7 Things You Do that Are Ruining Your Hair

 "There are a lot of things you do on a daily basis that can wreak havoc on your hair," says celebrity stylist Harry Josh, who tends to the hair of Gisele, Rose Byrne, and a ton of other A-listers. 

 According to Josh, here's what you might be doing that is totally trashing your hair: 

1. Trying to bleach your hair yourself.
"If you're trying to do ombré look or give yourself highlights at home, and your hair comes out looking more yellow than what you were going for, call your stylist," he says. "If you go out and buy another box, thinking you're going to give it another go, think again. You could end up frying off your hair and making it fall out in the end, which would be terrbile and unfixable."

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2. Using a hair tie that rips your hair out.
 "You might still be using an elastic with the metal fasteners that hold the hair tie together, or god forbit an office rubberband to put your hair up, but these types of hair binders will only rip out your hair when you try to take them out," Josh says. "Instead, get one that is made entirely out of fabric or one that isn't held together with a small metal piece. And NEVER use an office rubberband to pull your hair up - they're your hair's worst enemy." Try Emi Jay Hair Ties. 

3. Pulling your hair up in the same ponytail position.
 "If you normally put your hair in a ponytail in the exact same spot every day, you can actually cause surface breakage in that area," he says. "What happens over time is that your hair will start to get weaker and break off in that spot and you'll be left with a bunch of flyaways you'll have to spray back with hair spray." To avoid this strand situation, change up your ponytail placement so you don't wear out your hair at the crown of your head, for example. 

Related: 7 Best Hairstyles For Round Faces 
4. Copying ballerinas and pulling your hair back too tightly.
"Over time this can cause breakage to the hairline, since you're essentially putting a lot of tension on your hair at the root," he explains. "If you have a frail hairline, opt for looser styles that don't give an instant facelift as soon as you pull it back."

5. Skipping heat protectant products when you style.
 "These types of products nourish as they style and put a barrier between the plates of the hot tool and your inner core of your hair shaft that keeps it strong," says Josh. "Some even contain UV filters, which help shield UV rays from sun damage that makes your hair porous, which makes it feel rough and look dry." Try John Frieda Frizz-Ease Heat Defeat Protective Styling Spray. 

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6. Brushing your hair with boar bristle brush when it's wet.
"You always want to use a paddle brush or wide-tooth comb when you're trying to detangle your hair after you shower," Josh warns. "Go for one with bristles set far apart; otherwise, using a boar bristle brush will yank your hair out since it's bristles are so close together."

7. Never brushing your hair.
"Brushing your hair invigorates the blood in your scalp, bringing it to the follicle," he says. "And the healthier the follicle is, the healthier and more lustrous your hair will look."

When to apply lotion

It is no surprise that the winter months can play havoc on the skin. The combination of wood heat and/or other home heating sources causes your home to have relatively low humidity, thus leaving your skin flaky and with dry itchy patches. Dry itchy skin patches can be bothersome and unsightly and, left untreated, can lead to broken skin and even infection. Therefore, it is necessary to hydrate and moisturize the skin as much as possible.

 Below are a few tips to ward off dry flaky skin and eliminate dry skin patches: 

1. Know your skin type! If you have oily skin, consider a humectant moisturizer. These types of moisturizers are water based and have very few oils in them. They will prevent dry skin from cracking by increasing the skin's natural pliability. Look for ingredients such as glycerin and lactic acid.

 For those with dry skin consider a moisturizer that traps in the natural moisture in the underlying layers of the skin. These types of moisturizers are called occlusive moisturizers and contain ingredients such as petroleum, mineral oils and/or silicone. My skin is dry and sensitive, so for an allover body lotion I use a fragrance free lotion such as Eucerin. To cure the dry skin patches that occasionally pop up I use a little jojoba oil on the area. 

