Friday, April 04, 2008
Women's Health
Roy Thomsitt
April 9, 2007
Magazine and television advertising focuses almost entirely on beauty products that contain synthetic chemicals, some of which may cause health problems later in life, or even sooner if you are unfortunate. Some advertisements, of course, promote surgery as a means to "improve", sometimes with disastrous results for the patient. Surely, there are some natural ways to maintain your already existent natural beauty; and maybe even provide some anti-aging protection at the same time?
Here are a few natural beauty tips that you may not have considered, or never taken seriously before, for which you do not need to visit a store and open your purse:
1. Water as Your Number One Beauty Ally
Even the least scientific amongst us probably know that the human body is made up of a large proportion of water; and that includes your skin. Common sense then tells us that we need to drink a large amount of water.
Did you also know that if the body has any sort of problem, internal or external, it requires extra free water in order to repair the damage? That is water, not juice or any water contaminated with caffeine, sugar or any other substance. Even a beautiful woman who is sick becomes less beautiful; if her skin starts to become damaged, she looks her beauty wanes. Water is an essential to the necessary repair and your overall health.
Very few people drink enough water, and one doctor at least argues that chronic dehydration is the root cause of many medical problems, including ulcers, cancers, and heart "disease". Have a look at watercure.com to learn more.
2. Work on Your Inner Peace and Happiness
People who worry about their looks too much are often adding to the problem, if indeed there is a problem. Being discontent and worried itself can cause you to look strained and older. Millions automatically reach for one of the magic chemical potions they see advertised on television, or look to the Yellow Pages to book a facelift. Instead, the starting point could be to improve the way you feel about yourself from the inside. That will reflect on the outside over time. The eyes of an unhappy person lose their sparkle, and their beauty can be destroyed.
3. Sleep, the Natural Healer
The human body is in a constant state of renewal, both inside and outside. That renewal, and repair, goes on 24 hours a day, but while you are asleep there are no distractions of activity, and no exhausting demands. Your immune system is able to work unhindered while you are asleep, keeping you at the peak of health. If you are at the peak of health, your natural beauty lasts longer. You really do need your beauty sleep; that is one of the wisest and most accurate sayings of all time. People's needs vary, but 7 or 8 hours uninterrupted sleep is probably what you need for peek health.
There are, of course, many more things you can do to preserve and prolong your natural beauty, but the above three should be at the core of your beauty care all the while. Whether you are worried about acne, irritated by those stretch marks, are just want to stay beauty for as long as possible, always remember the basics. Your beauty really is maintained mostly from within.