Health Benefits of Mangosteens...

Hi Guys,

Today i am going to write a little bit on a very popular fruit among asians... the MANGOSTEEN.. This simple, common fruit which have been consumed for hundreds maybe thousands of years is actually loaded with lots of health benefits... 

Now what is so good about it? Well, this wonder fruit is very high in an antioxidant called Xanthone. Apart from that, it contains Proanthocyanidins, catechins, tannins, polysaccharides, sterols, and fiber - All of these being natural chemical compounds. 

Ok, what do they do??

Scientifically, it has been recorded that these fruits maintain intestinal health, support the immune system, neutralize free radicals, help support joint and cartilage functions, and promote a healthy seasonal respiratory system. It's also said to be used for UTI's, gonorrhea, thrush, TB, menstrual disorders, cancer, osteoarthritis, dysentery, and improving mental health.

It's best results are seen in the Anti Aging process and prevention of Cancer.

What's the best form for its consumption... Well guys, anything is best when consumed in its natural form.. The fruit it self but how often do we consume them??... in cases like this, if you would have realized over this past 1 year there has been a boom in Mangosteen juice products... As for this juice, there has been a lot of hype about the wonders that it can do... It could be true to a certain extend and the rest could just be marketing gimmicks... There is no certain evidence as i have mentioned before in previous posts that different people have different reactions to anything they consume.... At the end of the day, whether or not to buy these juices it's entirely up to your decision...

As for the factual part, it's our duty to tell you that YES, mangosteens are indeed a very health beneficial fruit...

That's all for today guys... till our next post.. adios..

Anti Aging and Skin Care Made Easy - PRODUCT REVIEW

Hi guys,

Today I am going to be giving an overview of our 1st Product Review. It's an AWESOME E-Book Titled "Anti Aging and Skin Care Made Easy" written by Dr. Alison Grant. She is a one the leading consultant Dermatolagist in Canada. Now, via the Company Wings of Success, they are currently doing a world-wide promotion for this particular Book Title.

Well guys.... as i mentioned in one of our Page posts, ever since our page numbers hit 500, we have been approached by many people to do Product Reviews but we turned them down. WHY?? Simply because, so many of these companies seem to marketing Health Products that they claim can do wonders. I only asked them 1 question... Is it approved by the Health Ministry or Any local governing bodies to certify that this product is SAFE for consumption.... and guess what... they never answer YES... It's always "In the process.... or this does require certification".... and lots more stories..

Dear Friends, when you are out there buying any kind of Health Product or Supplement, please be extra cautious and read the labels carefully before you buy...

Ok, coming back to this book... The main reason we decided to write a review on this book is simply because of the following factors:

1) It's simplicity - The author has written the whole book in such a simple manner that even a kid would be able to understand it's contents

2) Aim of the Author - The author has aimed to educate us towards the process of Anti Aging and Skin Care which we found it to be extremely beneficial. Many people out there will tell you to use Product A, B and a little of C to get a healthier skin.... Now what happens when you get those products and it does not work for you... You reach a dead end... Here instead of telling you what product to use, the author has written about what are the fundamentals of achieving younger looking skin... With this, you now know how to do it based on your skin type. With this knowledge, you can look for the perfect product that works for you...

3) The Topic that was written about - Anti aging and Skin Care is one of the hottest areas that are sought after by mostly women and of course men too... Our appearance and skin are components that will help us boost our confidence... RIGHT?? We all would live to have younger, more radiant looking appearance as we age... That's where the term "Aging Gracefully" came about. :)

4) The Practicality of it's contents - The author has written so many PRACTICAL - Do It At Home Remedies to maintain excellent skin care... This is particularly in-line with our aim of Staying Healthy The Practical Way...

So guys, our team which consists of 4 (2 men and 2 women) found this book extremely useful and practical...

