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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Whiter Teeth - Tips to Keeping Your Pearly Whites White

Tips to Keep Your Pearly Whites White!

Improve Health and Whiten:

if you smoke, STOP!
don't get oral peircings. These cause damages to your mouth that prevent your teeth from looking their whitest.
Avoid really hot and really cold foods and drinks, these foods and drinks cause your teeth to extand and contract, allowing a stain to become more apparent.
Foods that are acidic can cause stains to stick more to the teeth and tear down the anamil.
You should brush your teeth at least two times a day for about five minutes, yes this also includes brushing your tongue.
Get a dental check-up every 4 to 6 months.
Don't keep a toothbrush too long, when you start to notice a change in the color of the brissles, it is time to toss that one and get another toothbrush that is of good quality.
Aviod dark sodas and coffee, they may be good for waking you up in the morning but they are also good for giving you a dull smile.
Chew a piece of sugar free gum during the day to keep the bacteria from depositing on your teeth.
Trying purchasing a whitening toothpaste, this will only work if you fallow the insturstions indicated on the box for the toothpaste.
If you plan on doing a self-whitening kit, DO IT! Don't buy it and use it every once in a while do as the box indicates, otherwise this method will not work.
If you can afford it, get your teeth professionally whitened.
ONLY BUY PRODUCTS THAT ARE FDA APPROVED!
Swap the sweets for things such as apples and pears.

Tips to Make Teeth Appear Whiter:

Don't wear white clothing, this will make your teeth less white by comparision.
Wear red lipsticks, or other colors that have a blue undertone
Wear rhinestones and shiny silver jewlery.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

What Do Your Breakouts Say About You?

The acne on your face is controlled by chemicals that are released throughout the body. Below is a map of the face; each number corresponds with article below.
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1 & 2: Digestive System — Eat less processed or junk food, reduce the amount of fat in your diet, step up water intake and opt for cooling things like cucumbers.

3: Liver — Cut out the alcohol, greasy food and dairy. This is the zone where food allergies also show up first, so take a look at your ingredients. Besides all this, do 30 minutes of light exercise every day and get adequate sleep so your liver can rest.

4 & 5: Kidneys — Anything around the eyes (including dark circles) point to dehydration. Drink up!

6: Heart — Check your blood pressure (mine was slightly high) and Vitamin B levels. Decrease the intake of spicy or pungent food, cut down on meat and get more fresh air. Besides this, look into ways to lower cholesterol, like replacing “bad fats” with “good fats” such as Omegas 3 and 6 found in nuts, avocados, fish and flax seed. Also, since this area is chock-full of dilated pores, check that your makeup is not past its expiry date or is skin-clogging.

7 & 8: Kidneys — Again, drink up! And cut down on aerated drinks, coffee and alcohol as these will cause further dehydration.

Zone 9 & 10: Respiratory system — Do you smoke? Have allergies? This is your problem area for both. If neither of these is the issue, don’t let your body overheat, eat more cooling foods, cut down on sugar and get more fresh air. Also keep the body more alkaline by avoiding foods that make the body acidic (meat, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, sugar) and adding more alkalizing foods like green veggies and wheatgrass juice. Another thing that most of forget – dirty cell phones and pillow cases are two of the top acne culprits and this area is what they affect the most!

Zone 11 & 12: Hormones — This is the signature zone for stress and hormonal changes. And while both are sometimes unavoidable, you can decrease their effect by getting adequate sleep, drinking enough water, eating leafy veggies and keeping skin scrupulously clean. Another interesting point: breakouts in this area indicate when you are ovulating (and on which side).

Zone 13: Stomach — Step up the fibre intake, reduce the toxin overload and drink herbal teas to help with digestion.

14: Illness — Zits here can be a sign that your body is fighting bacteria to avoid illness. Give it a break, take a yoga class, take a nap, take time to breathe deeply, drink plenty of water and know that everything always works out!

Thanks to http://thebeautygypsy.com/what-is-your-acne-telling-you/ for this article. (: