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We’re smack in the middle of the holiday season! Christmas parties, office events and an abundance of sugar and fat are surrounding us. This is definitely the time of the year where all of the excess sugar, salt and even alcohol can take a toll on your body. Foods that are the most nutritious for your overall health also are the best for your skin health. When you’re staying healthy and eating right, your complexion is clear and your skin has a beautiful glow. We all look forward to special food at this time of year, and they definitely can be a part of your holiday. But try to focus on the treats that usually are unavailable the rest of the year, and eat them in reasonable portions without overindulging.
Traditional holiday drinks, like egg nog, are high in fat and laden with sugar. One cup has 10 grams of fat – about a sixth of the daily recommended amount, if you’re consuming around 2,000 calories a day. A one-cup serving also has 20 grams of carbs – or five teaspoons of sugar. Holiday meals usually feature pie (or several different pies) for dessert. That flaky, buttery crust is mostly white flour and shortening. Then there is the sugary filling. Apple pie filling can have 22 grams of sugar per serving – that’s more than four teaspoons! Creamy dips contains high-fat ingredients such as mayonnaise (one tablespoon = 10 fat grams) or cream cheese (one tablespoon = 5 fat grams). Instead, go for shrimp with cocktail sauce or salsa scooped up with baked tortilla chips.
These foods may not be your first choice during the holiday season, but they can definitely be enjoyed more frequently and without much damage to your diet.
Choose raw vegetable appetizers in a wide variety of colors. This will ensure you’ll eat a variety of essential vitamins and minerals. Carrots, for example, are rich in beta carotene and vitamins A and C, which improve your skin health. Eat nuts such as sunflower seeds, which contain vitamin E, and brazil nuts, which contain selenium, a mineral that improve your skin’s health. Nuts also contain omega 3 fatty acids. Look for foods that contain zinc, which can help reduce inflammation and bacteria production. Foods such as cocoa, chocolate, spinach, cashews, avocados, blackberries, raspberries and turkey contain zinc.
Bonus! Chocolate contains flavonols, an antioxidant that helps to fight free radicals and sun damage, which keeps the skin looking younger and more radiant. But keep your chocolate portion small – no more than one ounce!
No matter what you eat or what time of year it is, you should always practice healthy skin care. The skin is the largest organ in the body, and it is responsible for many functions that contribute to our health and well-being. The skin protects the body against physical and chemical aggressions, serves as a sensorial receptor, regulates body temperature, and supplies our cells with oxygen, water, and minerals. It also synthesizes Vitamin D from the sun, which is essential for healthy, strong bones and bone growth.
Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/best-%E2%80%93-and-worst-%E2%80%93-holiday-foods-for-your-skin/ar-BBgDV8D
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There are a few things that we keep rather close to us, but unfortunately we don’t clean them or change them regularly enough! A great example is your pillows and sheets.
Let’s be honest – most of us could change the sheets and even pillowcases a bit more often. Not only is it sanitary, but the germs and bacteria festering there can be the underlying cause of other issues. Dead skin cells, mites, mold, and fungus are also common pillow stuffers, the research shows. Somewhat surprising, synthetic pillows actually harbor a lot more bacteria than older down pillows because synthetic fibers aren’t woven as tightly. Here are a few more common items that you should make sure to clean a bit more often.
A report from the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) found 27 percent of toothbrush holders are contaminated with sickness-causing bacteria like Staph. The report also turned up a previously unknown kind of bacterium related to E. coli. In fact, after lots of testing, the NSF scientists concluded the place you stick your toothbrush is probably the dirtiest spot in your bathroom.
Regardless of whether you’ve owned a coffee maker for years or you’ve recently purchased one, I bet you haven’t read the instructions on how to clean it properly. I imagine you clean the carafe and the filter holder, but when was the last time you thought to disinfect and clean the water reservoir? Yeah, it’s been a while or you didn’t even realise you needed to. That’s a problem, because another NSF study found mold or yeast present in 50 percent of the reservoirs they tested.
How to clean it: Check your coffee maker’s instructions, but most recommend filling the reservoir with white vinegar, brewing until half of the vinegar has drained into the carafe, and then letting the maker sit for an hour before completing the brew cycle and re-running with clean water a few times to flush out the vinegar.
From your keyboard to the house keys in your pocket, both types are absolutely coated with germs. And if you’re like most people, you never clean them. One U.K. report found the average keyboard contains five times more sickness-causing bacteria than the average public toilet seat.
How to clean them: When it comes to your keys or keyboard, a few swipes with wet wipes now and then will clear away germs.
It goes everywhere with you, sits around on public tabletops and counters, and it’s often warm—creating an ideal breeding ground for bacteria and germs. Your phone is gross, and its smooth glass surfaces are also great transporters of microbes, shows a Stanford University study.
How to clean it: Again, disinfectant wipes are your best option.
They sit close to the ground where dirt and street muck splash all over them as you walk. And according to a University of Arizona study, shoes and laces typically harbor millions of microorganisms.
How to clean them: Soak your laces in hot soapy water or toss them in the machine with your clothes.
You take it everywhere and plop it down on at least a few public surfaces a day (counter tops, bus seats, bathroom floors, etc.).
How to clean it: That depends a lot on your type of purse. But most can be cleaned off with wet wipes or soapy water.
Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/7-things-you%E2%80%99re-not-washing-but-should-be/ss-BBdC5DI#image=1