"How to we get rid of blackheads and whiteheads"

Maintaining a clear and beautiful skin, takes time, consistency and effort. Dermatologist may recommend lots of products, but some of them can be expensive and may actually take a long time to work. You can, however, incorporate some home remedies for blackheads and whiteheads into your daily beauty regimen and in a few weeks, you will experience a drastic reduction or even total elimination of the problem.

● Toothpaste – Toothpaste is an effective blackhead and whitehead remover. Apply a thin paste to your infected areas and let it sit on your face for at least 25 minutes. You will probably feel a burning sensation when you apply the toothpaste, but this is normal and will pass. Once you remove the toothpaste, the top of your blackheads and whiteheads will disappear, but you still need to thoroughly wash your face to remove the buildup underneath. Repeat this home remedy every other day for two weeks.

● Tomato – Tomatoes have natural antiseptic properties that dry up whiteheads and blackheads. Peel and mash a small tomato. Apply the tomato pulp to your blackheads and whiteheads before going to bed. Leave the tomato pulp on your face while you sleep and then wash your face in warm water in the morning.

● Lemon -Wash your face in warm water. Then, squeeze the juice of one lemon into a bowl. Add in a pinch of salt and stir the mixture. Apply the mixture to your blackheads and whiteheads. Leave the mixture on for approximately 20 minutes and then wash your face with warm water again.

● Lime – You can also use equal parts of lime juice and cinnamon powder and apply this mixture to blackheads. Leave it on overnight and rinse it off in the morning

● Cornstarch – Mix about a three-to-one cornstarch to vinegar ratio into a paste. Apply it to your problem areas and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Remove the paste with warm water and a washcloth.

● Yogurt - Mix three tablespoons of plain yogurt with two tablespoons of oatmeal. Add one teaspoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon juice to the mixture. Stir the mixture thoroughly and apply it to the effective area of the face. Let the mixture sit for five to seven minutes then rinse off with cold water.

● Almond or oatmeal – Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with just enough rose water to make a spreadable paste. Apply it to your problem areas with your fingertips first and then apply it to the rest of your face. Let it set for about 15 minutes and then rinse your face with cold water.

● Rice – Soak rice in milk for 5 hours and then grind this in a blender until it is paste-like in consistency. Use the paste as a scrub on affected areas of the body.

● Potatoes – Grate raw potatoes and then rub the area with the mixture. Wash it off after 15 minutes.

● Fenugreek leaves – Crush some fenugreek leaves and mix with water to form a paste. Put this on the face for 15 minutes and then remove it. Do this every night to keep your face free of blackheads.

● Coriander leaves – Mix some coriander leaves and a little turmeric powder with water and form a paste. Use this as a mask to eliminate blackheads.

● Oatmeal -Grind oatmeal into a powder in a blender and then add some rose water. Use this on affected areas for 15 minutes and then wash it off with cold water.

● Baking soda – Prepare a mixture of equal parts of baking soda and water and rub it onto your face or other body areas prone to blackheads. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse it off with warm water.

● Honey is also good for removing blackheads. Spread honey on the affected area and remove it after 15 minutes.

Remember – Be gentle to your skin. Never pinch, scrape, poke, press, or squeeze too hard!

Getting Fit: How to enjoy exercise.

1. Change your thinking. If you view exercise as a hassle or a privilege, then you won’t make it a priority in your life. Treat exercise as a part of your normal self-care and you’ll learn to love it.
2. Release judgment. Don’t expect to be a triathlete in the beginning or possibly ever-it’s not necessary to break world records get the benefits your body needs. Take it slow and easy, building up intensity gradually.
3. Find personal meaning. Exercise as moving meditation. Incorporate it into your spiritual practice. Use it to clear your mind. Make exercise a part of whatever you’re passionate about in life, and you’ll love it more and more everyday.
4. Do what you love. Choose activities that you enjoy. You will not stick with a program that mainly consists of exercises that you hate. If you like to dance, take a samba class. If you like nature, hike to get a great workout and a beautiful view. Catering to your own preferences will help you learn to love exercise in no time.
5. Compete with yourself. Avoid the tendency to compare yourself with others by focusing on your abilities. Challenge yourself to do a little better than you did the last time. Set goals for each session to foster a sense of accomplishment.
6. Integrate. If you want to learn to love exercise, then you have to do it. Make exercise a part of every aspect of your life. Schedule a date to walk with a friend. Plan vacations that include physical activity. Be a better parent by setting a good example for your children. Regular exercise is a lifestyle choice. 

33 Fixes For An Empty Stomach.

When you’re trying to lose weight, a growling tummy is like a best man’s speech: the longer it lasts, the more dangerous it gets. But hormones, not your gut, are to blame for binges, and preventing them from going haywire is the key to reining in kilojoules without feeling ravenous. So dig in – we’re giving you 33 ways to fill up.

