Does Retin-A Work for Acne Scars?
By Jon Butt - 1/4/2008
Your face needs help and retin-a for acne scars is a long-standing treatment that can work with other topical healing products that people use as part of their home remedies for clear skin. Retin-a is formulated to work based on the natural results that vitamin A has in fighting acne and giving you ...
Mineral Makeup ? The Latest Trend in Cosmetics
By Kat White - 1/4/2008
Mineral Makeup is made from pure minerals from the earth. Unlike regular liquid foundations, mineral foundations have a powder consistency but are much different than your usual pressed powder. Mineral makeup foundations have the same coverage as liquid, without the oily mess you may be used to. Mi...
Today`s Buttermilk is Healthier Than Yester-years
By Shauna Hanus - 1/4/2008
Buttermilk was traditionally a by product of homemade hand churned butter. Buttermilk was the liquid that remained after the butter had been made. The liquid contained small particles of floating butter and some traces of butterfat. This gave the buttermilk a rich sweet flavor and made the drink ...
A Guide to Hair Extension Salons
By Josh Riverside - 1/4/2008
It can be difficult to find a hair extension stylist near you, and you don?t always have the time to drive hours to get your hair done. Luckily, several online resources are available to help. Here is a helpful, condensed list: The Hair Extension Salon Locator This site lists hair extension salons b...
Top Tips for Fantastic Skin - Keep Young and Healthy from the Inside Out
By Penny Williams - 1/4/2008
When you meet people, what do they see? Your face, your skin, that?s what. Your skin condition can say a lot about your health and your lifestyle. Did you know that your skin is the largest organ of your body? An adult human skin weighs around 5kg (11lbs) and has a surface area of 2 sq. metres (...
Unusual Places and Things to Eat in Mexico City
By Larry M. Lynch - 1/4/2008
You travel to try out new things and have new experiences, right? So why not stretch your palate a bit too during your travels? Although here in Mexico City you can truly experience the ?exotic? in dining, you needn?t delve into the bizarre. Take a step a little off your normally beaten path with th...
Lay Your Makeup Like a Pro
By Dawn Hull - 1/4/2008
Although concealer is one of those ?optional? products, I personally would never leave the house unless well concealed. (Shades will work if you?re in a pinch, but on a cloudy day, it?s a dead giveaway.) Foundation, what is the purpose of foundation? Simple, the purpose of foundation is to even out...
How Does Sunless Tanning Lotion Work?
By Ken Marlborough - 1/4/2008
Perhaps you want a suntanned look for just one occasion such as an evening out. Maybe you want something with more even coverage and a longer life. Or, maybe you`ve looked at all options available in sunless tanning products and decided to get your tan the old-fashioned way, after all. All of this i...
Natural Skin Care Products: Out with the New in with the Old?
By Danny Siegenthaler - 1/4/2008
Natural skin care products are changing rapidly - one minute it?s all about AHA`s (Alpha Hydroxy Acids), the next it`s dead sea products, then... some other fad is sure to strike any minute now. Natural skin care products are no longer clearly defined and are undergoing critical review in terms of t...
Tooth Whitening and Tooth Gap
By S. Wilson - 1/4/2008
Most stains are caused by age, tobacco, coffee, or tea. Other types of stains can be caused by antibiotics, such as tetracycline; or too much fluoride. Ask your oral health care professional about tooth-whitening options. They include a number of over-the-counter whitening systems, whitening toothpa...
How to Prepare Noni Fruit
By Steve Valentino - 1/4/2008
Noni fruit must be harvested when ripe. Ripe noni fruit contains polysaccharides, fatty acids, and protein compounds responsible for the food?s positive effects. Make sure your supplier uses only ripe noni fruit. If you don?t get the results you?re looking for, you may want to try a different brand....
Commercial Tanning Beds: An Overview
By Ken Marlborough - 1/4/2008
Commercial tanning beds come in two basic formats. Horizontal tanning beds are the tanning beds you most often see in both residential and commercial settings. These capsule or clamshell tanning beds consist of a lid lined with tubular ultraviolet lamps, and a glass or plastic ?bench? contoured for ...
