Category Archives: Mind-Body-Spirit

A is for Anti-Aging — It’s not All About Attitude

Posted on August 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

What makes a naturally beautiful woman of any age look, feel and act younger?  It’s all about attitude!  Yes, what’s inside your mind, body and soul are what make you vibrant, alive, sexy and youthful.  And a little help with the outside doesn’t hurt either!

Having an open mind keeps your whole body active and healthy.  One of the best ways you can improve your anti-aging ability is to change your attitude and stop acting and behaving like an old fuddy duddy!  Smile – you’ll look younger (and you’ll feel a lot better too!). Get some sleep because without enough sleep, you’re tired all day which makes the body produce excess cortisol, a hormone that disintegrates skin cells.  See Previous Post – S is for Sleep – Some Timely Tips for Sound Snoozing).

Here are some outward tell-tale signs of looking old:

Granny pants up around your waist or jeans that don’t fit and make muffin tops -

Wearing the wrong size bra – Back fat and saggy breasts or uniboobs – get a good fitting and get those girls up high and perky

Wearing clothes from Forever 21 when you’re forever 65.  Too much skin exposed, too tight or too short skirts, or too much cleavage hanging out – you’re not Britney Spears, you know!

Too much bling-y jewelry, too much jewelry of any kind – especially jewelry that doesn’t flatter your neck – Wattle necks are for turkeys, not NBW!  Wear some beautiful earrings that draw attention to your eyes and keep those chokers away from the wattle.

The little mistakes that we think people don’t notice – Long red nails or chipped and  discolored nails, roots showing or ashy-looking gray hair, teeth that are yellowing, cakey foundation that stops at your neck.  Lipstick spots on your teeth or lipstick bleeding onto the lines on your face.  All of these can be taken care of if we look into the mirror and pay attention.

What makes you look old is looking like you really tried too hard or else looking like you never tried at all.

What makes you look, act and feel young is what we’re all about here at Naturally Beautiful Women.  We’re back to the beginning with “A” again and we’ll be telling you all sorts of tips to live the best possible life you can – looking good, feeling healthy, being happy, staying motivated, and just plain enjoying life!

 

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Z is for Zinc – JaZZ up your Zex life!

Posted on August 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

Oysters which look downright sexy, rank on the top on the list of aphrodisiacs, foods that can jaZZ up your Zex Life.   Other sexy looking foods like figs and truffles and chocolate syrup can zap up your zex life too!  Legend has it that Moctezuma, the Mexican Aztec king, drank up to 50 cups of chocolate a day to sustain his sex drive with his harem of 600 women!

Oysters are full of zinc, the mineral responsible  increasing your sex drive, for producing testosterone, and for maintaining progesterone levels, all of which have an effect on your libido. Lowered levels of zinc in a man’s body can lead to lower or no sex drive and lower sperm count.  Zinc can be an important factor in keeping a guy’s prostate healthy.  Research been shown that men with zinc deficiency are more likely to be impotent.

As for zinc and us naturally beautiful women, well as we get older we certainly don’t want our sex drive and libido to diminish and our juices to stop flowing.  So zinc is key in healthy senior women also.

Zinc’s got a lot of other health benefits.  It’s important for a healthy immune system and for  fighting skin problems such as acne, boils and sore throats.   Zinc keeps your hair, nails and skin healthy and helps to grow strong muscles.

There’s a shortage of zinc in a lot of people’s diet due to how food is processed these days.  Also our stressful lifestyle promotes fast depletion of zinc levels in the body. High levels of stress, as well as too much caffeine, smoking, and alcohol consumption increase the need for zinc.  A healthy dosage daily is 15 to 25 mg of zinc is recommended.  But keep in mind that too much zinc can be too much of a good thing – and cause adverse reactions and toxicity.

Foods that are rich in zinc:

  • Oysters and other shellfish
  • Chicken
  • Beef
  • Lamb
  • Brown rice
  • Eggs
  • Oatmeal
  • Cheddar cheese Cashews
  • Pecans & Walnuts
  • Peanut butter
  • Green leafy vegetables
  • Milk
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X is for Xanax – Natural Alternatives for AnXiety

Posted on August 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

When the stress of life really gets to you, don’t you just feel like just tearing all your hair out?  Bad hair days are just plain depressing for naturally beautiful women, HELP!!!

Western medical doctors will most likely prescribe a pharmaceutical drug for depression or anxiety.  And if you ever read those ads or watch those commercials, the side effects you can get from these will surely make you anxious and depressed –Dizziness, decreased libido, nausea, erectile dysfunction, confusion, blurred vision, drowsiness, decreased concentration – and the best side effect of all? – Depression.  Isn’t that why you went to the doctor in the first place?

This is just a list of the short-term side effects – imagine what would happen if you took Xanax or some other anti-depressant for a long time!

So what can you do when life gets to be too much?  Don’t worry – there are natural health alternatives that will lift you up and help you to get back on the road to wellness and happiness!

GABA (gamma amino butyric acid)–Reduced levels of GABA, the neurotransmitter that works to calm you down and relax, have been shown to bring on symptoms of severe stress and anxiety.  Supplementing with GABA can have naturally tranquilizing effects.