2. Selecting the right cleanser for your skin type is also critical to fight off dry skin. A foaming body wash is more drying than a lotion-type body wash. So if you like the suds use sparingly. I like my Olay body wash, it leaves my skin feeling clean and does not dry it out. If your body wash leaves your skin feeling tight and "squeaky clean," chances are you are stripping your skin of its natural oils. 

3. The best time to moisturize is right after a shower while the skin is still damp. I always moisturize after a shower and then apply a little more before I go to bed at night.

4. Exfoliation is also helpful. It sloughs off dead skin cells and improves the absorption of your moisturizer. Once a week I will add a little cornmeal to my body wash and it does a wonderful job of exfoliation. It is also eco-friendly and inexpensive.

5. We read a lot of articles on moisturizing and cleansing and most articles focus on the face. The neck and décolleté area (aka V zone) really needs attention, too. The skin in these areas is very thin and is very prone to sun damage and wrinkles. When applying your moisturizer do not neglect this area.

 That is my skin care regimen to fight off dry skin and dry patches. Because I burn wood all winter long, I notice that when I skip my moisturizing routine it doesn't take long for the dry patches and flaky skin to appear. 

Are there any extra steps you take to care for your skin during the winter months? I would love to hear them.

 Carol Belanger is an author of 300+ skin care recipes and is a Shine Beauty Guru. I hope you will stop by visit my Shine blog which offers skin care and hair care tips and product reviews. Or, stop by and visit Complete Skin Care Therapy for skin care and hair care recipes and products for all your beauty needs.

VERY IMPORTANT INFO!!!!

Ten Tips To Help You Control Your High Blood Pressure,And 10 Common Habits That Damage the Kidneys~

1. Make sure your blood pressure is under 140/90 mm Hg. If your systolic pressure (the top number) is over 140, ask your doctor what you can do to lower it.

2. Take your high blood pressure medicine, if prescribed, every day. If you have questions, talk to your doctor.

3. Aim for a healthy weight. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight increases your risk of high blood pressure. One way to determine if you need to lose weight is to find out your body mass index or BMI. If your BMI is above the healthy range (i.e., 25 or greater), or if your waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (women) or 40 inches (men) you probably have excess abdominal weight and you may benefit from weight loss especially if you have other risk factors. Talk to your doctor to see if you are at increased risk for high blood pressure and need to lose weight.

4. Increase your physical activity. Do at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, such as walking, most days of the week. You can do 30 minutes in three 10-minute segments.

5. Choose foods low in salt and sodium. Most Americans should consume no more than 2.4 grams (2,400 milligrams) of sodium a day. That equals 6 grams, about one teaspoon of table salt a day. For someone with high blood pressure, the doctor may advise less.

6. Read nutrition labels. Almost all packaged foods contain sodium. Every time you prepare or eat a packaged food, know how much sodium is in one serving.

7. Keep a sodium diary. You may be surprised at how much sodium you consume each day and the diary will help you decide which foods to decrease or eliminate.

8. Use spices and herbs instead of salt to season the food you prepare at home.

9. Eat more fruits, vegetables, grains, and low-fat dairy foods.

10. If you consume alcohol at all, consume moderate amount or restrict...

10 Common Habits That Damage the Kidneys

1. Not emptying your bladder early:
2. Not drinking enough water:
3. Taking too much salt:
4. Not treating common infections quickly and properly:
5. Eating too much meat:
6. Not eating enough:
7. Painkiller abuse:
8. Missing your drugs:
9. Drinking too much alcohol:
10. Not resting enough:

Benefits of eating fruits

It's not as easy as you think.
It's important to know how and when to eat.
DON'T EAT FRUIT AFTER MEALS!

FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

It will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil....

Eat fruit on an empty stomach or before meals! People complain, "Every time I eat watermelon I burp; when I eat apples, my stomach bloats up; when I eat a banana🍌 I feel like running to the toilet, etc ” This will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. Fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas, hence you will bloat!

Gray hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under eyes will NOT happen by taking fruit on an empty stomach.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon 🍋are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. Master the correct way of eating fruits, and you will have beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

Drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

Eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI: 🍈A good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: .. have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE : Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessening the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. A key source of lycopene the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: 🍈 for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; good for your eyes.

