12 Natural Home Remedies using Tomato

12 Natural Home Remedies using Tomato

The tomato is truly an amazing fruit. It is known to have many health benefits such as reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, lower high blood pressure,

and reduce cancer. Tomato has high nutritional content. Tomato has a good source of calcium and iron. It also contains some minerals such as phosphorus, sulphur and potassium needed in our body. As many would know, tomato is rich in Vitamin C. However, many would not know that the Vitamin C increases as the fruit ripens. Tomato also has some amounts of Vitamins A and B. Besides its health benefits and nutritional value, tomatoes are used as home remedies for minor ailments.

1) Diarrhea

If you're having diarrhea, try drinking the juice made by stirring the tomato paste from a dozen dried slices of tomato into a cup of water.

2) Bloodshot eyes

To relieve bloodshot eyes, eat 1 or 2 fresh tomatoes first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

3) Face Peels

Tomato is excellent for purifying and rejuvenating your skin. Rub off the top layer of dead skin cells with the gentle help of tomatoes. Rub tomato slices directly onto your clean skin, focusing on areas with lots of blackheads. Tomatoes contain Vitamin C which has healing powers, and an acid which eliminates dead skin and unclogs pores, making skin soft and radiant.

4) Acne Scars

Slice up a tomato and place it on your face. Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin A that prevents overproduction of sebum that causes acne. Vitamin A also has antioxidant chracteristics that refreshes and renews scarred and damaged skin.

5) Dark circles under the eyes

Make a paste using 1 tsp tomato juice, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, a pinch of tumeric powder and a pinch of gram flour. Keep the paste under your eyes for 10 minutes. Dark circles will disappear after several treatments.

6) Sunburn

Soak peeled tomato slices in buttermilk before applying them directly on your sunburnt skin. The acidity closes up the pores and soothing agents present in tomatoes will relieve the pain.

7) Eczema

If you have a skin problem such as eczema and skin sensitivity to sunlight, try drinking tomato juice everyday. You will begin to see the difference after a few weeks.

8) Wounds and sores

Tribal medicine men often prescribed potions made from the leaves of wild tomatoes to heal wounds and sores. Take a slice of fresh tomato and place it on the wound. The infection will normally clear within 2-3 days.

9) Mouth ulcers

If you have mouth ulcers, gargle tomato juice 3-4 times a day.

10) Anemia

If you're anemic, drink a mixture of apple and tomato juice. The rich iron content in the tomato will help relieve your anemia.

11) Morning sickness

If you're suffering from morning sickness during your pregnancy, drink a glassful of fresh tomato juice, mixed with a pinch of salt and pepper early in the morning. It is considered to be an effective remedy for morning sickness.

12) Lose weight

Want to lose weight? Do you know that 100g of tomatoes contain only 20 calories? These calories are easily absorbed by the body. The low calorie content makes it a favorite of obese people and is often recommended in weight loss program as it provides you with some of the essential vitamins and minerals, fills your stomach and doesn't add calories to your body.

Tomato is also known to be able to treat other ailments such as urinary tract infection, night blindness, jaundice, liver disorders, indigestion, constipation, intestinal disorders and diabetes. It is a natural antioxidant, helping the body cleanse itself of toxic coumpounds. So, start using tomatoes as your natural home remedy for these ailments.

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Four Ways to Naturally Heal Acne

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Acne is an issue that a large majority of the population suffers from – not only do teens get acne, but many adults get acne as well! Sometimes people will go to the extremes of taking antibiotics to clear up their issue, or will subject their skin to harsh chemical soaps and creams which make the skin dependent on their use to maintain a clear face (and/or back) – when individuals stop using these products, it seems that their acne comes back full-force.

The real issue here is that the acne is caused by something internal, and individuals are trying to treat themselves externally (a completely backward process). To truly heal your skin, and find success in clearing acne, an individual must take a total-body healthy living approach. This includes changing diet, ensuring good digestion, exercising and maintaining proper skin care. Below I outline these aspects.

