January 2008 Newsletter
The staff at Hormones-Beauty-Health.com would like to wish our readers all the best of the holiday season and a Happy New Year.
In our Newsletter we strive to bring you the latest information in all areas of hormones, beauty, and health. We do, however, encourage you to send any requests for articles or any comments you may have to us at sales@ihdistribution.com
Drew Barrymore Shares Her Beauty Secrets
Q: Have you picked up any beauty tips from your girlfriends?
A: White eyeliner is something my girlfriend turned me onto, which I’ve known about but hadn’t really practiced.
Q: How does your diet affect your looks?
A: If I eat healthy, I feel healthy. If I eat a bunch of crap, I feel like crap. But I can’t be disciplined all the time. I love those days
where I just pig out and have the biggest breakfast on the planet with all my girlfriends and we talk about the night before.
Q: What about skin care?
A: I’m trying to be better about sunblock. Whenever I get a tan, a mustache comes out! It’s not sexy.
Q: And makeup?
A: I wear a lot more eyeliner now. I used to be more about red lips and pale skin. Now I’m sort of more about nude lips and
eyeliner.
Q: What’s your basic beauty routine?
A: I always wash my face at night. I’m a face-washing obsessive-compulsive. I’m of a one-track mind to have clear skin.
It makes me feel good.
Q: Any home beauty remedies?
A: No. If I get a zit, I pretty much just have to cry.
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Recipes for Good Health
This month’s “healthy recipe” is “Sunday Best Fruit Salad”. As always, you can find our group of healthy recipes at http://www.hormones-beauty-health.com/pageAppendix03.html.
1 (20 oz.) Can Pineapple Chucks, juice reserved |
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- In a small bowl, toss the chopped apples in reserved pineapple juice. Allow to sit 5-10 minutes.
- In a large salad bowl, combine the peach pie filling and pineapple chunks.
- Remove apples from pineapple juice and add to pie filling and pineapple mixture. Add chopped bananas to reserved pineapple juice and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Peel and slice kiwi and ½ of the strawberries. Chop the other ½ of strawberries and set aside.
- Remove bananas from pineapple juice and add to pie filling mixture. Add chopped strawberries; toss together.
- Arrange kiwi slices around the edge of the serving bowl and alternate with strawberry slices. Chill and serve.
Serves 8. Per serving – Calories 186, Fat 0.6mg, Carbohydrates 46.1g, Protein 2g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 15g, Dietary Fiber 5g
Product of The Month
This month’s “Product of The Month” is Arbonne’s PhytoProlief. It’s a natural balancing cream to help with menopause issues. PhytoProlief is enriched with botanicals, designed to help restore balance. It’s conveniently packaged in a metered pump to take the guesswork out of measuring. PhytoProlief is light and greaseless, free of colors and fragrance. You can use this product if you are peri-menopausal or menopausal. It’s applied topically in the morning and/or at night. With all the HRT issues today, this is a simple, natural solution to help control the effects of menopause, i.e. hot flashes, headaches, etc. You can find this product at www.ihd.myarbonne.com. Give it a try and let us know how it works for you. |
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Nail Care Questions & Answers
Q: What can I do to smooth out the ridges in my nails?
A: Unfortunately, nothing. If you’ve always had ridges, you will continue to have them. If you just recently noticed them, one reason
could be stress, or that you’re simply getting older. As we age, the nails on our hands and toes become ridged. If you want a
smooth polish application, gently buff the nail surface with a white block buffer, remove the dust, then apply a ridge-filler base
coat, two coats of polish, and a topcoat.
Q: Should I cut my cuticles and calluses?
A: NO! The cuticle protects the nails from infection and the calluses act as shock absorbers. When you cut them, they grow back
thicker and harder and can possibly create an infection. The best care for your cuticles is to apply a good quality cuticle oil and
gently push them back with an orangewood stick.
Q: What causes fingernail damage?
A: Nail biting, scratching the nail folds, bad manicures, or trauma (i.e. slamming a finger in a car door). Damaged nails can look
ridged, cracked, and/or broken. If you don’t see them back to normal in one year, then the nail matrix has probably been
damaged and will never be normal again.
Q: How can I avoid polishing my cuticles?
A: Don’t start painting from the cuticle down. Instead, place the brush on approximately 1/8” from the cuticle and push
backwards toward it; then stop just before the skin.
Q: If I do polish my cuticles, how do I remove it?
A: Planning! Wait until about an hour before going to bed to polish your nails and leave on any polish that you got on your cuticles.
When taking a shower the next morning, the polish will peel off. If you polish nails at other times, you’re in a hurry, and the
polish isn’t dry yet, use a cotton swab with polish remover.
Q: How do I keep my polish from peeling near the skin?
A: Lightly buff the top of your nail with a fine-grained file. This takes away the top oily enamel and will allow better adhesion.
Q: How do I keep the polish from peeling at the tips?
A: There could be a couple reasons – (1) you used too much ridge-filler. Stick to one coat of ridge-filler and wait until it’s
completely dry before applying nail polish, or (2) you’ve used two thick coats of polish. It’s better to use two thin coats of polish.
Q: My nail polish is too thick. How can I thin it out?
A: Keep the bottle in the refrigerator to start with – this will extend its shelf life.
Q: How can I avoid bubbles?
A: Try rolling the bottle between your palms instead of shaking it and use thin coats. Shaking the bottle whips bubbles into it.
Q: How do I keep my polish from cracking?
A: Apply a thin clear coat of polish every other night.
Next month, we’ll talk about what your nails will reveal about your health. Stay tuned!
Skin Care, Health Care and Anti-Aging Information