Beauty - natural and organic way

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A lot of grooming products out there boast of being organic and natural. Well, if they are, then why don’t you just take some stuff around your kitchen. Matter of fact, why not, right? Here are some effective beauty treatments that you can do with materials that can be found in your kitchen at home:
Red Wine Bath. Nothing fancy. Just save leftover red wine from the bottle you opened for dinner last night and pour it into your bath water. Soak in your tub and let the resveratrol (an antibiotic-like substance found in grapes that makes skin firm yet more elastic) do its job.
Lemon Wash. Good for the folks with oily skin. A lemon facial wash will leave your skin feeling clean and refreshed. What you need is the juice of two to three lemons. Combine with warm water and two tablespoons of honey in a jug and shake it. Use this as a face rinse.
Milk Skin Spritz. Pour equal parts of whole milk and water in a small cosmetic spritzer bottle. Shake and spray on face and arms throughout the day, when your skin starts to feel dry. The amino acids in the milk soothe and moisturize skin.
Olive oil nail bath. Soak hands for ten minutes or so in a basin of warm water that has been with a few drops of olive oil. Good for both the nails and the skin.
Strawberry teeth. Puree about 3-6 pieces of strawberries. Swab with cotton on teeth after the usual cleaning (brush and floss). Leave the strawberry paste on for ten minutes then rinse off with water. Do this once or twice a week as a natural teeth-whitener.

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Water as a medicine

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We’re all used to hearing about drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day. Well, this is pretty much a calculated amount. Those 8-10 glasses are what a person on a typical day loses through activity. So those glasses of water are just to maintain your body’s ideal hydration.
Though this 8-10 glasses may vary since different people have different routines. Some may be more physically active or are situated in warmer or colder climates.
A popular therapy nowadays concerning water intake is water therapy. It can be traced back to Chinese and Indian medicine. It involves taking in a liter to a liter and a half of water or even more in an effort to cleanse the body.
The Good:
Now taking in a liter of water a day is practically harmless. It even helps in flushing out toxins. Healthy water intake can even help flush out small kidney stones and other harmful mineral build ups in the body. It prevents dehydration.
The Bad:
One possible danger of water therapy is the unregulated intake of water. Our body has a natural mechanism of getting rid of excess water. If you take in more water than you could get out, then you are risking a possible fatal condition called hyperhydration or water poisoning. This could result into conditions such as heart failure, stroke or brain damage.
When you reach the point that your body can’t balance out your fluid levels, you are also disrupting the balance of electrolytes. This is why sports drinks contain minerals such as salt to replenish electrolytes that are lost through physical activity.
So a good take on water therapy is to take it in moderation. Always seek professional medical advice before engaging in such “therapies.” Who knows? You might just harm yourself in a blind effort to better yourself.

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Lycopen-reduce the cancer risk

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Lycopene: an Antioxidant forgood health. Antioxidants have disease-fighting properties that protect cells from damage by substances known as free radicals. Antioxidants work by rendering ineffective harmful free radicals that are formed when our cells burn oxygen for energy. Antioxidants may also help to keep the immune system healthy and reduce the risk for some forms of cancers and other diseases. Vitamins including vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene and lycopene are considered to be effective antioxidants.Lycopene in particular has been the focus of much research in recent years. Lycopene is a pigment that gives vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, pink grapefruit and watermelon, their red coloring. More importantly, lycopene also appears to exhibit strong antioxidant capabilities. A number of studies suggest that a diet high in lycopene may be associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease.In this way lycopen is very important in cancer prevention and also for camcer cure as well.In the mid 1990s a Harvard University study conducted with nearly 50,000 men found that eating 10 or more servings a week of tomato products – which are high in lycopene - was associated with a reduction of prostate cancer risk by as much as 34 percent in some cases.The beneficial effect of antioxidants on heart disease has been well documented. In a recent study, men who with the highest concentration of lycopene in their body fat were only 50 as likely to have a heart attack as those men with lower concentration of lycopene in their body fat. And researchers strongly believe that the level of lycopene in body fat is directly correlated to the amount lycopene content in the diet.Since lycopene is not produced naturally by the human body it must be obtained through diet. Tomato products, such as spaghetti sauce, tomato juice, ketchup and pizza sauce are, by far, the major sources of lycopene in the typical American diet. Remeber one important thing that lycopen is released from tomatoes only when you cook it.Raw tomatoes can not give you that much lycopen.In fact, these foods provide over 80 percent of the lycopene consumed in the U.S. Other fruits and vegetables such as watermelon and pink grapefruit also provide lycopene but in smaller amounts.