Drinking Cold water after meals = Cancer!

It will solidify the oily stuff you have just consumed and slow down digestion... Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. This will turn into fats and lead to cancer. Better to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': Not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of pain in the jaw line. You may never have chest pain during a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are common symptoms. Sixty percent who have an attack while asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can awaken you.

Tips to beat acidity

Are your eating habits irregular? Do you eat out a lot? Do you love spicy food? And have you been experiencing burning sensations in the throat, gas formation, sour taste in your mouth and fatigue? Chances are that you are suffering from acidity.

What causes acidity?

Acidity is caused when the digestive juices produced in our stomach are not utilised completely. In fact the acid helps digest food we eat. However, when there isn’t enough food for digestion or if there is an over production of this acid, you will experience acidity pangs.

In addition, acidity may also be due to eating a meal filled with either sugar or spices, stress, lack of exercise or long gaps between two meals. In most cases, the main trigger for acidity is the food we eat and our eating habits.

Though acidity is one of the most common problems faced by most of us, preventing acidity from occurring is very simple. Here are a few tricks which will help you beat acidity!

Eat at regular intervals

Always eat in small portions. Instead of one heavy breakfast, break it down into two portions and eat it at two-hour intervals. This way, your stomach is neither too full nor completely empty.

Fruits and veggies

Eat a lot of fruits, vegetables and whole wheat grains as this will increase the amount of fibre you consume. The fibre in your food will absorb the extra acid produced in your stomach and also discard it out of your body. Fruits such as bananas, papayas, cucumbers and watermelons go a long way in relieving acidity. Also, dry fruits like raisins, dried figs and almonds help in easing heartburns and the burning sensation in your stomach. Eat more vegetables like drumsticks, beans, pumpkin, cabbage, carrot and spring onions.

Drink water

Drink warm water first thing in the morning. This is said to flush out the excess acid which gets accumulated in your stomach through the night. In addition, drinking tender coconut water three times a day will also help you fight acidity.

Stay Hydrated, Stay Healthy

Drinking water is akin to staying alive! Our water intake is swayed by our lifestyle, activity and weather. The scorching heat that entices air conditioning swindles water and depreciates electrolytes leaving you in the lurch. The ironical truth? Most do not drink adequate water.

The following 10 tips will help inflate your water bounty.

By Geetha Ghaliyavar
Registered Dietician & Exercise, Sports Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator. More about Geethahere.

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Sip milk

If you are suffering from acidity, sip cold milk frequently as milk is an acidity buster and it helps in stabilizing the gastric acids. But, do not think eating ice cream is as same as drinking cold milk. Actually the cream and sugar in the ice cream will just aggravate the acidity.

Chew on tulsi

When you are suffering from heartburns, pop in a few tulsi leaves and chew on them for a while. This can give you instant relief. Also, mint leaves are said to be equally effective. Boil mint leaves in a bowl of water and sip it frequently. This too helps relieve you from acidity.

Aniseed/sauf

Now you know the reason behind the sauf served in restaurants. It not just helps in digestion but is also great for those suffering from acidity. For best results, soak one teaspoon of sauf in one cup of boiled water overnight. Strain this water, add a teaspoon of honey to it and sip on it through the day.

Chew gum

Chewing sugarless gum is said to help in reducing heartburn. Chewing gum produces more saliva, and the alkaline properties in the saliva neutralise the acid.

In addition to above tips:

• Try and avoid eating out often, eating fatty, oily food and too many chocolates.
• Exercise for at least 30 minutes every day.
• Say a big ‘NO’ to cigarettes!
• Use an extra pillow while lying down, so that your head is slightly elevated. The elevated position helps the acid to remain inside the stomach, instead of moving into the esophagus.
• Make sure that you have dinner at least two hours before your bedtime as this helps keep acidity at bay.