Ashwagandha– An Ayurvedic herb which can help your body to adapt and reduce the mental and physical signs of stress.

 L-Theanine–Another valuable neurotransmitter found in green tea, L-theanine works on the brain to reduce mental and physical stress.

Valerian–Valerian (see previous post V is for Valerian vs. Valium) reduces the physical signs of anxiety and stress such as muscle tension and helps you get a good night’s sleep – valuable in fighting depression and stress.

Certain foods can help calm you down as well.  Turkey (think post-Thanksgiving dinner) and warm milk contain tryptophan (see T is for Tryptophan – Try it for Tranquility) which will make you very sleepy.  Almonds and bananas contain magnesium which relaxes your muscles and also helps to promote restful sleep.

So don’t reach for unhealthy pharmaceuticals such as XanaX when you need some help with depression or anxiety.  Go for some safe, non-toxic remedies and take care of your natural health!

 

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W is for Weight Loss – Wonderful Ways to Win!

Posted on August 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

Winning at weight loss is possible if you follow a few simple rules!

  •  Water – drink lots of it! – Drinking plenty of good fresh water is one of the most important keys to natural health.  Water in will help with weight out  by moving everything along.  It will also keep you feeling fuller longer.  Please see D is for Drink Water – How Much is Enough
  • Don’t just sit there doing nothing – get up off your chair and move – less calories coming in and more calories burning off is how you lose weight! Get up and dance.  Learn a new sport.  Walk around the block.  Just do something, anything that requires movement.
  • Don’t starve yourself – Keep your body filled up with nutrition and energy from the time you get up until you’re ready to wind down at night You can’t be naturally healthy when you’re tired and drained from starving yourself .
  • Don’t rush, eat mindfully – Make eating a meditation of nutrition and natural health.  Pay attention to each bite and savor every morsel (see )
  • Don’t give up – Like the little engine that could, so can you.  Just keep on keeping on and you will see results.  If you fall off the weight wagon, pick yourself, dust yourself off and start all over again!
  •  ·  Don’t follow fad diets – Eating grapefruit or hot dogs only may make a dent on the scale, but it will make a dent in your natural health also.  Don’t be a follower, be a trend setter and eat healthy to lose weight.
  •  Don’t eat when you’re bored (or tired or angry or anything but hungry!)– Mindless eating is still eating!  Eating a bag of chips without thinking does count.  Fill your life with meaning and purpose, instead of just filling your mouth with needless food.
  • Do pay attention to the size of your portions – Quantity does matter, even if it’s something called “diet food” !   See previous post – Pay Attention to the Plate!
  • Do eat those healthy fruits and vegetables –  Fruits and vegetables really are good for you.  They are full of everything you need to be naturally healthy – vitamins, minerals, fiber.  And when you’re naturally healthy, you’re naturally beautiful!

 

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V is for Viagra – Naturally, Of Course!

Posted on August 10, 2012 | Leave a comment

Men and Sex – we have some Valuable information.  Okay – we all know this is a blog about Natural Beauty and Natural Health for Women, but a lot of the women here love the men; and a lot of men’s issues affect our well-being and lives, and in turn our natural health.

If the guy of your life is having a hard time – or rather, if he is not having a hard time – he may be searching for something to make life simpler, or actually harder.  Stay away from the little blue pill – Viagra – cause the side effects are not worth the momentary pleasure —  IMHO!

Side effects of Viagra include hives, rashes, difficulty breathing, itching, tightness in the chest, painful and prolonged erection, numbness, memory loss, ringing in the ears, seizures, persistent or severe dizziness; sudden decrease or loss of hearing or loss of vision in one or both eyes; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue;  irregular or fast heartbeat, fainting; chest pain.

Is sex really worth that?  Good health is a turn on, and crotchety old complaining men (or women) are a real turn off!

What can you guys do?  I’ve written a lot about aphrodisiac foods, like caviar and oysters which are both full of sexually stimulating zinc.  Chocolate contains a few uplifting neurotransmitters including serotonin and phenylethylamine.  Asparagus and other phallic shaped fruits and vegetables have their place at the sexual table.  And heat-producing ingredients like chili peppers can turn up the sexual heat as well.  (See previous posts - O is for Oysters – Ooh La La and Z is for Zinc – AphrodiZiac!)

If nothing else, you’ll have a great meal – and if your partner’s like me – that sexual stimulus enough!

L-Arginine, an amino acid found in  nuts, meats, eggs, cheese and coconut milk,  forms nitric oxide in the body, which increases blood flow to the genitals.  Ginseng is a Chinese remedy that’s been used as an aphrodisiac for centuries; and the Journal of Urology is promoting it to men for its ability to act as an alternative to Viagra.

Peruvian Maca root from Peru has helped South American men to have increased semen volume, increased sperm counts, and enhanced sperm motility.  Also from South American is Muira Puama, another herb that decreases the incidence of erectile dysfunction, while increasing libido and sexual pleasure.  South America and the rainforest give us Catuaba Bark and Guarana – all of which are aphrodisiacs without the harmful side effects of Viagra.

So all you Voluptuous and Virile men out there – you’d be Very Very healthy and smart to choose them instead of Viagra!!!

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