Diet
Eating a clean diet is crucial to maintaining clear, healthy skin. When you eat clean, your liver and kidneys are able to flush out toxins on a regular basis. All toxins that enter the body must first be broken down in the liver before they go to the rest of the body – when the liver breaks down these toxins, they are transformed into molecules that can go out in the blood and be filtered by the kidneys and removed in the urine.

When our kidneys and liver are not functioning optimally, this process gets backed up, so instead of secreting toxins through urine, our bodies resort to excreting toxins through other body parts like sweat (major cause of bad body odour) and especially our skin. Having a healthy functioning liver and kidneys will result in clearer skin and less (or no more) acne.

Foods that are highly acidic like processed foods, animal products, and refined sugar all lead to an acidic body environment which puts a lot of pressure not only on our liver and kidneys, but other body organs too! Consume a high alkaline diet, full with plenty of fruit, vegetables, and water (aim for 3-4L of water daily to flush toxins out of your body).

It is important to decrease your consumption of dairy and other animal products which are loaded with synthetic and naturally occurring hormones specific to those species (and NOT humans). Pregnant cows produce a protein which inhibits testosterone processing in our bodies – this means that individuals consuming a high amount of dairy products may also be loading themselves with an abundance of testosterone, throwing off hormones and thus resulting in facial issues. Many people have responded positively with better facial complexion once going off dairy (true of my own experience, and an account of many individuals I have spoken with, read about – online, in books, and friends/family).

Higher testosterone levels also make the sebaceous glands start to produce more sebum, which the bacteria in acne love to feed on.

Digestion
Improving digestion can help your skin tremendously! Start by learning to properly combine foods (you can learn all about that HERE) – properly combining foods means that your digestive system is not as stressed, and can digest one or two foods at a time without being over loaded with many different enzymes and nutrients. This will also ensure that you maintain healthy digestive flora, an important part of ensuring toxins are eliminated and not absorbed back into the bloodstream.

Exercise
How can exercise help acne? It can help tame your hormones (like testosterone) which cause excess sebum production. It also helps reduce stress and builds your immune system (which equates to better overall health). Stress is one of the main triggers in acne flare-ups – when we get stressed, a hormone called cortisol is released, and this thickens hair follicle linings which causes blackheads and whiteheads. If bacteria get trapped in this area, then large pimples will develop.

Reducing stress through exercise (and mindfulness meditation, yoga, breathing techniques) will allow proper blood flow and oxygen to the skin which are normally directed to vital organs in times during stress (and thus, when stressed, withdraws blood and oxygen from the skin). The skin, when stressed, then becomes starved of oxygen and blood and makes it more prone to acne bacteria (and will also make you look dull and lifeless).

Exercise helps pump the lymphatic system and circulatory system which helps flush out excess toxins – the less toxins we have in our body, the less our liver and kidneys need to work to filter them out.

Skin Care 
Proper skin care in times of blemished skin is incredibly important. If you are currently using chemical-based face washes and lotions, throw them out now – they are not helping! Over time, your skin will become dependent on these products and without them, your skin will flare up. You must simply ease yourself off these products, and instead stick to the natural route so that you can repair the natural pH of your skin and allow it to breathe again.

I would suggest minimizing your face washing to once in the morning, and once at night – simply wash off your face with warm water, and scrub with a little bit of sea salt (I use Himalayan sea salt to scrub my face at night – if you suffer from acne, use sea salt morning and night). Once you are done exfoliating with the sea salt, rinse off with cooler water, and pat dry your face. Next, rub in some natural oils on your face like jojoba oil or argan oil.

Remember, your skin might feel oily for the first couple weeks, but it is simply getting used to natural oil production and detoxing harsh chemical soaps and lotions – trust me, your face will look amazing in a month or two after using this routine, and sticking to a healthy diet and active lifestyle!

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Mint and its amazing healing powers

How refreshing

So, besides making your breath fresher, what else does mint do?

Digestive:  Indegestion, cramps, and morning sickness are all treatable with fresh mint juice.  It can also be used to treat irritable bowl syndrome.  Mint is also effective at treating diarrhea when the oils from the plant are used.