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Maxican diet may cut breast cancer risk

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When it comes to breast cancer, a traditional Mexican diet may serve up an ounce of prevention for a variety of women.
A study involving hundreds of women living in the Four Corners region (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona) shows that a diet emphasizing Mexican cheeses, beans, soups, tomato-based sauces, and meat may help lower the risk of breast cancer in both Hispanic and non-Hispanic women.
Many have questioned if and how certain diets can prevent breast cancer — similar to how a low-fat diet and red wine (in moderation) has been shown to help ward off heart disease.
Lower rates of breast cancer among Hispanic women than non-Hispanic white women prompted University of Utah scientist Maureen Murtaugh, PhD, RD, and colleagues to investigate whether their diets played a role in risk reduction, and how other factors influenced outcomes.
The team identified study participants as Hispanic or non-Hispanic white women and grouped them according to whether or not they had reached menopause. The women answered questions about the type and amount of foods they ate. Researchers grouped their findings according to five defined dietary patterns:
Native Mexican diet: Soups, legumes, tomato-based sauces, meat dishes, and Mexican cheeses.
Western diet: High-fat dairy, high-sugar, low-fiber foods including red meats, fast foods, and refined grains.
Prudent diet: Low-fat dairy foods, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
Mediterranean diet: Components of the prudent diet plus alcohol, chicken, and fish.
Dieters: Low-calorie foods, low-fat foods, and avoidance of high-fat foods.
Diet and Breast Cancer Risk
The lowest risks of breast cancer appeared among those who closely followed the native Mexican or Mediterranean diets and were similar across ethnicity. But researchers caution that such diets are not one-size-fits-all. Body mass index and menopausal status influenced results.
Among the findings:
The native Mexican diet decreased breast cancer risk as consumption increased, except those in the postmenopausal Hispanic group.
The Mediterranean diet decreased breast cancer risk as consumption increased in postmenopausal Hispanic women.
Among the women who followed a native Mexican diet before menopause, the greatest protective effect was seen in those with a body mass index lower than 25.
The Western (American) diet was associated with the greatest risk of breast cancer, regardless of menopausal status. The findings support earlier studies that such diets increase women's risk of breast cancer.

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Symptoms - Cancer of Mouth and Throat

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Cancer of the Mouth and Throat :
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The mouth and the upper part of the throat have roles in many important functions, including breathing, talking, chewing, and swallowing. The mouth and upper throat are sometimes referred to as the oropharynx. The important structures of the mouth and upper throat include the following:
Lips, Inside lining of the cheeks (buccal mucosa), Teeth, Gums, Tongue, Floor of the mouth, Back of the throat,Roof of the mouth (the bony front part [hard palate] and the softer rear part [soft palate]),Area behind the wisdom teeth,Salivary glands. Many different cell types make up these different structures. Cancer occurs when normal cells undergo a transformation whereby they grow and multiply without normal controls. As the cells multiply, they form small abnormalities called lesions. Eventually, they form a mass called a tumor.Tumors are cancerous only if they are malignant. This means that, because of their uncontrolled growth, they encroach on and invade neighboring tissues.Malignant tumors may spread to neighboring tissues by direct invasion or by traveling along lymphatic vessels and nerves or through the blood stream.They may also travel to remote organs via the bloodstream.This process of invading and spreading to other organs is called metastasis.Tumors overwhelm surrounding tissues by invading their space and taking the oxygen and nutrients they need to survive and function.Tumors in the mouth and throat include both benign and malignant types. Benign tumors, although they may grow and penetrate below the surface layer of tissue, do not spread by metastasis to other parts of the body.
Benign tumors of the oropharynx are not discussed here.Premalignant conditions are cell changes that are not cancer but which may become cancer if not treated.
Dysplasia is another name for these precancerous cell changes.
Dysplasia can be detected only by taking a biopsy of the lesion. This means to collect a tiny sample of the abnormal area.
Examining the dysplastic cells under a microscope indicates how severe the changes are and how likely the lesion is to become cancerous.
The dysplastic changes are usually described as mild, moderately severe, or severe.The 2 most common kinds of premalignant lesions in the oropharynx are leukoplakia and erythroplakia.
Leukoplakia is a white or whitish area. It can often be easily scraped off without bleeding. Only about 5% of leukoplakias are cancerous at diagnosis or will become cancerous within 10 years if not treated.
Erythroplakia is a raised, red area. If scraped, it may bleed. Erythroplakia is generally more severe than leukoplakia and has a higher chance of becoming cancerous over time.
These are often detected by a dentist at a routine dental examination.Several types of malignant cancers occur in the mouth and throat.
Squamous cell carcinoma is by far the most common type, accounting for more than 90% of all cancers. These cancers start in the squamous cells, which form the surface of much of the lining of the mouth and pharynx. They can invade deeper layers below the squamous layer.
Other less common cancers of the mouth and throat include minor salivary gland tumors and lymphoma.Cancers of the mouth and throat do not always metastasize, but those that do usually spread first to the lymph nodes of the neck. From there, they may spread to more distant parts of the body.