Skin Care Advice At Any Age
By Elizabeth McGee - 1/4/2008
We`ve become a society obsessed with our looks. It`s been noted that we spend more on beauty products in the
west than we do on education. Why are we so obsessed? Because it`s easier and more
affordable than ever before.Anti-aging skincare technology
has progressed leaps and bounds. We know more ...
Are Your Cosmetics Wreaking Havoc on Your Skin?
By Faye Spencer - 1/4/2008
We all have times when our skin looks less than gorgeous. At those moments we inevitably reach for the miracle products -foundations, concealers, powders-we rely on to cover up the flaws we?d like to hide. Yes, makeup is a great temporary fix, and it?s a wonderful tool for enhancing our best feature...
Cheese - Explore a New Taste
By Jerry Powell - 1/4/2008
Setting out to find a new cheese to add to your life is a great way to
spend a weekend afternoon. There are some great spots in just about
every city to explore new tastes. Once you find your new cheese, having
it loose its flavor or dry out before you can share it with others is a
sad moment. S...
Psyllium Husk Review
By John Gibb - 1/4/2008
Psyllium husk - - what is it? Psyllium husk is an herbal supplement taken by many to get the fiber they need for their diet. Psyllium husks are the coating around the seed of the psyllium plant. While the seeds are used for their own herbal values, the husks are usually harvested and placed into cap...
What is Noni Fruit?
By Steve Valentino - 1/4/2008
Noni fruit has gained worldwide notoriety in recent years for its health benefits, but also as a result of how those benefits have been exaggerated. Noni fruit is packed with nutrients ? some well known, others more mysterious ? that can help you to live a healthier, longer life. Several animal stud...
Why Liquid Multivitamins are Superior
By John Gibb - 1/4/2008
If you`ve visited a nutrition center you`ve probably come across liquid multivitamins. It may seem odd to you to be able to drink your vitamins, but it is becoming a more acceptable practice. With the number of multivitamins available, you would probably find it difficult to accept the fact that one...
Best Recipes: Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake
By Donna Monday - 2/15/2007
Smooth, creamy, and oh so sophisticated ? that?s chocolate velvet cheesecake.
Crust
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
½ cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Filling
2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 6-oz. pkg. semi-sw...
Versatile Zucchini
By Sherry Fields - 2/14/2007
History
A zucchini is a small summer squash that can be either green or yellow with a ridged shape like a cucumber. It has smooth skin that can be striped or speckled. Summer squash is native to the America?s finding its origins in Guatemala and Mexico several thousand years ago, growing wild t...
Comfort Food Trends Bring Us Back to our Roots
By Karen Ciancio - 2/12/2007
Comfort food. It even sounds warm and welcoming - like cuddling up by the fire on a cold winter day. Comfort food trends have seen a real resurgence in recent years and our desire for comfort food seems to be holding strong. So what is comfort food? Generally it`s the food we have good memories abou...
Why Do Make-Ahead Recipes Work So Well To Reduce Your Dinner Party Stress?
By Joanie Williams - 2/11/2007
One of the ?tricks? I find most useful for hosting stress-free dinner parties is to make some of the recipes ahead. I find that too many last minute jobs can overwhelm me, so I plan ahead to eliminate as many as possible.
The more dishes you can prepare a day or some hours before guests ring your ...
Pho - Viet Nam`s National Soup
By Alden Smith - 2/11/2007
If you can imagine beef noodle soup for breakfast, then you decidedly want to try Pho, a Vietnamese dish that has been around for nearly 100 years. I find my site is more and more leaning towards ethnic dishes that are loaded with big, bold tastes, and that make eating what it should be - an experie...
Main Dish Zucchini Recipes
By Rachel Paxton - 2/10/2007
With summer coming to an end, you probably have an overabundance of zucchini from your garden that you are trying to find recipes for. Or maybe you know someone who is trying to find homes for all of their excess zucchini! You`d be amazed at all the meals you can create with zucchini. Here are jus...
How to prepare the best Garlic Mashed Potatoes
By Anita Frogel - 2/10/2007
Would you like to prepare the best Garlic Mashed Potatoes that you enjoy at your favorite restaurant, but have no idea where to start to achieve that wonderful and delightful flavor?
There are a variety of ways to create the best garlic mashed potatoes that you have ever tasted but when it comes d...
