor and water damage to the first floor.

The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

Meanwhile, in the city of Pittsburgh, fire crews were called to the South Side and Knoxville overnight.

In Knoxville, firefighters were called out to an abandoned home on Orchard Place around 1 a.m.

On the South Side, the fire call came in just after 2 a.m. as flames could be seen shooting through the roof of a three-story vacant building in the 2200-block of East Carson Street.

There is no word on the cause in either of those fires.

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The center is located 3931 E. Camelback Rd. in Phoenix.

Jeremy Sjolseth, a long-time Phoenix construction executive and Jason Richard, D.O.,  a board-certified osteopathic surgeon and family medicine physician are teaming up to open Doctors Express Urgent Care.

The grand opening event will be held from 9 to 11am Saturday, Aug. 6, at the center.

Sjolseth and Richard will give tours of the new facility, discuss the services available and explain some of the equipment and technology that will be used to provide patient care at what they say is “a fraction of the cost, wait and hassle of an emergency room visit.”

All Phoenix residents who tour the facility will be entered in a contest to win a free iPad.

Doctors Express physicians diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries; dispense medication and treat infections, minor burns, sprains, cuts, scrapes, allergic reactions and sports injuries. The center has x-ray machines and an on-site lab that gives quick test results for mono, strep and more. In addition, the center will provide physical exams, drug screenings and work-site inoculations for local employers. Expected wait time to see a physician is 15 to 20 minutes. DoctorsExpress.com/Phoenix.

The pioneering science is extremely effective for both medical and cosmetic applications. As noted in the July, 2005 issue of Dermatology Times:

… subjective observations …who used the preparation to treat a scar suggested that the product had a powerful anti- wrinkle effect.

Unlike most consumer products, Sincerity’s groundbreaking breathable masque technology has been validated by some of the world’s leading physician experts in the following research studies:

Safe - Under the FDA-recommended test to determine skin irritation, the breathable masque was proven safe, non-drying, and non-irritating to skin (National Institutes of Health SBIR No. 5R42AR44435).  The study also showed that the coating is antimicrobial to numerous pathogens.

Results were presented at the Skin Disease Education Foundation 27th Hawaii Dermatology Seminar – February, 2003.

Superior Performance - A University of Utah Dept. of Dermatology, clinical study (NIH-SBIR No. R42AI041777) showed that active agents were more effective over a longer time with the breathable masque than a traditional cream.

As a Topical Therapy – In NIH study SBIR No. R44AI04527, the breathable masque demonstrated effectiveness in preventing and treating rashes/inflamed skin caused by contact with skin irritants (contact dermatitis). Results were presented at the 2006 American Academy of Dermatology 64^th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. (contact dermatitis). Results were presented at the 2006 American Academy of Dermatology 64^th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

In a study at University of Texas Health Sciences – Houston to determine effectiveness in treating KP (rough bumps on the upper arms, thighs, buttocks – often referred to as chicken skin), it was demonstrated that the barrier coating significantly speeds improvement in KP.

In addition to the clinical studies, patient testimonials demonstrate remarkable medical results for:

 Acne

 Scars

 Eczema, itching

 Ant and bug bites

 Poison ivy and oak

 Minor burns, sunburns and more…

As a Cosmetic – Quantitative results of a three month hand wrinkle study evaluated by the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio indicated that 67% of the participants experienced an average reduction in the appearance of wrinkles by 39%.

Results were presented at the 2006 American Academy of Dermatology 63th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.

As a cosmetic, both men and women report:

 They did not have to change routine

 Softer, silky skin in less than one week

 Reduced appearance in size of pores

 Brighter, younger looking skin

 Reduction in appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

In my country, Periwinkle is commonly known as Kemunting Cina / Tapak Dara. The botanical name for the plant is Catharanthus Roseus (L.) G. Don.

The leaves (after being crunched) can be used to treat minor burns on the skin.

The whole plant (from the white flower variety) is dried first before being simmered in a pot of water. After the water is cooled, it can be taken to treat diabetes.

References:

1. Che Isahak, Che Aniha (2008). 99 Herba. Kuala Lumpur: Alaf 21 Sdn Bhd.
2. Ong, Hean Chooi (2006). Tanaman Hiasan: Khasiat Makanan & Ubatan. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd.

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and it has two primary functions: it protects your body from the environment and it retains essential body fluids such as blood and water. Your skin is the barrier between your body and the world.

For years, dermatologists thought that the outermost layer of the skin was lifeless, made up of only dead cells. In fact, they often compared it to a very thin sheet of plastic wrap that covered the body. However, as research advanced, dermatologists began to discover that the skin acts as a very intricate sensor that responds to injury, extremes in humidity and temperature, chemicals, bacteria, or other disturbances that affect the skin’s ability to act as a barrier.