Skin:  Mint oil can be applied to pimples, skin rashes, sunburn, and bug bites.  The oils from mint leaves can also relieve hemorrhoid pain.

Respiratory:  Fresh mint clears out the sinuses and even helps with asthma and bronchitis.  Mint is an ingredient in many cough drops and cough medicines because it helps relieve a soar throat.

Women's Health:  Mint extract can be taken prior to and leading up to menstruation to lessen painful cramps.

Joints:  Mint oil can be applied topically to relieve the symptoms of arthritis.

Mint oil is an effective antiseptic!

Mint is native to temperate Europe.  The ancient Romans and Greeks knew of the medicinal qualities of mint.    Ancient Greek physician Saufarsats included it in the use of several carminative medicines.  Even ancient Chinese and Japanese physicians were familiar with this spice!

Although the health benefits of mint are every bit as astounding as the freshness it leaves behind, mint also has an impressive nutrient profile.  Mint is rich in minerals, contains vitamin D, vitamin E, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B3.  About 50% of the composition of the plant's oils is menthol.

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Naturally remove heavy metals from your body.

Heavy metals are in our environment and even if you live a healthy lifestyle, you need to detox and remove harmful particles from your system.  Here are some natural approaches to doing so.  Remember that nutrition is nature's health insurance.

Garlic:  Garlic has antimicrobial and antiviral properties.  It helps cleanse the liver, lower cholesterol, and lower blood pressure.  Garlic contains the powerful antioxidant allicin. 

Blue green algae:  As well as containing an impressive amount of nutrients, algae have been shown to have strong antioxidant effects and bind to heavy metals to detox and remove them from the body.

Bentonite clay:  Bentonite clay can remove up to 25 times its own weight in impurities from the body.  Made from volcanic ash, this clay can be used topically for acne or other skin conditions and the purest form can be taken internally.

Onion:  Onion removes heavy metals from the body, has antimicrobial properties, and even reduces cholesterol.  Onion can also treat allergy symptoms and congestion.

Cilantro:  Cilantro can remove heavy metals such as mercury from the body.  Consuming this herb can also help with reducing cholesterol and blood sugar levels.  Cilantro also has anti inflammatory effects.

Burdock Root:  Burdock has anti bacterial, anti fungal, and anti tumor  properties.  Burdock helps with liver health and is used as a natural anticancer.  It removes toxins as well as heavy metals from the body.

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The best tea you never drank!

Rooibos tisane (herbal tea), or Red Bush Tea is a dried shrub from South Africa. 

Pronounced "Roy-Boss", this herbal tisane is caffeine free and has been used for centuries by the natives of South Africa for a host of ailments.

This Tisane comes in two versions, green and red. 

Green is the more natural version, but it is more labor intensive and more expensive and has a more earthy taste then its red counterpart. 

The red version is produced my laying the green shrubs on the mountainside to “ferment” or oxidize. The sun dries it out and changes it to the red color.

Rooibos is high in antioxidants, minerals, quercetin(which helps with allergies and may fight off cancer cells), can increases your SOD (superoxide dismutase)levels, and can be used to treat eczema and acne.

Some of its many health benefits include:

1. may lower blood pressure,

2. may offer cardiovascular protection

3. acts as a bronchodilator

4. prevents DNA damage

5. acts as an anti spasmodic

6. used to treat colic in babies

7. used to reduce stress levels

8. research has shown Rooibos to be anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory & anti-viral.

Best thing about Rooibos is the taste. It has a slightly sweet, yet earthy taste. It is very mild, yet thoroughly enjoyable. Drink it for the taste; enjoy it for its health benefits.

The Powerful Health Benefits Of Silver

Silver is known to kill 650 micro-organisms..

