We all do our best at keeping ourselves and our kids saturated with the best sunscreens. But even mothers with the best of intentions may sometimes miss an application for themselves or their children. Some damage is cumulative; it creeps up on us bought through years and years of exposure to the sun’s rays. UV light is well known to cause a cascade of oxidative radical formation within our skin’s tissues, thus leading to long-term degradation of collagen and other proteins. Damage does not only occur while we are in the sun — much of it actually happens in the hours after sun exposure. Free radicals form upon first interaction with the sun’s rays, and ‘cascade’ into various different forms until they’ve been quenched by our own natural antioxidant defenses. Fortunately, simple home-made aromathearpy formulas can effectively do the job as well.Natural essential oils are highly effective antioxidants. Clove essential oil is one of the strongest natural antioxidants known, with and ORAC value of over 100,000 — though it might be a little spicy to use on your face. There are a great many other essential oils with strong antioxidant action packed are known healers to the skin from which […]
Introduction: Homeopathic PhilosophyHerbal remedies for stress have become prevalent in the last few years. The world is a busy place and people find themselves constantly having to juggle work and personal commitments. This inevitably leads to stress. Stress itself can be a killer as it leads to chemical reactions within the body that can be harmful. Some will resort simply with going to the doctor to be prescribed conventional drug treatments. Some would prefer more natural methods and in recent times there has been an upsurge in herbal and homeopathic remedies. Homeopathy is controversial as most compounds are predominantly water. The philosophy behind it suggests, however, that as symptoms are the body’s attempt to achieve balance, minute quantities of compounds which induce the symptoms, will in effect, boost the immune system.Herbs are Chemicals Too!The common faith behind this trust in herbal remedies is that they are natural, trusted for centuries and will have fewer side effects than conventional drug therapies. Yet many of the herbal remedies for stress are related, if not the active ingredient, for the synthetic counterparts: valerian root for instance, a common substitute for sleeping pills, forms the basis of valium!If They are Chemicals What Do They […]