You understand this intuitively when, for example, your skin becomes dry in the wintertime or becomes oily when it’s humid outside, or when you have a sunburn. In these cases, your skin is acting as a sensor and reacting to its environment. The outer layer of skin signals the lower layers to repair the surface damage. Through it all, your skin strives to maintain its natural balance by responding to whatever damage it has incurred, and it is working constantly to do so. Often, the sensor reacts abnormally and overcompensates for defects in the skin barrier. Instead of simply repairing the damage, it produces effects beyond that we desire such as dry and flaky skin, for example.

As we age, the ability of the skin to react and respond becomes less efficient over time. Dead skin cells do not shed as quickly and turnover of new skin cells typically decrease. The top layers of skin lose moisture, and as a result, older skin has a drier and more dehydrated appearance. Not surprisingly, wrinkles can appear.

There are, however, ways to alter the skin’s ability to counteract changes it encounters. One such way is to irritate the skin in order to jump-start the repair process. In this case, products like Retinoids cause enough damage to the skin that the result is an increased turnover of new cells. There are many downsides to this process including painful and irritated skin which limits the usage of the product, and the need to avoid direct sunlight. In addition, it is counterintuitive to “damage” your skin while trying to improve it.

Skincerity® rejuvenates the skin through a completely different and non-irritating process. Instead of breaking down your skin to induce cell turnover, Skincerity enhances the function of your skin by covering it with a very thin film. Because Skincerity is applied as a liquid, it forms perfectly to the contour of your skin as it dries, mimicking the outermost layer of skin while repairing the daily damage that occurs, much like a Band-Aid® helps to heal a wound. Instead of the skin sensor signaling the lower skin layers to initiate a response to “fix” the surface damage, the signal is sent that the skin barrier is intact. In this way, Skincerity performs as your skin would, acting like skin for your skin. While you sleep, your skin remains protected while Skincerity works to restore its natural balance.

An important aspect of Skincerity’s ability to help maintain the balance of your skin’s barrier function involves enhancing the skin’s natural ability to retain moisture. In your body, water originates in the lower layers of the skin and moves upward, eventually reaching the outermost layers and evaporating.

Because Skincerity is a physical barrier on your skin, it retains your body’s moisture. Skincerity is engineered to contain microscopic pores that trap the body’s natural moisture in its matrix before it can evaporate. As a result, the water that normally evaporates from your body is used to bathe the skin in hydration. Still, the tiny pores in Skincerity allow oxygen to penetrate to the skin and will likewise prevent excessive moisture from building up underneath the film.

It is also important to note that skin typically demonstrates higher water evaporation rates during the night time. Although the occurrence of elevated night time water evaporation is attributed to the body’s natural 24 hour biorhythms, increased water evaporation rates are usually associated with damaged skin and therefore, the skin repairing itself. Since Skincerity is used while you sleep, it takes advantage of this phenomenon to maximize its moisturizing effect and to maintain the natural balance of the skin repair function when it is needed most, at night.

Beyond its ability to maintain the balance of your skin barrier, Skincerity also performs other essential functions that help your skin become healthier. First, Skincerity kills bacteria on your skin. Hazardous bacteria live on the skin and can invade pores to destroy healthy skin cells. Bacteria play a prominent role in developing acne. In this sense, Skincerity promotes conditions that deter acne and helps repair the damaging visual results associated with acne lesions.

Skincerity also delivers vitamin E and grape seed oil (Vitis Vinifera) to your skin. Vitamin E is an important antioxidant that is reported to protect the skin from early stages of UV damage, reduce the formation of free radicals, and further strengthens the skin’s barrier function. In addition, the skin can absorb vitamin E and maintain it in the skin, thus its benefits persist between applications.

Grape seed oil is a powerful antioxidant that repairs damaged and stressed tissues, possessing regenerative and restructuring qualities which allow a better control of skin moisturization. Vitis Vinifera contains proanthocyanidins, which are very helpful in diminishing the sun’s damaging effects, lessening free radical damage, and in wound healing.

Finally, when Skincerity is removed, it exfoliates dead cells from the skin’s surface, making your skin look polished and healthy. The removal of the dead skin cells not only improves the appearance of skin, it also stimulates skin cell renewal.

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1)      Sunburn – Because of its moisturising properties Emu Oil will help to prevent peeling skin whilst the anti bacterial and soothing properties will help to ease the pain.

2)      Arthritis – Although not a cure Emu Oil has been shown to reduce the pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.

3)      Muscle Aches – Whether it is from over exerting yourself in a sport or just after a hard day at work Emu Oil can help reduce inflammation and loosen tight muscles.

4)      Joint Pain – Because Emu Oil penetrates deep into tissue it can get to joint and help repair and maintain them whilst reducing inflammation and easing pain.

5)      Eczema – Emu Oil has natural moisturising properties an can help control eczema by softening the affected area, reducing pain and itchiness and swelling.

6)      Acne – Although it is an oil Emu Oil does not block pores, it reduces redness associated with acne and can help clear up recent scarring.

7)      Stretch Marks – Using Emu Oil on stretch marks can help the skin to regenerate and gives it back some elasticity.

8)      Scarring – If you have scars Emu Oil can be used to fade them but penetrating deep into the skin to help repair and regenerate new cells.