Happy Healthy Hollidays with this Eggnog Recipe
By Hans Dekker - 2/5/2007
When it is holiday time, only one drink comes to mind: eggnog.
This healthy drink recipe is delicious and it uses soymilk instead of whole milk. It gets a completely new flavor and color with the addition of peppermint oil.
A drink fills up your tummy just before you hit the sack. Serve it war...
5 Ways to a Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner
By Hans Dekker - 1/29/2007
Thanksgiving is always a busy time and of course you want your Thanksgiving Dinner to be perfect, but each year you seem to behind. Guests show up and dinner is not ready. Well, these five ways for a perfect Thanksgiving Dinner should help ease your stress, so you can also enjoy your meal.
First a...
Quick and Easy Recipe
By Ronald Yip - 1/28/2007
Another day, another dinner to prepare. Are you having a difficult time finding easy to prepare meals that can satisfy your growing family?
You want to give your family the best, but time is in short supply and preparing a healthy meal has become a chore. Too often take out or frozen dinners have...
Eating the Australian Way
By Chris Raynor - 1/27/2007
Australians are often divided into the haves, and the have-nots.
But they`re not always talking about money.
These days, it`s often the haves (too much body fat), versus the have-nots (not overweight).
We can`t seem to make up our minds whether to eat at McDonald`s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Krispy K...
Streetwise Beer Making Secrets!
By Mike Corrado - 1/25/2007
Beer making is a complicated process that involves several steps that should be carefully thought out. Here are some basic ideas that will help you to get started on your beer making adventure.
The first step in brewing is called malting. Malting involves steeping grain in water for several days ...
Wine and Beer Are Good for Us? Yes! (Second in a Series)
By Lisa J. Lehr - 1/24/2007
This is my second in a series of articles about the pleasantly surprising health benefits of some of our favorite indulgences. I hope you?ll read my related articles on coffee and tea, and chocolate.
Wine drinking began more than 7,000 years ago in the mountainous region of Iran, where the wild g...
Kosher Food Popular With Health Conscious Of All Faiths
By Miklos Margaretten - 1/20/2007
Until recently, it was close to impossible for the kosher or health conscious traveler to keep his religious or healthy meals while in transit. Now developments in the kosher food industry are making this challenge much easier.
The health conscious and dieters are finding Kosher food is better fo...
Coffee Storage
By Gary Gresham - 1/18/2007
Proper coffee storage makes a lot of difference in how your coffee tastes once you go to use it. Here are a few tips for storing coffee beans and ground coffee to keep your coffee tasting as good as possible.
For roasted whole bean coffee storage use an airtight ceramic canister that blocks light....
Are You Looking for a Breathtaking Chili?
By Paula McCoach - 2/12/2006
Chili cooks always want to discover that award-winning chili recipe that will be breathtaking for their family and friends and maybe even impress a few chili contest judges. Wouldn`t it be exciting to UNLEASH your chili and rock your family and friends` worlds, save money and have a great time pr...
10 Deadly Bacteria That Can Get In Your Food (And How To Stop Them From Getting There)
By Terry Nicholls - 2/11/2006
Thousands of types of bacteria are naturally present in our environment. Not all bacteria cause disease in humans (for example, some bacteria are used beneficially in making cheese and yogurt). However, the prime causes of food-borne illness include parasites, viruses, and bacteria such as:
1. E....
Easy and Healthy Snacks
By Dr. Tara Barker - 2/11/2006
In our house, snacks are almost a way of life. Particularly in the summer, while we travel to the creek by day and out of town on the weekends, snacks take a central roll in getting us where we want to go in a healthy way. A good snack can help alleviate the afternoon blahs as well as prevent low ...
Best Recipes: Strawberry Orange Milkshake
By Donna Monday - 2/2/2006
Love strawberries? Love orange juice? Well, now you can have them both together in this divine Strawberry Orange Milkshake. Makes a great fruit smoothie if you?re looking for a simple smoothie to have any time of day.
Strawberries and oranges have their own unique tangy fruit flavors and mixing th...
Best Recipes: Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake
By Donna Monday - 2/2/2006
Who put chocolate in my peanut butter? Remember that funny commercial from years ago? Well, you?re gonna have lots of Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake fun when you taste this yummy drink.