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Green Tea - the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease

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Parkinson’s disease is the second commonest neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s, affecting 1% of the over-65 population and 2% of the over-80’s. Recent research (1) published in Biological Psychiatry from the Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica in Beijing indicates that polyphenols in green tea have a protective effect on neurons that could be put to potential clinical use.
In a laboratory study carried out on rats, serving as the animal model for Parkinson’s disease, damage was inflicted upon dopamine-secreting neurons of rats — simulating the disease in humans where the loss of such neurons leads to debilitating disorders of movement. Controls were set up by dividing the rats in 6 groups - control group not receiving neurotoxin, control group receiving normal diet plus neurotoxin, two study groups receiving neurotoxin and 150 mg/kg and 450 mg/kg of green tea polyphenols respectively, and two control groups receiving polyphenols only in the above doses.
The results showed significant neuroprotective effects of green tea which depended on the dose being administered - overall 3.7 times more neurons survived in the combined group that received polyphenols with neurotoxins, than those who received neurotoxins alone. Dr Baolu Zhao (senior author) and his colleagues also links this protective effect of polyphenols to inhibition of the ROS-NO pathway which is thought to mediate cell death in Parkinson’s disease. This pathway is thought to generate nitric oxide and free oxygen radicals, both of which are lethal to neurons. Free radicals are also thought to be related to a number of diseases and even aging, and this anti-oxidant function of green tea has been traditionally explained as the reason behind green tea’s reputation as an anti-aging agent.
However, it must be remembered the study does not imply that drinking copious amounts of green tea will protect against or cure Parkinson’s disease. Laboratory conclusions often do not hold out in clinical trials, and health claims for well known agents like Ginko Biloba and St. John’s Wort have not held out in carefully controlled clinical studies. Moreover, large prevalence studies (2) have not shown any difference in prevalence rates of Parkinson’s disease between China, where green tea drinking is common, and the Western world.
However, this study does indicate that drugs developed from polyphenols do merit clinical trials in the near future as possible anti-Parkinson’s agent. Another triumph of the potential of alternative medicine, perhaps.

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Cancer chemopreventive activity of Xanthohumol, a natural product derived from hop.

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Characterization and use of effective cancer chemopreventive agents have become important issues in public health-related research. Aiming to identify novel potential chemopreventive agents, we have established an interrelated series of bioassay systems targeting molecular mechanisms relevant for the prevention of tumor development. We report anticarcinogenic properties of Xanthohumol (XN), a prenylated chalcone from hop (Humulus Iupulus L.) with an exceptional broad spectrum of inhibitory mechanisms at the initiation, promotion, and progression stage of carcinogenesis. Consistent with anti-initiating potential, XN potently modulates the activity of enzymes involved in carcinogen metabolism and detoxification. Moreover, XN is able to scavenge reactive oxygen species, including hydroxyl- and peroxyl radicals, and to inhibit superoxide anion radical and nitric oxide production. As potential antitumor-promoting mechanisms, it demonstrates anti-inflammatory properties by inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 activity and is antiestrogenic without possessing intrinsic estrogenic potential. Antiproliferative mechanisms of XN to prevent carcinogenesis in the progression phase include inhibition of DNA synthesis and induction of cell cycle arrest in S phase, apoptosis, and cell differentiation. Importantly, XN at nanomolar concentrations prevents carcinogen-induced preneoplastic lesions in mouse mammary gland organ culture. Because XN is easily cyclized to the flavanone isoxanthohumol, activities of both compounds were compared throughout the study. Together, our data provide evidence for the potential application of XN as a novel, readily available chemopreventive agent, and clinical investigations are warranted once efficacy and safety in animal models have been established.

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