Hair Loss and Essential Oils

Hair Loss and Essential Oils

Hair care is important to everyone no matter their age or ethnicity. There are probably hundreds of thousands of remedies for treating hair loss. Depending on hair type, texture, scalp condition and heredity not all treatments work for everyone, but there is one that has proven effective for many.

These oils are highly concentrated and have been removed from the leaves, stems, flowers or roots of plants.

You have probably heard of or read about the use of Essential Oils for help with relaxation, meditation, immunity against diseases, but what about treating baldness, thinning hair, dry hair and scalp or dandruff?

Both men and women complain of these conditions.

There are approximately 400 essential oils. Lavender, Basil, Hyssop, Jasmine, and Thyme are a few...

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travel

What to Do and Where to Go When Gas Prices Spike during Travel Season

What to Do and Where to Go When Gas Prices Spike during Travel Season

Travel season can be expensive to begin with, so when gas prices spike around the same time, you may feel doomed. It can be daunting to try and plan a trip when gas costs more than you can reasonably afford. How can you make travel plans happen when gas prices are soaring?

Have a Local Vacation

Summer travel doesn’t necessarily mean a faraway destination. When gas prices are soaring, consider staying close to home. A vacation to the city closest to yours can give you some variety, and still not cost too much. Cut your driving to a minimum in order to save big on your vacation.

Double Check Airplane Ticket Costs

One would assume that spiked gas prices would result in expensive airplane tickets...

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holistic healing

Holistic Healing

Holistic Healing

The goal of Holistic Healing is not only to make you feel better but to improve the overall quality of your life. As the name suggests, Holistic Medicine, tries to develop a sense of well being for the entire body and mind. The holistic approach is meant not only to create a healthy person but a happy one as well. The philosophy behind the movement is that all aspects of the body must be in harmony for a person to be truly content.

When diagnosing a patient, the holistic healer tries to assemble a complete picture of that person’s life. They will look far beyond the symptoms of the ailments which the patient is suffering and examine their relationships with others as well as factors like their spiritual well being...

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food storage

Long-Term Food Storage Ideas

Long-Term Food Storage Ideas

How long can you live without food and water? Thinking about all the catastrophic hurricane events that have hit Florida, Puerto Rica and the Caribbean Islands this month and all those people with no water, power for maybe six months or more and maybe food shortages brings me to this topic of long term food storage.

It is never a bad idea to have at least a small stockpile of food in the event of an emergency. Inclement weather events, power outages, and other disasters could make finding food outside of your home nearly impossible. Having something to fall back on is a smart and safe plan.

Why Should You Have Long-Term Food Storage?

How about Hurricanes and floods. Consider this very realistic scenario: What if you were caught in a long-term power outage (lik...

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How Essential Oils Work

How Essential Oils Work

Aromatherapy has been gaining a lot of popularity lately and more and more people are enjoying the perils of essential oils. There are many skeptics out there but at the same time there are millions of people who swear about the beneficial effects of essential oils used in aromatherapy.

The way essential oils work is by stimulating the limbic system of our brain. Every oil has a different impact because every scent influences a different part of our brain. As a result of the impact on the limbic system essential oils give out benefits for different parts of our body.

The way essential oils are applied is through a massage. What happens then is that the oils are absorbed by the skin or inhaled. Then they travel through the blood stream reaching organs of the body.

It...

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hemp shorts

The Uses of Hemp

The Uses of Hemp

Hemp is a commonly used word for the Cannabis crop used in industry rather than the type of Cannabis used for recreational drug use. The simple definition of hemp is a herb. Industrial hemp is produced in many countries in the world, the major producers being Canada, France and China. Hemp is a bio mass which has widespread uses in many industries. It is used in textile industry, paper industry, biodegradable plastics, food and fuel.

Hemp can also be viewed as one of those products which support the objectives of Green Living. This is because hemp is one of those industrial products which do not need any pesticides or herbicides, besides prevent soil erosion and also produce oxygen...

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Best Food for Health

Best Food for Health

Health foods are foods that can meet at least three of the following criteria including a good or excellent source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, high amount in phytonutrients and antioxidant compounds such as vitamins A and E and beta carotene, reducing the risk of heart disease and other health conditions, being low in calorie density, meaning you get a larger portion size with a fewer number of calories, and so on. The following foods that can be available everywhere and are regarded as the healthiest foods for people:

1. Sweet Potatoes

It is one of the best vegetables you can eat because they contain carotenoids, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber.

Sweet potatoes

2. Citrus Fruit

Citrus fruit is great-tasting and rich in vitamin C, folic acid, and fi...

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Emergency Preparedness: Tools to Help You Stay Organized

Emergency Preparedness: Tools to Help You Stay Organized

In virtually any situation, staying organized can make things much easier. Having an organized emergency preparedness plan and supplies could literally save your life should disaster ever strike.

Here are some tips and tools to help you organize your emergency preparations.

Write Out Your Plan

First of all, you want to organize your thoughts. The best way to do this is to write out your emergency plan. Not only will it help you think it through, but it will also help you crack down on details and get everyone involved on the same page.

Don’t forget to include different scenarios in your plans for emergencies...

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Organic Supplements

Nourish your body with best health supplements

Nourish your body with best health supplements

Owing to the fast pace in which most people lead their lives, it is difficult to manage a healthy and balanced diet. Lack of time forces professionals and businessmen to resort to fast food. As a result, nutritional deficiencies occur and lead to other consequences that might need long term treatment in both adults and children. Health food stores around the country have solutions to the rising nutritional issues amongst men, women and children.

Nourishment for Men

The energy demands of men are more compared to that of women. There are differences in the metabolic rates as well. The activity levels of men call for more nutritional demands than women. This has resulted in the increase in number of supplements for men...

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Hemp Seeds

Hemp Seed: Most Nutritious Food On Earth For Weight Reduction

Hemp Seed: Most Nutritious Food On Earth For Weight Reduction

Hemp seeds, contain all the essential amino acids and essential fatty acids necessary to maintain healthy human life. No other single plant source has the essential amino acids in such an easily digestible form, nor has the essential fatty acids in as perfect a ratio to meet human nutritional needs.

Because hemp seed is the most nutritionally complete food on earth and contains a huge amount of food value per calorie consumed we are discussing it in our quest to learn the best way to lose weight and belly fat.

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