Stress Soothing Foods

Stress is the emotional and physical way of responding pressure. It can affect both mental and physical conditions. Stress is already part of our life as it gives spice and excitement of our day to day living but if it gets out of control it may harm to our health, relationships and the opportunity to enjoy life. That is why we need to control it. Some foods can be of great help to soothe our stress. Below are some of the foods that we can easily grab and eaten when we are feeling stress.

 


1. Avocado – The flesh of this fruit is loaded with two powerful stress fighters which are the potassium and monounsaturated fatty acids. These nutrients can lower blood pressure and helps ward off depression.

2. Black Tea – Drinking black tea may help the person recover from nerve-racking events more quickly and gives a relaxing effect after a stressful task. It can also help increase alertness throughout the day.

 
3. Fish – It contains Omega-3 fatty acids an essential fat that help moderate stress hormones and protect against depression.

4. Dark Chocolate – Eating dark chocolate can help reduce the stress hormone in people who ate dark chocolate often. Since it has a “not so good for you fat, sugar and calories” it is suggested to eat a few small squares a day just to relieve the stress feeling.

Avocado For Your Hair

It is a reality that in order to maintain a lustrous hair, one must take a lot of upkeep. But going to a salon might be a little bit expensive, yet you can still give your hair the tender loving care it needs to look its best by using items found at home.

Some women have problems with lifeless strands with their hair. Here is a recipe that will add volume to your hair. In a bowl, mix one egg yolk, half cup of honey, two tablespoons of olive oil and two small ripe avocados. Apply the mixture to the entire head and leave on for 1-2 hours or until hard. After rinse it, shampoo and condition as usual. And for an extra bouncy, non-frizzy curls dry with paper towels.

Foods That Will Help Look Beautiful

They said that you are what you eat. And it is true because whatever you eat reflects on your physical appearance. We should take extra careful of the food that we intake, we have to see to it that they are all nutritious so that we can achieve a healthy body and will give us a good looking skin. Below are some foods that will help us look beautiful and healthy.

Red Bell Pepper. Believe it but one red pepper has 2 to 3 times more vitamin C than an orange fruit. Vitamin C keeps skin healthy because it helps protect us from the sun, which prevent from anti-aging, and it’s a key nutrient in collagen production, which keeps skin firm.

Avocado. This unsaturated, heart-healthy fat helps keep skin moist and it contains vitamin E, it has powerful antioxidant, which help protects the skin from aging.

Shrimp. This iron-rich protein helps us achieve shiny and thick hair, it also give us strong nails while the zinc in shrimp is great for our skin.

Sweet Potato. It has a ton of beta-carotene which is important for new skin cell turnover.

Wild Salmon. This fish is loaded with omega-3 fats, which keep toxins out of cells and allow good ingredients in.

Avocado as Herbal Medicine

In my previous post I mentioned about the facial mask using avocado. Now aside for using it for beautification, there are also benefits that we can get from this fruit. It can also be use as alternative medicine and can help cure the following ailments.
1. Hypertension
Procedure: Boil 2 parts water with one part leaves. Take as a tonic drink.
2. Stomachache
Procedure: Put a plant part in a glass and pour boiling water. Cover for 15 minutes. Drink like tea.
3. Headache and Migraine
Procedure: Apply warmed leaves on forehead.
4. Skin Inflammation
Procedure: Mix powdered seed with oil and use it as an ointment.