So... Presenting to you ANTI AGING and SKIN CARE MADE EASY by Dr. Alison Grant via Wings of Success

Now for more details about the book - Listed below is its table of contents for your viewing pleasure:-

Contents

Reducing Wrinkles: Tips To Try First .......................................................................................................9

Reducing Wrinkles: Improving Your Skin's Look......................................................................................10

Reducing Wrinkles Through Exfoliating.....................................................................................................11

Reducing Wrinkles: Stay Out of the Sun...................................................................................................12

Reducing Wrinkles: Choices to Consider .................................................................................................13

All about sensitive skin care......................................................................................................................14

Antiaging skin care ..................................................................................................................................16

Herbal skin care ......................................................................................................................................18

Men skin care ..........................................................................................................................................20

‘Personal skin care’ is a routine ................................................................................................................22

Serious skin care ......................................................................................................................................24

Skin care cosmetic – Useful or harmful? ...................................................................................................26

The importance of caring for your skin .....................................................................................................28

Skin care treatment for the most common skin conditions .........................................................................30

The facts about Oily skin care ..................................................................................................................32

Tips for make up and skin care ................................................................................................................34

Top 10 skin care tips................................................................................................................................36

Vitamin C skin care – The challenge..........................................................................................................38

What is Natural skin care? .......................................................................................................................40

Which is the best skin care product? ........................................................................................................42

Reducing Wrinkles: Is There A Way? .......................................................................................................44

5 Tips In Reducing Wrinkles ....................................................................................................................45

Reducing Wrinkles: Can Diet Help?..........................................................................................................46

Reducing Wrinkles: Over the Counter Wrinkle Cream...............................................................................47

Reducing Wrinkles: Understanding Botox.................................................................................................48

Reducing Wrinkles: Using Home Remedies .............................................................................................49

Reducing Wrinkles: Using Laser Resurfacing............................................................................................50

Reducing Wrinkles: Do Over the Counter Remedies Work?.....................................................................51

Reducing Wrinkles: Start With Prevention................................................................................................52

Reducing Wrinkles Through A Facelift.....................................................................................................53

Anti Aging: Can You Defy The Odds? ....................................................................................................54

Cosmetic Surgeons For Anti Aging: How To Choose...............................................................................55

Consider Anti Aging Techniques Carefully...............................................................................................56

Anti Aging Through Calorie Restriction ...................................................................................................57

Anti Aging And Cosmetic Surgery ..........................................................................................................58

A Good Diet For Anti Aging Benefit .......................................................................................................59

Exercise And Anti Aging ........................................................................................................................60

Do Anti Aging Products Work? .............................................................................................................61

A Great Anti Aging Technique: Get Enough Sleep! .................................................................................63

Cosmetic Surgery Considerations For Anti Aging....................................................................................65

If you notice from the Table of Contents, each Chapter is covered in 1 to 2 pages... Now this we felt is great.. WHY?? some books may have many pages for 1 chapter but it defeats the purpose as they just ramble on and make each point too long... This will bore the reader... What the author has done is made all her points short and sweet... Therefore it's easy for all of us to understand... 

Here are some snippets for the book which we were allowed to post:- 

"When it comes to reducing wrinkles, you really have to take your needs seriously. There are a

number of factors that play a role in the health and well being of your skin. It is often hard to

understand how products work and why they may not work even if they promise to do so. If you

are considering wrinkle creams and a regimen of facelifts, you may go broke in the process.

Before you do all of that, consider going through a process of determine the very best solution

for your needs".......

"You have heard of the chemical peel and it sounds much more painful than it is. But, what if

you could get the benefits of that chemical peel at home and reduce the wrinkles that are on

your skin?"

"‘Sensitive skin care’ is governed by a few basic rules. However, even before we delve into the

rules for sensitive skin care, it’s important to understand what a sensitive skin is. Sensitive skin

is one which is unable to tolerate any unfavorable conditions (environmental/other), and which

easily gets irritated on contact with foreign materials............. Here are a few tips for sensitive skin care:......."

