Many cultures have used honey for
medicinal purposes. Some use it as a healing paste for dealing with the pain of
arthritis. Some oriental cultures use honey in their tea to help reduce the
amount of bad cholesterol. Some believe in its ability to soothe sore throats
and treat common head colds, and others that it can help with upset stomachs,
indigestion, and even gastroenteritis and diarrhoea. There is also evidence
that honey has cleansing properties to keep the human body healthy and in
tip-top working order all year round.
Honey for your Hair
Honey will also have a positive
impact on both hair and skin. It contains natural humectants to help attract
moisture to the hair, making it a very valuable tool in treating dry and
damaged hair. Adding honey in with any hair conditioner can increase the
efficiency of the conditioning product, allowing it to better penetrate into
the hair shaft to both moisturize and soften it.
To improve the elasticity of the hair, mix honey together with buttermilk for a
luxurious rinse that leaves hair feeling soft and looking beautiful. Another
hair treatment involves honey mixed with olive oil; used in that way, it adds
incredible shine to tresses and makes the hair much easier to manage. A mixture
of honey and lemon juice can also be used to naturally lighten hair over a
period of time without damaging the hair.
Honey for your Skin
Honey is equally good for the skin.
It wasn’t uncommon in ancient cultures for it to be used in bathing, Cleopatra
often mixed honey in with her milk baths to keep her skin soft, supple, and
beautiful. She also used honey on her face for its natural moisturizing
qualities, sometimes mixing it with nuts in order to produce a natural facial
scrub to remove dead skin. Mixed with certain fruits, honey is also a great
toner, leaving skin glowing and looking its healthy best. Mixed with
cornstarch, it works as an astringent to get rid of pimples and subsequent
minor infections.
Anti-Microbial
Because honey has anti-microbial
properties, it can be used to treat sunburn, rashes, and other minor skin
irritations. It not only helps to heal the irritations, it also soothes skin
while fighting against the signs of aging, all the while leaving skin with a
beautiful, healthy glow. Honey is even good for treating cuts and skin
punctures, aiding in tissue regeneration and reducing scarring. Because it
inhibits the growth of bacteria as well as fungus, honey makes a great product
to use for athlete’s foot as well.
These anti-microbial qualities also make it useful in dental care. When mixed
with cinnamon, honey helps to combat bad breath and is even used to help treat
minor tooth pain. On its own, honey combats the growth of plaque, naturally
reducing acid production and killing other forms of bacteria that can inhabit
the mouth.
The Perfect Natural Beauty Product
Universities and science labs
continue to explore honey’s ability to ward off or cure hundreds of different
ailments, so in the future we may have even more uses for this fantastic
natural substance, a near perfect beauty product for the human body both inside
and out.
Lemon can help relieve many
digestion problems when mixed with hot water. These include nausea, heartburn
and parasites. Due to the digestive qualities of lemon juice, symptoms of
indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are relieved. By drinking
lemon juice regularly, the bowels are aided in eliminating waste more
efficiently. Lemon acts as a blood purifier and as a cleansing agent. The
intake of lemon juice can cure constipation. It is even known to help relieve
hiccups when consumed as a juice. Lemon juice acts as a liver tonic and helps
you digest your food by helping your liver produce more bile. It decreases the
amount of phlegm produced by your body. It is also thought to help dissolve
gallstones.
Excellent for Skin Care
Lemon, being a natural antiseptic
medicine, can participate to cure problems related to skin. Lemon is a vitamin
C rich citrus fruit that enhances your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within
and thus bringing a glow on your face. Daily consumption of lemon water can
make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin. It acts as an anti-aging
remedy and can remove wrinkles and blackheads. Lemon water if applied on the
areas of burns can fade the scars. As lemon is a cooling agent, it reduces the
burning sensation on the skin.
Aids in Dental Care
Lemon water is used in dental care
also. If fresh lemon juice is applied on the areas of toothache, it can assist
in getting rid of the pain. The massages of lemon juice on gums can stop gum
bleeding. It gives relief from bad smell and other problems related to gums.
Cures Throat Infections
Lemon is an excellent fruit that
aids in fighting problems related to throat infections, sore throat and
tonsillitis as it has an antibacterial property. For sore throat, dilute one-half
lemon juice with one-half water and gargle frequently.
Good for Weight Loss
One of the major health benefits of
drinking lemon water is that it paves way for losing weight faster, thus acting
as a great weight loss remedy. If a person takes lemon juice mixed with
lukewarm water and honey, it can reduce the body weight as well.
Controls High Blood Pressure
Lemon water works wonders for people
having heart problem, owing to its high potassium content. It controls high
blood pressure, dizziness, nausea as well as provides relaxation to mind and
body. It also reduces mental stress and depression.
Assist in curing Respiratory Disorders
Lemon water assists in curing
respiratory problems, along with breathing problems and revives a person
suffering from asthma.
Good for treating Rheumatism
Lemon is also a diuretic and hence
lemon water can treat rheumatism and arthritis. It helps to flush out bacteria
and toxins out of the body.
ReducesFever
Lemon water can treat a person who
is suffering from cold, flu or fever. It helps to break fever by increasing
perspiration.
Acts as a blood purifier
The diseases like cholera or malaria
can be treated with lemon water as it can act as a blood purifier.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the
world's oxygen supply.
The
Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one
hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river; one can dip fresh water out of
the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the
next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all
rivers in the United States.
Antarctica
Antarctica is the only land on our planet
that is not owned by any country.
Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica.
This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world.
As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average
yearly total precipitation is about two inches Although covered with ice (all
but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an
absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey, is
the only city in the world
located on two continents.
Ohio
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio,
everyone is manmade.
Pitcairn Island
The
smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq.
miles/4,53 sq. km.
Siberia
Siberia contains
more than 25% of the world's forests.
Sahara Desert
In
the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not
receive a drop of rain for ten years.
Technically
though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross
Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
Waterfalls
The
water of Angel Falls (the World's highest) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979
meters). They are 15 times higher than Niagara Falls .