9)      Cracked heels – The moisturing and anti-bacterial elements in Emu Oil make it perfect for treating and preventing unsightly cracked heels.

10)   Minor Burns – Emu Oil can cool the pain of a burn whilst protecting it and warding off infection. It helps the skin to repair itself quickly meaning faster healing.

11)   Lacerations – For any small cuts or lacerations Emu Oil can be applied, even to pets, children and the Elderly because it is so gentle. The quicker a wound heals the less likely it is to scar and as Emu Oil can help this repairing process it is great for preventing scarring.

12)   Wrinkles – Emu Oil is such a great moisturising agent that it can help to plump up all layers of skin, this plumping in thin areas such as around the eyes can reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

13)   Moisturing – Emu Oil can be used as a moisturiser for all over the body including the face, although it will make you look oily, it is good to use straight out of the bath and will make you feel soft and supple even if you do use it sparingly as it penetrates the skin so easily.

14)   Soothing chapped skin – Because of the moisturising elements Emu Oil can be used on particularly dry patches to instantly sooth and heal.

15)   Insect bites – The Oil can help to reduce the itchiness of insect bites by helping the skin to repair itself. Not only do you heal faster you will also find it easier to resist the urge to scratch.

16)   Nails – Putting Emu Oil on your nails can help to soften cuticles in preparation for a manicure and also prompt nails to grow quicker and stronger.

17)   Hair loss – Because Emu Oil can regenerate skin and hair cells it can help to thicken thinning hair and stop it from falling out as frequently.

18)   Hair breakage – Using Emu Oil, sparingly, on the end of your hair can help to reduce split ends. Depending on how greasy your hair in naturally you might be able to get away with leaving it in. If not then leave it for about fifteen minutes then rinse thoroughly.

19)   Face redness – Emu Oil can help to reduce redness in the face, by moisturing and soothing the skin.

20)   Before foundation – Pure Emu Oil can be used very sparingly on dry skin as a brilliant primer for foundation. If you skin is more greasy then Emu Oil day cream will have a similar, less oily effect.

21)   To tighten loose skin – Although the effect won’t be drastic, Emu Oil can help to firm and plump skin so it is perfect for that little extra tightening of skin as you get older in areas such as the neck and stomach.

22)   As a hand cream – Emu Oil is highly moisturing and can help to make hands more supple and help conditions such as contact dermatitis.

23)   As a dietary supplement – Emu Oil capsules can be taken to aid the diet as the oil contains Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids which your body needs but does not produce naturally. These essential fatty acids have been shown to be highly beneficial to skin, hair, muscles and joints.

24)   For treating dandruff – The Oil can help to regenerate and moisturise the scalp making it less flaky. It also is suitable for sensitive scalps as it is non-allergenic and made from all natural ingredients.

25)   For lip care – Because it is a powerful moisturiser it can moisturise the lips, this works better than moisturisers such as petroleum jelly as it penetrates the lips rather than just locking moisture in. This leads to moisturised lips even when Emu Oil hasn’t been used.

“I thank God that I was able to get the lady out of the house.” said Bobbie Wright, who spends most of her time helping people. She seats and watches over physically challenged kids on the school bus and when she and her co-worker passed by a home on fire, they had to help save a life.

“I told Bobbie, I said Bobbie she’s trying to get out, there’s someone trapped inside and then Bobbie said ‘Open the door, let me out’ and I opened the door and she RAN out.” said bus driver Stephanie Bayless.

Firefighters believe the fire probably started in the living room area where 65-year-old Jimmy Wayne McKnight was bedridden in a hospital bed.

His caregiver Louise Pinkston heard the smoke alarm and told firefighters what happened next. “She attempted to go to the living room area where Mr. McKnight was at and it’s my understanding at that point she could not get to him or get him out” said Horn Lake Fire Chief David Linville.

Pinkston’s attempts at putting out the fire also failed. The only thing she could do was escape.

When Firefighters arrived they found smoke pouring form over opening of the house, and flames shooting out the living room and kitchen windows.

Ms. Pinkston managed to get to the other end of the house and out a small bathroom window.

That’s when Wright and Bayless passed by, and jumped into action. “She was hollering and so she was trying to lift the window up but she couldn’t get it up so I lift the window up, pushed the window up and got her out the fire,” explained Wright.

Wright herself tried to put out the fire, first by breaking a front window with an landscape timber, then with a garden hose.

Ms. Pinkston suffered heavy smoke inhilation, singed hair and minor burns.

As to why she felt compelled to help, Wright says the answer is simple. “I would want someone to do that for me or do that for my family if something like that happened, so that’s what I did, I just react.” she smiled.

Read more and watch this story: School Bus Crew Saves Woman From Burning House

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I think every garden should have at least one or two of this healing plant. While the juice may be bitter, it is beneficial for the treatment of stomach ulser and kidney problem. Other than that, the juice (combined with rock sugar and ice cubes) has a cooling effect on the body.

Applied to skin, the gel relieves minor burns and skin disorders.

I apply aloe vera gel on my eyelashes nightly; there is no need for eyelash curler!