Natural treatments, are you sure?

Everyone told me that phrase every time I wanted to test a treatment for skin that is not sold in pharmacies, is to say that I want to do it with natural ingredients.

And it’s because each treatment has pros and cons. In the case of medicated treatments or cosmetic moisturizes that promise to eliminate the unwanted expression lines, crow's legs, spots, freckles, dark circles, give natural shine in the face, in other words, give us the L-O-O-K! Its effects are usually quickly; noticeable after a few days, but may also be that we go out to buy wool and goes shorn. And that because in more than one occasion I was excited to try new treatments, moisturizes and beauty pills and sometimes noticed results but not as I expected and others gave me an allergic reaction. I know that in these free samples times, it is logical to try before, but not always they have as much content as the original product to test them effectively.

That’s when I became interested in natural products: masks of oats, chocolate, vitamin e, papaya, steam facial, etc. Believe me, I note a few changes and very good! Logically, we must be consistent and make them knowing the right time to do it. I say this because, for example if you want to clear skin you can do it with lemon juice and milk, but you have to do it at night, if not, you run the risk of get freckles . And so, everything has its time and space. What I like about these natural products is that they act by their natural oils deep into the skin and do not cause allergic reactions because fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, yogurt and oats are very soft and are friendly not only with our cells also with the environment.

Then to tell you, I use both. When I give a time to myself I can make masks, put them on my face, lie down and rest a moment. I can also add soothing scents such as vanilla, lavender, nuts or almonds natural oils to enter in to a state of deep relaxation. Also, if I have many things to do I can use the most recommended moisturizes on the market and reach the one within my budget.

I will comment on another post which is my favorite treatments for each imperfection to be treated, for now tell me what is your prefer natural treatment?

Hypothyroidism, the silent disease

To start, what I will tell you; is a personal experience because I suffer from hypothyroidism, I do not know since when but I know I found when I was 12 years. Everything was by chance when one day my mom and I were playing and she saw a lump in my neck, which nobody else had noticed. With that, she took me to the doctor who diagnosed me with hypothyroidism and goiter.

So I started taking hormone therapy, which resulted in different symptoms such as tachycardia and flushing. When I was 16 my good mood began to flag, and did not want to do anything, just wanted to sleep, my hair began to fall, I could hardly get out of bed, I was always tired and sleepy and the most tragic (at least for a teenager ) was that I started to gain weight!

After look for a good endocrinologist all over my city and after several failed treatments, the doctor was able to stabilize the dose of hormone needed, that was at age 20! Since then I have to get monthly and annual checkups, which are indicators of how controlled is my hypothyroidism and my goiter (with that I know if all goes well and have to get a biopsy to dismiss cancer.)

Now all this mess would be not so bad if the hypothyroidism had no symptoms! as to name a few, these include hair loss, brittle nails, dry skin, sleep, cysts, depression, mood swings, constipation, tendency to gain weight, muscle weakness, feeling constantly cold, loss of memory. In children, this disease does to not get to grow normally and can affect learning because it is known that hypothyroidism has implication in intellectual performance. So, that's when you have to take some care, in my case I take tablets to help me improve energy, eat healthy food rich in fiber, I exercise and drink lots of water, and use body and face moisturizers.

This post is just to give advice, if you have one or more of the symptoms above, then go to see a doctor and begin treatment as soon as possible, since this disease is not always present with a goiter and may have the disease untreated for years and that can lead to more serious illnesses. I have also known that in this days a discard of this disease can be done so congenital hypothyroidism could be detected in newborns, and treatment could start as soon as possible and avoid problems of motor and mental delay.

I hope take these tips and can be use in order for your good health, also make regular checkups and have good habits forever!

Are you stressaholic?

Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental….

How start your day? You wake up, you take your time to stand up and detach yourself from the sheets, when finally you are with your senses at 60% walk to the bathroom (getting lucky not to trip over nothing, believe me, it have happened to me)you  take a shower so  wake up you at all, you take something fast to eat, fight with the daily traffic and when you get to your workplace you realize that have to do many things, also have to add the things you left pending by the previous day and above all you are starving because you didn’t eat enough at breakfast?

Well, if so, believe me you are not the only one that suffer this things, many people in the world sooner or later are stress,  the important thing is to know how to realize when we are stressed, know what causes it and the most important of all, have much willingness to leave behind that bad habit.

Habit? You will ask why I speak of a habit when I mention stress, and that’s because we unconsciously create the habit of always being stressed, we have become addicted to stress. We see it is there and not do anything about it; we follow the flow and the daily rhythm of day and nothing else. We either do not know how to organize our time, have poor eating habits, do not prioritize our activities and especially do not give quality time to ourselves.

To start the day with the right foot, start putting a clock with a slack time of 10 minutes at least to take some time to stretch out, then you needs to have your clothes ready and everything that you will use in the morning to be clean and changed quickly. Now for breakfast there are alternatives that will tell you I've tried and I can personally attest that they work, such as prepared or precooked meals, I prepare oatmeal the day before, and so in 2 minutes in the microwave with  milk and voila! That with an infusion or a cup of coffee in the morning is a great alternative to go long during the morning as the Oatmeal is a very good food that fights cholesterol, provides fiber and milk provides calcium.

When you get to work is essential that you have a timetable and an agenda, write down everything you do during the day. Then at the end of the day put a check at all that you already did  and so the next day so you take into account what you do and what you left so you would be able to prioritize what we should do first. At the end of the week you will have several tasks already done and some that are not, but let's not panic because there will always be setbacks and we are not superman! We cannot do everything! With all ordered and knowing what things are missing, we'll need to establish an end date to fulfill whatever we need or maybe we can ask for help, it could be to your work partner and that not only helps to lighten the workload but also makes you show up as a team worker, that you know how to recognize when you need help and especially be recognized as a person who is willing to learn and that’s always a positive image!

And after a day of work, if you have extra activities such as studying an extra course or as in my case, go to the gym, you must not take it as something difficult to do, but as an activity that engages yourself, either developing your knowledge or exercising your body to be healthy, in any form that does a lot for you.

And at night, after you do all you have to do and when you are about to sleep, take a minute to remember everything you did in the day, congratulate yourself because you did your best, breathe deeply, stretch and then close your eyes with a smile in your face and you'll see that the next day will keep smiling all day.

Hellow!!!!!!!

As we know the beauty and health go hand in hand, health comes of  the peace of the soul, feel good about what you do, take care not just eating right and exercising but also taking time off to dedicate to yourself, see inside ourselves and know that every day we are making the effort in what we do as much as possible and that is where the beauty comes out, we smile more, we have energy to start the day, we are in a good mood and even our skin and hair has a natural glow.

However, there can be bad days, days when something breaks out of our control and we must accept what has to happen or has happened. Then, there is where we need to implement all our self-control, patience and good mood. Nowadays in which the stress is our daily bread, we are more exposed to diseases that can range from simple headaches to those who require treatment such as depression and heart diseases.

Also influence us not only the workplace, but also family and sentimental environment and satisfaction of personal development, no matter how old you are, gender or where you come from. In other words, all people around us affect our behavior and mood and we into theirs, then why not wanting to be better, happier, and so infect all of the beauty of life.

This blog aims to find all the alternatives that can help us live better, happier, more health and beauty, it is always nice to have a little help, don’t you think?