AHA-JJStore (Health & Beauty)
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Strut Your Stuff! Every day we hear or read that some form of exercise is important to our individual health, beauty and overall well being.
How much exercise? Well that changes periodically but the general consensus over the years has been that one should exercise 20-30 minutes per day, consistently. Yes there are mountains of information stating that you should get in about two hours of aerobic activity and two hours of strength training sessions per week. The bottom line is whatever you can do and like, do it……be it 5 minutes; 10 minutes or 20 minutes……it all helps. So what kind of exercise is good? Whatever you like….running, swimming, walking, hiking, yoga, or getting on the treadmill….it’s about you and whatever you like doing, do it! Walking is the least expensive. A good pair of walking shoes is all that is needed. Once you get beyond walking cost start cropping in…..running requires better shoes to absorb shock (especially the heal area); hiking necessitates not only a good pair of shoes but other equipment and needs (water) that we have to carry. Swimming is a great exercise and one can do aerobics in the pool creating for themselves resistant training which help the vascular system. But you cannot beat it if you have sore legs; coming back from surgery----just appears to be a natural environment to get your body well.
Where to exercise? Most people instantly think of a gym but home is as good a place to exercise as any. Mentioned were walking, running and the like but light weights can be introduced to give one a change in any exercise routine. You may want to introduce a workout ball; resistance bands; and yoga. Let your imagination run wild. This is about YOU! What does exercising do for you? According to the experts exercise combats chronic disease, strengthens your heart and lungs, and helps you sleep better once your head hits the pillow. Exercising helps your immune system and other body functions. It has been stated that exercising can reduce medical bills. Schedule me in! To be sure an effort has to be made. Many of us schedule beauty appointments, business meetings, play dates for our kids, so why not schedule an exercise period for yourself? Exercising is a way of catering to your needs and interests. It is a time to pamper you. Wear the right clothes to make exercising comfortable. Exercising is about you and good health. There is no one more important than you. Exercise not only improves your health but adds to your beauty. Everyone wants to look good and at their best. Exercising is the way to stay trim, fit and feel good……..it’s all about YOU! Go and strut your stuff! When to exercise? Generally early in the morning or in the evening is when most people do their exercising. But any time of the day which you decide on is a good time. Just be careful when exercising mid-day in the summer. Wear sun-block to protect your skin. Just be sensible.
Bath Salts The bath tub is the ideal place to create that spa feeling in the home. With the use of salts the bath may become useful to some in the treatment of rheumatic disorders, some forms of heart disease, chronic fatigue, and certain kinds of skin, muscular and nervous diseases.
Generally the creation of spa like condition in the home for many is the simple usefulness to counteract exhaustion resulting from day to day tension, improve cleaning, promote deep relaxation, provide a medical assistance in the relief of certain ailments (as noted above), improve the experience of bathing, and serve as a vehicle for cosmetic agents. The use of bath salts is not new. There is documentation showing that it has been in use since 2700 BC in China.
SOAP Soap is an item used by many with very little thought given as to how it is manufactured. Today in the United States the average person uses about 28 pounds of soap (and detergent) a year. The difference between soap and a detergent is that its’ cleaning capabilities. Detergents can penetrate soiled areas far more easily than soap. Soap probably had its jump start as a preventative for health and cleanliness after the “black” plague or around the 17th century when there was a concerted effort to bath frequently to deter diseases. Today as then, it is recognized that regular bathing prevents natural body oils and dirt from clogging the pores of the skin thus deterring skin diseases. History suggests that some form of soap was used as early as 2800 BC. There are writings saying Egyptians bathed regularly with soap around 1500 BC. How much truth about soap uses at these times is unknown. What is known and widely accepted is that oil (some perfumed) combined with perhaps sand, pumice; ashes and clay along with metal instruments were used extensively for hygiene. This could be the extension some view as the use of soap. Soap making was limited to the home for hundreds of years. When soap manufacturing was finally realized the major centers for production were France, Italy and Spain around the year 800 AD. Bar soaps became available at the end of the 18th century as advertising promoted it use and awareness to better health. Limited soap manufacturing in the United States occurred around 1608. Due to the ingenuity and inventiveness of a Belgian chemist (Earnest Solvay) soap manufacturing in the United States became one of the fastest-growing industries by 1850. Milder soaps were introduced into the market place for bathing and there was a distinction made of soaps used for washing clothes and other cleaning chores around the early 1930’s. What is accepted in soap making is fatter is better. Super fatted soap is made because it feels better and is friendlier to the skin. Sources of fat for soap making are from either vegetable oils or animal fats. Coconut, palm and olive oils are common sources. Additives such as fragrance oils, oatmeal, herbs and a host of other elements are added to soaps to give consumers a variety of scents most pleasing to them. Other additives include metals such as titanium powder; nickel, aluminum and silver are added at times to soap for the benefit of deep skin cleaning to reduce bacteria and skin odors. Of this group titanium powder is the most used and the others have very limited use. Today there is extensive competition between large and small soap makers each vying for significant market share by providing consumers with products that are milder, colorful, scented and has improved cleaning ability.
Milder soaps were introduced into the market place for bathing and there was a distinction made of soaps used for washing clothes and other cleaning chores around the early 1930’s. What is accepted in soap making is fatter is better. Super fatted soap is made because it feels better and is friendlier to the skin. Sources of fat for soap making are from either vegetable oils or animal fats. Coconut, palm and olive oils are common sources. Additives such as fragrance oils, oatmeal, herbs and a host of other elements are added to soaps to give consumers a variety of scents most pleasing to them. Other additives include metals such as titanium powder; nickel, aluminum and silver are added at times to soap for the benefit of deep skin cleaning to reduce bacteria and skin odors. Of this group titanium powder is the most used and the others have very limited use. Today there is extensive competition between large and small soap makers each vying for significant market share by providing consumers with products that are milder, colorful, scented and improved cleaning ability.
Mother Nature Helps With Our Moods and Health With Oil. Historical pictures (hieroglyphics) and manuscripts show that the ancient Egyptians and Chinese were the first to understand and use of therapeutic potential of (essential) oils. Literature doesn’t come out and say so but the Egyptians and Chinese were the first to recognize aromatherapy (which was coined in 1937 by the French chemist and perfumer Rene Maurice Gattefosse). Oils were and are still used to heal, relax, excite, for rituals and psychic and spiritual healing. During ancient times oil was also used as trade for gold, silver and other goods and services. How much truth there is to the story of robbers using a concoction of cinnamon, clove and oregano which they applied to their bodies to help their immune system ward off the plague is anybody’s guess. Stories abound of the curative nature of oils. Known is that Crusaders used frankincense and myrrh to keep its soldiers excited and prepared for battle. This tactic has been used countless of times throughout history by armies to win battles.
So today, like in our ancestors’ day, oils are used for the same like purposes ……to heal, relax, excite, for psychic and spiritual healing, and to nourish and soften the skin. Seldom is one aware that minute amounts of oil will be absorbed and interact with our body chemistry. Some oils are very potent. One drop of pure peppermint oil has the potency of 30 cups of peppermint tea. So Mother Nature does help with our moods and health. Enjoy what she gives us.
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Exercise is really about YOU and how you want to feel and look.
Literature abounds stating that bath salts draw out impurities in the skin, soothes skin irritations such as psoriasis and eczema.
Where do these oils come from?