Aerobic Exercise

How to Get Rid of Excessive Sweating

Sweating is the one of the excretory process of the body. Excess salts and waste are removed as sweat or perspiration. It also helps to cool our body. Sweating is common in people who are living in hot conditions or people are exerting or exercising. Sweat is also excessively produced when a person is under tension or anxious. To certain extend sweating is natural and healthy. In some people sweating occurs in excess even with minor exertion and some people suffer due to the unpleasant odor of the sweat. This is due to the action of bacteria present on your skin with the contents in the sweat. This is only a minor problem and there are many home remedies to get rid of excessive sweat and the bad odor caused by it. Here are some home remedies and lifestyle changes which will help you to overcome the problem of over sweating.

Effective Home Remedies For Excessive Sweating
1. Natural Vinegar
This is one of the best remedies to get rid of the odor of sweat. Vinegar reduces the bad odor of the sweat.

• Mix two teaspoons of vinegar with two teaspoons of raw apple cider vinegar.
• Drink the mix thrice a day before the meal.
• You can also apply any of these vinegars to your underarms and other sweating areas to get rid of the odor.

2. Herbal Tea
Herbal tea is a good option to reduce excessive sweating and to reduce the sweat odor. Sage tea is especially effective. The vitamin B present in the sage helps you in reducing excessive sweating. Magnesium present in sage tea also reduces the activity of sweat glands.

• Boil sage in hot water and let it cool.
• Drink this tea 3-4 times a day

3. Witch Hazel
This herb works as a natural astringent and natural antiperspirant when applied on the body. It helps to dry the skin and prevent excess growth of the bacteria on the skin. This helps to prevent any infection

• Apply the extract of witch hazel to the parts which sweats easily
• You can also use witch hazel tea as a substitute for herbal tea

4. Tomato Juice
Tomato juice can improve the blood circulation when consumed and it acts as an anti-septic when applied on the skin.  It also helps to tighten the pores in the skin. Tomato juice can be used in different ways to get rid of sweat because of these actions.

• You can either drink fresh juice of tomato every day.
• You can apply the juice on the body to tighten the pore which will in turn reduce sweating.
• Repeat the remedy every day till find some changes in sweating.

5. Potato
This is an easily available and most effective home remedy for hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating. This can especially prevent the sweating of the underarms.

• Slice the potatoes and rub the slices on the underarms
• Repeat the remedy every alternate day

6. Wheat Grass Juice
The juice or the extract from young wheat grass is a good home remedy for smelly sweat.  It works by neutralizing the acids and toxins present in the blood. This juice is rich in proteins and vitamin and vitaminB-6, B-12 and folic acid.

• Drink one or two glasses of wheat germ juice every day to get faster results.
• This will help to cool your body and to reduce the odor caused by sweat.

7. Passion Flower
Passion flower is another home remedy to get rid of sweating.

• Instead of coffee drink tea mixed with few pinches of powdered passion flower available in health store.

8. Baking Soda And Lemon Juice
Lemon juice acts as an antiseptic and baking soda helps to cleanse the skin.

• Make a mixture of baking soda and lemon juice.
• Soak cotton pads in this mixture and apply it to the sweating areas.
• Repeat the remedy every alternate day to keep away body odor.

9. Corn Starch And Baking Soda
If you are troubled by excessive underarm sweating, go for this home remedy.

• Mix corn starch and baking soda and make a paste of it with water.
• Allow it to dry for half an hour and wash it off with water.
• You can also add essential oils to the mix to give a deodorizing effect.

10. Tea Bags
If you are experiencing excessive sweating of palms, you can use this remedy. The tannin present in tea has astringent as well as antiperspirant properties.

• Boil a cup of water and add five tea bags to it.
• When this cools down soak your palms in this for at least half an hour.

11. Tea Tree Oil
This remedy is especially useful for foot sweating. This oil has antibacterial properties and prevents the growth of bacteria in the sweating areas of the skin.