1. Choose surf over turf: Fish is more satisfying, per kilojoule, than beef or chicken, according to Dr Susanna Holt’s Satiety Index, a rank of different foods’ ability to satisfy hunger.
2. Turn up the heat: The cooler a room, the more people tend to eat – which is why restaurants often keep thermostats low.
3. Can the juice: Whole fruit contains fibre that makes you feel fuller than juice.
4. Bulk up: [ Fibre expands in your GI tract to make you feel full, so make sure you get your RDA of 30g.
5. Love your bread: Dodge the wonder white and go for wholemeal – it’s 5½ times more filling.
6. Pass on diet labels: A study found that after eating full-fat muffins, subjects ate less in the next 24 hours than after a fat-free version.
7. Hold your nose: Just smelling a fresh-baked cupcake can induce insulin secretion that makes you think you’re hungry. Bet you’re not.
8. Munch raw carrots: Irish researchers found carrots are more filling when they’re raw. Get crunching!
9. Down vitamins: Research suggests your body may compensate for a lack of nutrients by increasing your appetite so you’ll eat more.
10. Be pro protein: A study found people ate 1846 less kilojoules a day on a 30 per cent protein diet versus a 15 per cent protein diet.
11. Shape up: Wedge-shaped foods like pizza and cake make it difficult to estimate proper portions.
12. Have some avo: Your body burns carbs in about an hour, so eat healthy fat to buy time before hunger pangs hit.
13. Graze like a cow: Five evenly spaced, mini-meals (of around 1465kJ) a day will regulate your appetite and ward off sugar cravings.
14. Get nutty: Nosh on pine nuts – they have the most protein of any nut or seed, and their pinolenic acid stimulates powerful hunger-suppressing hormones.
15. Listen to Jack Johnson: Eating while listening to mellow music slows you down. Your stomach takes 20 minutes to tell your brain it’s full – that’s almost half of Sleep Through the Static.
16. Go ambidextrous: Switch your fork to your non-dominant hand to eat slowly and give yourself time to recognise you’re full.
17. Don’t eat by candlelight: Dim light can spark overeating, says a US study by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
18. Bag dried fruit: Go for 2 cups of grapes over ¼ cup raisins – both are 420kJ, but the grapes’ water content makes them feel more filling.
19. Slurp a smoothie: Make it with low-fat yoghurt and fruit for a satiety trifecta: protein (to decrease hunger), fibre (to fill you up without many kilojoules), and calcium (to help burn fat).
20. Whey your options: Boost that smoothie with 1 to 2 tablespoons of whey powder. New studies suggest that in addition to a protein punch, whey may affect the hormones that make you feel full.
21. Go fruity: Mixed fruit can curb a sweet tooth, and it has plenty of fibre, which helps regulate your blood sugar.
22. Have a seaweed spritzer: When you mix agar-agar, a fibre-rich thickening agent derived from seaweed, with fruit juice, it soaks up the liquid, making you feel full.
23. Go for cocoa: Participants in a study were significantly more satisfied 30 minutes after they drank low-fat chocolate milk than after a soft drink.
24. Be antisocial: People who eat with one other person consume about 35 per cent more than when they dine alone; at a table of four, that rises to 75 per cent more; and in a party of eight you’ll almost double your intake.
25. Go blue: Studies show blue to be an appetite suppressant. Use blue plates, napkins and placemats.
26. Boost your bean count: High-fibre beans cause glucose to release slowly into the bloodstream, preventing sudden slumps that cause hunger spikes.
27. Dig pop culture: It’s mostly air, so popcorn’s twice as filling as chockie, with fewer kilojoules. Try Riviana Air Popped Popping Corn (380kJ per 25g).
28. Skip soft drinks: High-fructose corn syrup, the main sweetener in soft drink, doesn’t spur insulin production to make the body process kilojoules, or trigger leptin, which tames appetite.
29. Start a pack-a-day habit: Chewing gum suppresses your sweet tooth. (But if you prefer chips, banish the gum – it may make salty cravings worse.)
30. Trade your corkscrew for a stubbie holder: Participants in a study ate more while drinking wine than while drinking beer.
31. Watch horror films: Nausea is responsible for a lack of appetite.
32. Find berry treasure: Raspberries are one of the most fibre-rich fruits, packing 8g into a cupful – that’s more than a quarter of your RDA.
33. Make miso: When your metabolism drags and energy dips, you crave things that give you a quick lift. New research reveals that protein-rich miso soup boosts metabolism.

And in the near future…

1. Pop a pill: Italian scientists looking to make a more absorbent nappy lining ended up creating a cellulose pill that expands in your stomach to ward off hunger for up to seven hours. Pending safety trials, it should be around from May 2008.
2. Chew on this: London researchers found that moderate doses of the “feeling full” hormone, pancreatic polypeptide, reduces the amount of food eaten by 15 to 20 per cent. They’re working on a chewing gum, but a finished product is about five years away.

~~~~~ source: Womens Health Magazine, Australia

Purple Oven Madness on our Sunday Shift. ♥

Hmm, matagal na since nang nangyari ito e. But, it's worth sharing. Believe me, when you get to enjoy a particular schedule in work and there comes the day that it's nearing the end. Really frustrating, huh? I was getting the hang of the afternoon shift last February. Sadly, since we have monthly transition periods, we were like dreading for the transition date.

So before that happened, the Sunday shifters went in agreement to celebrate the last day of our Sunday shift.  D'Angelo, Zaydee, Hanz, Migz and me decided to face it with a bang and a quick laugh. We had a simple feast of goodies and food to share with other people. ^_^

I decided to contribute the cake since I was in time to long for something really sweet. I shall say, it's worth the effort. I recommend it to you guys. This specialty and patisserie shop sells really fantastic foods. They are also known as one of the suppliers for Starbucks. 

Here are some pics of there goodies. Enjoy!