"‘Anti-ageing skin care’ is a very poplar concept in today’s world. Today everyone wants to hide

their age using anti-ageing skin care procedures (and a number of people are successful too).

However anti-ageing skin care is not achieved by any magic potion. ‘Antiaging skin care’ is

about discipline. It is about being proactive. Antiaging skin care is retarding the ageing process.

Here are a few tips for proactive anti-ageing skin care:...................."

"Herbal skin care is good not only for the routine nourishing of skin but also for treatment of skin

disorders like.........."

"‘Man skin care’ would seem like an alien topic to some men. It would have been even more

alien a few years back. However, more and more men are now realizing the importance of man

skin care (and hence you see markets flush with man skin care products too). Even though the

male skin is very different from that of a female, ‘man skin care’ is very similar to the skin care

for women. 

‘Man skin care’ too starts with.................."

"The second thing on the personal skin care routine is............"

That's all that we were allowed to post guys.... Additional benefits are being given with this E-Book... You will find links to various other E-Books that you can get as well as a link to Wings of Success's Page where you can download so so so so many FREE E-Books for your reading pleasure... Now that's great right!!!! 

Well, the best part of this whole thing is the Price that they are offering to ONLY Health is Wealth Members.... This Book only costs MYR 20 (USD 6.25) and you guys can buy it online via the link below: 

http://www.itsallwomen.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=37113 

Simply click on the link and follow these simple steps: -

1) Click on Add to Cart

2) Click Check out

3) Sign up with just a few simple steps

4) Select your payment method

5) Click Confirm Order

You will be sent an email informing your status. KEEP THAT MAIL as the link to download is there (which will be activated once your payment is verified). Once your payment is verified, they will send you a 2nd email informing you the status... Then go back to the 1st email and click the link to download your book... 

Pls note that NON-Malaysians who wish to purchase, you can use the built in currency converter to choose the currency you wish to pay in and pay via Paypal.   

Well my dear friends.. That's all for our 1st Product Review.... We wish you happy Reading and have a great time nurturing your skin.... Till our next post... adios... 

Step 1 towards Staying Healthy The Practical Way - DETOX Part 4 - Green Tea

Hi Guys,

Continuing our journey in trying to find solutions to Stay Healthy The Practical Way.... For those of you who are new to this page.. what do we mean by Staying Healthy the Practical Way??.. Well... simple... we are trying to look for ways to stay healthy without going out the way to do things... For example going to the gym.. Going to the gym is great but how many of us actually do it?? There have been many of us who have got hyped up about a good gym deal.. pay the money but eventually drop out... have you thought WHY?? This is because on the norm human beings become contented with what we call "comfort zone" We have already set our daily routine. To make a change to go out of the way to do something is only applicable for a few.... Having realized that, we have decided to embark upon a journey to discover things we can do that falls perfectly in our daily routine to stay healthy without having to make extensive lifestyle changes and spend a lot of money. And along this process we have discovered that the 1st thing that we need to do is to DETOX our body... If you want to know why please do read our earlier posts in the "Staying Healthy The Practical Way" Category or "Detox" Category...

Now moving on to the next good detox product..... GREEN TEA

I am sure that all of you know the existence of green tea. On the whole, it is most popularly consumed among the Chinese and Japanese cultures. Only off late we have heard others consuming them. Now what does green tea have that makes it a good detox product?

A wonderful component in Green Tea leaves is CATECHIN POLYPHENOLS. This is an excellent toxin cleanser. There are many sub components of CATECHIN POLYPHENOLS which are beneficial for health but green tea has the most powerful sub component that is EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate). The EGCG in green tea leaves is the one responsible for a prefect body detox.

EGCG plays an important role in detecting excessive toxin in our body and removes it via our Kidneys and Bladder.