Here are some of the health issues that ionic colloidal silver can help:

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Acne - Allergies - Anthrax bacilli - Athlete's foot - Arthritis Boils - Burns - Colds and the flu - Chronic cough - Chronic fatigue - Cerebrospinal meningitis - Candida - Canker sores - Cholera - Colitis - Diabetes -Diphtheria - Dysentery - Enlarged prostate - Food poisoning - Gonorrhea - Herpes - Hepatitis - Lesions - Lupus - Lyme disease - Malaria - Prostate cancer - Psoriasis - Rheumatism - Ringworm - Roseacea -Shingles - Staph/Strep infections - Stomach flu - Tonsilitis - Warts - Yeast infections
*Some even say stomach ulcers.
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Taken From the book “The New Silver Solution”

Please keep in mind dosage is important and the media is full of people that have turned themselves blue because they ingested far too much. We are not licensed to prescribe a dosage to you, that is something you will have to speak to a doctor about.

It can even be good for:

Boils Bone inflammation (Osteomyelitis)- Bowel infection (Bacillary Dysentery)- Burn infections- Dental plaque- Diarrhea (bloody and non-)- Ear infection (haemophilus influenzae and streptococcus pneumonie)- Enteric fever- Epiglottitus (in children)- Eye infections (Staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeruginosa)-  Food poisoning (Salmonella arizona, salmonella typhimurium, and e. Coil)- Heart valve infection (streptococcus faecalis and streptococcus gordonii)- Meningitis (haemophilus influenzae, enterobacter aeroginosa, pseudomonas aeruginosa, and streptococcus pneumoniae)- Nosocomial infections- Pneumonia (4 kinds)- Respiratory infections (upper)- Respiratory tract infections (e. Coli)- Respiratory tract infections (lower)- Scarlet fever- Septicemia- Sinus infections- Sinusitis- Skin infection (3 strains)- Strep throat- Suppurative Arthritis (in children)- Throat infections- Tooth decay (2 kinds)- Urethritis (in men)- Urinary tract infection (5 strains)- Vaginitis (in women)- Wound infections (2 strains)


Below is from a brochure about the brand of ionic silver called “Essential Silver”:
Later in the book they have entire sections dedicated to:

Malaria, asthma, bronchitis, cold sores, common cold, cuts and wounds,
diabetes, diaper and other rashes, ear aches, eye infections, flu, food poisoning and stomach upset,
fungus infections, hep B & C, inflammation, insect bites, laryngitis, mastitis, molds, periodontal disease,
radiation burns, sinus infections, sore throat, sunburn, thrush, tonsillitis.

“In every case, e. Coli was killed within 10 seconds.”

“A young vigorous growth of B. Tuberculosis was killed by “colloidal” silver in four minutes.”

“An article published in The Northern Miner (Medicinal Silver, May 18, 1998)
states that when a group of AIDS patients were given just one dose of polyvalent silver
(metallic plus ionic at approximately 40 parts per million silver),
their white blood cell count increased by between 10% and 350%.
The article noted: “...the single treatment appeared to prolong the lives of the eight patients by as much as three years.””

“In a test reported by the National Virulogy Labratory of Israel,
a polyvalent silver solution at a concentration as low as 20 ppm was
inserted into cultured HIV infected cells, resulting in a kill rate of 98.4%.
Encouraged by these results, the Kaplan Hospital, also in Israel, conducted a
study of laboratory mice infected with murine AIDS. A single dose of 40 ppm of
polyvalent silver reportedly resulted in an effective CURE (my emphasis) on the lab mice.”

“...to date, there are no potentially pathogenic bacteria tested that this product has not killed.”


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...And there ya have it...

Natural Cures Not Medicine

Eating Healthy is Health Insurance

Health Benefits Of Hemp Seed Oil

Hemp seed oil: "Nature's Perfect Food for Humanity"

Hemp Seed Oil has been shown to help with:

Heart Disease - Heart Health - Acne - Psoriasis - Eczema - Smoother thicker hair - Cancer - Cardiovascular diseases - A great source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) - Pre-menstrual tension - Rich in Omega 3 - Omega 6 - Omega 9 - Anti - Inflammatory - Moisturizes your skin and is a Natural Sunblock!

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Source: http://www.thehia.org/studies.html

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