If you love the taste of chocolate and peanut butter together then you?ve got to make yourself a Chocolate Pe...
Best Recipes: Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake
By Donna Monday - 2/2/2006
Our old favorite sandwich standby: peanut butter and jelly, has got a new twist! That?s right. Now you can have your peanut butter and jelly in a glass. Got milk?
A little ice cream? Good. Then you?re ready to have a yummy taste treat that will really satisfy all your PBJ desires.
Peanut Butter ...
Chicken recipes that everyone enjoys!
By Mike Yeager - 1/31/2006
Chicken recipes are a stable in many people?s diets. Many of them are recipes we have made time and time again and others, are special recipes, maybe a favorite Christmas recipe or even a special fondue recipe using chicken. Americans consume more chicken then any other meat, but we still want new r...
So, You Have A Crockpot. Now You`ll Want Crockpot Recipes.
By Mike Yeager - 1/31/2006
To those of us that don`t know, crockpot recipes are among the best out there! Did you receive a crockpot as a gift at your wedding shower or perhaps as a birthday gift and have no idea how to use it? Crockpots are great kitchen tools that offer a convenience like none other. Many meals from basic c...
Easy, Tasty Chicken Wing Recipes
By Rachel Paxton - 1/26/2006
You can serve chicken wings hot or cold, for a meal, or for snacks. They`re great as appetizers at parties, or when you`re just looking for a tasty midnight snack. Try these four easy recipes:
Baked Chicken Wings
- 1/2 c. margarine, melted
- 1 t. dijon mustard
- 3 c. multi-gr...
Coffee Drink Basics
By Gary Gresham - 1/25/2006
When you enter a coffee house, you have a multitude of drink choices like latté, cappuccino, straight shot and caffé mocha just to name a few.
Sometimes knowing what to order can be overwhelming unless you know what you are getting. After all, who wants to pay an outrageous amount of money for a m...
Hybrid Sweeteners in Todays Health Market
By D.S. Epperson - 1/24/2006
What is the advantage of these new half sugar and half synthetic baking sugars that are on the market? These drink products made with ½ the sugar carbs and ½ synthetic sweeteners and foods marketed and eaten by our kids, does it really give the consumer that much more of an advantage?
There was...
50% Less Cooking
By Linda Gray - 1/23/2006
50% Less Cooking
without hitting the fast food button! Don`t you just cringe when some clever kitchen type tells you what you could be doing with the leftovers in the fridge, when it`s plainly obvious the leftovers will stay there until they walk out by themselves!
More often than not, saving mone...
Cherry Cranberry Trifle
By News Canada - 1/31/2005
Pound Cake:
- 2 cups (500 ml) Five Roses All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
- pinch salt
- 1 cup (250 ml) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (250 ml) sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1-2 tsp (5-10 ml) grated orange zest
Filling:
- 1 can (300 ml) condensed milk...
The Perfect Complement
By News Canada - 1/31/2005
(NC)?The origin of onion soup is rooted in two legends. The first story credits its origin with King Louis XV of France who returned late one night to his hunting lodge, and all that was on hand were onions, butter and champagne. He mixed them together and created the first French Onion Soup. Anothe...
Chocolate Cookie Buttons
By News Canada - 1/31/2005
1/2 cup (125 ml) butter, softened
1/2 cup (125 ml) dark brown sugar
1/3 cup (75 ml) granulated sugar
1 egg
4 squares Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
1 -3/4 cup (425 ml) Five Roses All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
Coating:
12 squa...
Eat Your Way To Healthy Hormones
By News Canada - 1/20/2004
(NC)-Reaching for a mid-afternoon candy bar instead of ripe fruit or raw vegetables can have serious consequences on our physical - and emotional health. According to a recent survey, 70% of Canadians are not getting the recommended five to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables in their diet. As a re...
Eat More Leafy Greens To Reduce Pms Symptoms
By News Canada - 1/20/2004
(NC)-Eating foods that are high in sugar and saturated fats, along with too much caffeine and alcohol can trigger premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in many women. PMS is controlled by the hormone estrogen - too much or too little causes moods to fluctuate, depression, anxiety, food cravings and bloating a...
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