• Apply tea tree oil directly onto the foot or any other sweaty areas.

12. Drink Lots Of Water
You can drink plenty of water to reduce sweating. Drinking enough water hydrates the skin and also helps to keep the body cool. This prevents sweating. Water also flushes out the waste materials through urine reducing the concentration of the waste in the sweat. This will reduce the odor of the sweat.

• Drink six to eight glasses of water a day to reduce sweating.

13. Bathe Daily
This is one of the necessary remedy to be followed by the people with hyperhidrosis.

• Take a bath every day using any antibacterial soap.
• This will reduce the number of bacteria present on the skin and reduce the bad odor cause by sweating.

14.  Reduce Caffeine Intake
Caffeine will cause anxiety in people if taken in excessive quantity. Caffeinated drinks increase perspiration.

•  You can reduce perspiration either by limiting the intake or by completely stopping caffeinated drinks.

15. Changes In Food And Drink
Make changes in your food and drink, if you want to reduce sweating or the odor caused by it.

• Avoid foods with strong odors such as garlic and onions
• Hot drinks can cause excessive sweating, replace them with juices or iced-beverages.

Are you a person suffering from the embarrassment caused by excessive sweating? Are you looking for effective remedies for body odor caused by sweating? Go for the above home remedies.

HOW TO PREVENT PREMATURE GRAYING OF HAIRS.?

*Rubbing onion juice or onions to the scalp is very effective remedy against gray hair.

*Massage with a mixture of lemon juice and almond oil. Regular massage helps.

*Mix crushed curry leaves in coconut oil. Strain the mixture and apply it to the scalp.

*Boiling tea leaves in water and applying this mixture on hair is an effective remedy.

*Boil dried Aamla (Indian gooseberry) in coconut oil till it turns black. Apply this on scalp everyday.

*Make a paste of Aamla (Indian gooseberry) by crushing them. Apply the paste on the scalp and wash it after 15-20 minutes.

*Consuming hot milk with black pepper and black raisins everyday helps.

*Boil ribbed guard in coconut oil and use this mixture regularly.

"BITTER GOURD" A BETTER VEGETABLE.

Amazing Benefits of Bitter Gourd.

Blood Disorders: Bitter gourd juice is highly beneficial for treating blood disorders like blood boils and itching due to toxemia. Mix 2 ounces of fresh bitter gourd juice with some lime juice. Sip it slowly on an empty stomach daily for between four and six months and see improvement in your condition.

Cholera: In early stages of cholera, take two teaspoonfuls juice of bitter gourd leaves, mix with two teaspoonfuls white onion juice and one teaspoonful lime juice. Sip this concoction daily till you get well.

Diabetes Mellitus: Bitter melon contains a hypoglycemic compound
(a plant insulin) that is highly beneficial in lowering sugar levels in blood and urine. Bitter melon juice has been shown to significantly improve glucose tolerance without increasing blood insulin levels.

Energy: Regular consumption of bitter gourd juice has been proven to improve energy and stamina level. Even sleeping patterns have been shown to be improved/stabilized.

Eye Problems: The high beta-carotene and other properties in bitter gourd makes it one of the finest vegetable-fruit that help alleviate eye problems and improving eyesight.

Hangover: Bitter melon juice may be beneficial in the treatment of a hangover for its alcohol intoxication properties. It also help cleanse and repair and nourish liver problems due to alcohol consumption.

Immune Booster: This bitter juice can also help to build your immune system and increase your body's resistance against infection.

Piles: Mix three teaspoonfuls of juice from bitter melon leaves with a glassful of buttermilk. Take this every morning on empty stomach for about a month and see an improvement to your condition. To hasten the healing, use the paste of the roots of bitter melon plant and apply over the piles.

Psoriasis: Regular consumption of this bitter juice has also been known to improve psoriasis condition and other fungal infections like ring-worm and athletes feet.

Respiratory Disorders: Take two ounces of fresh bitter melon juice and mix with a cup of honey diluted in water. Drink daily to improve asthma, bronchitis and pharyngitis.

