Lets Talk About skin Care, Beauty And Health Tips

I am 20, have two fine lines under my eyes and have been battling moderate-severe acne for the past 6 years. My acne has toned down slightly, derm prescribed Retin-A (will begin use soon). My skin is slightly scarred, has open poors, and appears to be rough. Also, discoloration and red marks from acne. I am looking into more expensive and helpful treatments, but for simple at home care (i.e. products from stores, etc.) what should I do?

Answer
Hi Lauren

Here are a few testimonials on how to heal the issue.

EUCALYPTUS OIL
11/24/2007: Vinny (highbury21@gmail.com) from Atlanta, GA writes: "A quick, cheap, & healthy way to prevent and heal acne (even blackheads) is to use Eucalyptus Aromatherapy Oil. A big bottle is about $8-9 and can be found at GNC. Make sure you dilute it with water as it is very potent like other oils. You should have very good success with this and should notice HUGE differences within a day."

APPLE CIDER Vinegar AND ALOE VERA FOR ACNE
10/04/2007: Martha from Lawrenceville, GA writes: "I've always had trouble with acne -- I could never get my skin completely under control. ACV helped -- taking it internally -- but I still broke out in a monthly cycle. I started using aloe vera gel on my face a few weeks ago, and my skin has cleared up dramatically. I've not had one breakout, and my skin is getting to be so pretty! I just use a generic aloe vera gel that I picked up in WalMart."



COCONUT OIL AND ALOE VERA FOR ACNE
10/03/2007: Jennifer from Kirkland, Washington writes: "I have been using a mixture of coconut oil and aloe vera gel (4:1 ratio) on my face for my acne for only 2 weeks and it has almost completely cleared it up. I have had moderate to severe acne since I was 13 (I am now 37), and have tried everything under the sun to diminish it. Some things have helped more than others, but this is the first time my skin has felt so good and looked so good in almost 25 years



Best of health to you

Do commercial dog foods have poison in them?

I've recently been sent an email that states that all but 9 of the commercial dry dog foods are killing our dogs. It further states that animals that have been put to sleep are rendered and then put into the dry dog food as by products and the drug used to put the animals to death doesn't break down but is merely diluted into our dog feed and we are literally killing or at the very least damaging our best friends by using any of the dog food labels that are processed this way and there are only 9 brands that are safely processed.

Answer
The email that you received is very true. And for those of you who don't agree...do a little research. All of your typical, well known brands are KILLING pets. Here are the brands that I would HIGHLY recommend you stay away from:

-Iams
-Eukanuba
-Sience Diet
-Diamond
-Kirkland
-Pro Plan
-Nature's Recipe
-Dog Chow
-Ol Roy
-Walthams
-Medical/Technical/Royal Canin
-Purina
-Pedigree
-Alpo
-Maxximum Nutrition
-Kibbles'n'Bits
and so on.

These foods ALL contain fillers (corn, wheat, soy, beet pulp, woodshaving, peanut shells, etc), by products (animal feet, feathers, beaks, etc preserved with chemicals), chemical preservatives BHA/BHT and Ethoxiquin (proven to cause cancer and other illnesses), and not only that, these companies have reputations for poor quality/consistency and sanitation and some have even been accused of inhumane animal testing.

These foods are disgusting and are the major cause of all health problems in dogs include diabetes, cancer, heart disease and obesity, bone and joint problems, skin irritations and loss of hair, tooth decay, and so on.

People who truly care about their pets have come to realize that just like humans, dogs can't survive and live healthy on diets that mimic a human eating McDonalds every day.

Here is a list of some foods that would be included (or should be) on that list of 9 that the email talks about:

-Innova
-Karma
-California Natural
-Wellness
-Wysong
-Blue Buffalo
-Canidae
-Merrick
-Solid Gold
-Evolve
and a few others.

These foods have far surpassed the days when Iams and Science Diet were the best on the market. These newer products are ALL made with human grade, whole, fresh ingredients. They do not contain fillers and by-products and the companies would NEVER use chemical preservatives.

So, if you want to read a little more about this issue and learn the TRUTH check out ANN M MARTIN'S book "Foods Pets Die For". It will tell you everything you need to know. Including the fact that 100s of thousands of tons of euthanized animals are used in dog food...ever wonder what meat meal/by-products were??