So guys... you see such a simple product which is easily accessible from any supermarket, hypermarket, medical store or any tea merchant can do wonders for us. In addition to this, it is extremely affordable, very simple to prepare, tastes great plus it's caffeine level is only 1/4 the amount we get in black tea or coffee which makes it extremely good to consume on a regular basis..... I think this is a practical way to detox our body.. don't you??

By consuming green tea, we not only get a chance to detox but can enjoy a lot more benefits. Here are a few extra benefits we get by consuming green tea:

1) Weight Loss - It's a good product for those who want to shed some extra weight off. Green Tea helps in increasing our body's natural metabolism rate hence burns off more fat than usual.

2) Prevents Cancer and Heart Diseases(Atherosclerosis) - The EGCG is an extremely good antioxidant which prevents cancer and heart diseases. If you are doubting this, think of this. If you do some research, you will find that the Chinese and Japanese have the lowest rates of Cancer and Heart Diseases than anyone else in the world... WHY?? That's because drinking green tea or equivalent is a part of their daily routine. At any point in time or with what ever food they consume, it is accompanied by Green Tea ( or Chinese Tea).

3) Reduces Cholesterol Levels - The EGCG actually helps in reducing LDL (Bad Cholesterol) in our body thus increasing HDL (Good Cholesterol)

4) Reduces Tooth Decay - Green Tea is said to contain small amounts of Flouride which is good is destroying bacteria that cause tooth decay.

5) Induces Healthier and Radiant Skin - This is something that may interest women.. :) EGCG in green tea helps rejuvenate dying skin cells on the outer most layer hence keeps in healthier, smoother and reactivated. Not only this, it helps prevent formation of wrinkles, psoriasis, ulcers and etc.

P/S: - An additional beauty tip for ladies and men as well... Remove leaves from the tea bag after being used and apply it over your face for approximately 15 minutes a day. Then wash it off with PLAIN WATER. DO NOT USE ANY SOAP and you will see a more radiant looking skin in just 2 weeks... :)

6) Keeps Body Joints Healthy - EGCG is an extremely good anti-inflammatory agent. It has helped people around the world reduce joint pains and helped those with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and bursitis feel a lot better.

7) Reduces Diabetes - Now this is something very useful as recent studies by WHO have found that 1 in 12 people are diabetic or potentially diabetic. Well, EGCG in green tea have proven to help prevent Type 1 Diabetes or slow down its progression once it has developed.

8) Protects Liver - Studies have shown that those especially men who consume 4 to 5 glasses of green tea a day has lesser chances of developing any liver related diseases. EGCG also helps protect the liver from toxic substances such as alcohol..... CAUTION - This does not mean that one can drink green tea and consume as much alcohol as they want... Anything in excess will damage your body!!!!

So my dear friends.... As we have listed above Green Tea is like a 9 in 1 product.... By just drinking 4 to 5 glasses a day, you get to DETOX your body and enjoy 8 other benefits from it.... To those of you who already drink it BRAVO to you.... To those of who have not yet, please do make it a practice.... It's easy to get, Affordable, Easy to prepare and taste great....


Now, here are some important Green Tea preparation Tips... If we wanna rip the benefits we got to do it right... RIGHT?

1) Use fresh cool water to boil


2) Do not boil until water is extremely hot. Green Tea leaves are very delicate. If you are using a boiler, turn it off before it stops by it self... In other words 3/4 boiled water is the best for steeping green tea


3) Do not Steep green tea in an aluminium or plastic container. These materials are reactive and will only add toxic materials to your tea and leave an off taste to the tea. Instead you may want to use stainless steel, porcelain or China wear. 


4) If you are concerned about the caffeine content (although very low), you may pour off the 1st batch of tea as most of the caffeine will be there. 


5) Steeping the tea for 2 to 4 minutes is sufficient to get maximum benefits from it. 


6) And last but not least drinking 4 to 5 glasses a day is sufficient. Remember that anything good for health will in turn become your body's enemy if taken in excess!!! 

Well that's all for today guys... till our next post... adios...