Toxemia: Bitter gourd contains beneficial properties that cleanses the blood from toxins. Sip two teaspoonfuls of the juice daily to help cleanse the liver. Also helpful in ridding jaundice for the same reasons.

IMportant Info

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS IN $1.00 OR EVEN LESS

Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley or Cilantro ( Coriander Leaves ) and wash it clean
Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.

Parsley (Cilantro) is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS OF WHEAT GRASS.
Wheatgrass is a food prepared from the cotyledons of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum. It is sold either as a juice or powder concentrate. Wheatgrass differs from wheat malt in that it is served freeze-dried or fresh, while wheat malt is convectively dried. 
Wheatgrass is allowed to grow longer than malt. Like most plants, it contains chlorophyll, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and enzymes.


• Wheatgrass possesses great energizing potential. Two ounces of wheatgrass juice is found to have the same vitamins and minerals content as that of 3 pounds of organic vegetables, or two cups of coffee.

• Wheatgrass juice also carries some of the most essential nutrients. It is a rich source of vital minerals like zinc, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium, sulphur, calcium and cobalt. Wheatgrass juice has around 70% chlorophyll. This chlorophyll gets converted into hemoglobin which then boosts the red blood cells count. This, in turn, increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood which ensures that all the body parts get adequate quantity of oxygen and nutrients. It is also found to be advantageous in case of fluctuating blood pressure.

• Wheatgrass is also high in proteins and contains several enzymes. Some of the essential enzymes that are found in wheatgrass are; Protease, which is beneficial in protein digestion; Cytochrome Oxidase, which is an anti-oxidant; and Amylase, which is effective in boosting the digestive process. In addition to these, it also contains amino-acids like Lipase, Transhydrogenase, which are crucial for the strength of the heart muscles as well as Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), highly critical for healing the damage caused by sun’s radiation.

• Wheatgrass is rich in Vitamin B, C, E and carotene. All of these are highly efficacious in wiping out free radicals from the body. With sufficient saponin content, wheatgrass also boosts the lymphatic system of the body. Being anti-bacterial, it detoxifies the body by flushing away deleterious toxins from the body cells. It is also capable of crushing the hardened mucous. Drink wheatgrass juice on empty stomach to keep your organs feeling fresh and rejuvenated. To gain the maximum benefits, try to include it in your regular diet.

• Amino acids, also referred to as the ‘building blocks of protein’, are found in high quantity in wheatgrass. Amino acids are crucial for human growth and reproduction of the cells within the body. Amino acids such as arginine, serine, absenisic, lysine, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, methionine, leucine, tryptophane, phenylalanine and valine etc., are found in wheatgrass in adequate quantities. Thus, it is extremely essential for fitness enthusiasts to include wheatgrass powder or juice in their daily diet.

• When applied externally, wheatgrass can offer relief from itching in no time. It has also been proven to be effective as a disinfectant and restores natural colour to sun-burnt skin. Wheatgrass can be beneficial in combating hair related discrepancies also and can soothe itchy and scaly scalp. Rub wheatgrass on your scalp and see the benefits. Moreover, Wheatgrass is also efficacious in healing burns, scrapes, rashes, cuts, poison ivy infection, insect bites, boils, athlete's foot, sores and open ulcers.

• It is also effective in restoring the alkalinity of the blood. As it is rich in alkaline minerals, it helps in curbing the acid content of the blood. Consumption of wheatgrass also heals internal pains. Wheatgrass is widely used for the treatment of peptic ulcers, constipation, ulcerative colitis and diarrhea.

• Consumption of wheatgrass can even slow down the process of aging. It tightens up loose skin. It contributes towards making your nervous system stronger and increases mental clarity and also contributes towards improving eyesight.

• Did you know that wheatgrass can create a healthy atmosphere around you? All you need is some land or pots around you to place wheatgrass in; it purifies the air around you and offers you the benefits of a healthy life.