Beauty From Vegetable And Fruits

Highly effective face packs and lotions can be prepared from fruits and vegetables which will give your skin a soft, lovely radiance.

• Astringent lotion - Blanch a small peach, remove its stone and grind and squeeze out its juice. Add to it one­fourth teaspoon each of lime and tomato juice. Mix well and spread on your face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes.
• Cucumber tonic - Grate and squeeze out juice from a small cucumber and mix in one-fourth teaspoon each of lime juice and rose water. Apply on face and leave on for 15 minutes. This tonic improves a dull and greasy complexion.
• Cleansing lotion - To one-fourth teaspoon of lime juice stir in one teaspoon each of milk and cucumber juice. Apply on the face and neck and wash off after 14 minutes. This lotion cleanses and purifies the pores of the skin.
• Cabbage mask - Grind a couple of cabbage leaves and extract juice. Dissolve one-fourth teaspoon of yeast in it and stir in one teaspoon of honey. Mix well and apply thickly over face and neck. Remove with cotton-wool soaked in water 15 minutes after application. This mask will Counteract any tendency towards wrinkles and dry­ ness and give your skin a flower-like bloom.
• Orange tonic - Blanch and grind a couple of almonds to a paste and mix in two tablespoons of milk and one tablespoon each of carrot and orange juice. Apply thickly on face and neck and leave on for half an hour. Removes scars and blemishes from the face and makes it soft and smooth.
• Tomato lotion - To one tablespoon of tomato juice add a couple of drops of lime juice. Apply on face and remove after 15 minutes. It is very effective for shrinking enlarged pores.
• Watermelon lotion - Grate and squeeze out juice from a small piece of watermelon. Apply on face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes. This lotion freshens up the skin.
• Whitening lotion - To one tablespoon of cucumber juice stir in a few drops of lime juice and a dash of turmeric powder. Apply on face and neck and wash off after half an hour. Makes an excellent whitener for all types of skins.
• Potato tonic - Grind and squeeze juice of potatoes. Apply on face and neck and leave on whole night. Next morning, wash with water to which a little witch hazel has been added. This tonic whitens and brightens the skin.
• Carrot lotion - To one-fourth teaspoon of carrot juice add one teaspoon of melted honey. Remove with cotton wool soaked in water to which a little soda bicarbonate has been added after 15 minutes. It removes roughness from the skin and makes it smooth as silk.
• Tomato tonic - To two teaspoons of tomato juice add four tablespoons of buttermilk. Remove after half an hour. It is excellent for removing sunburns
• Cucumber lotion - One tablespoon each of cucumber juice and milk and a few drops of rose water should be mixed together and applied on the face and neck and removed after 15 minutes. Makes excellent whitener for delicate skins.
• Grape lotion - One tablespoon grape juice should be applied on the face and neck and left on for 15 minutes. Makes the skin soft and smooth, bright and fair.
• Papaya cream - Apply one tablespoon finely ground raw papaya to the face and leave on for 15 minutes. Removes pimples and other embarrassing blemishes.
• Apple tonic - Mix one tablespoon of apple juice with one-fourth teaspoon of lime juice. Leave on for 20 minutes. Makes excellent tonic for combating greasiness.
• Coconut lotion - Water of coconut, if rubbed on the skin and left on for 15 minutes, lightens and brightens the skin.

Health in Vegetables

Some people really like vegetables. Others don't. Even those who do like vegetables are often at loss for how to eat more of them. However, eating vegetables doesn't have to be a chore!

Too many people think of vegetables as something they eat because it's good for them. They frequently add vegetables to meals as a side dish. And what happens? Many find that if they don't force themselves to eat the veggies first, they won't eat them at all!

The solution is to think of vegetables as a food with unique flavors. They can add a lot to any dish you make -- both flavor and nutrition wise!

First, no matter what you're making, think of throwing some vegetables in with the main course. If you're making spaghetti sauce, throw some bell peppers, onions, carrots, and fresh tomatoes in with the sauce. If you like, you can also add mushrooms, garlic, or other vegetables you enjoy. Bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions give sauce a great new flavor. Carrots can hardly be tasted! And if you don't like carrots very much, boil them and puree them before adding them to the sauce. You won't taste them, but you'll get their nutrition!

Carrots, actually, can be added to many things. Try making some fruit smoothies at home. Do this with 100% fruit juice (your favorite) and some frozen fruit (any varieties you like). This is low calorie, delicious, and nutritious. For an extra boost, add boiled carrots to this and puree. You'll never taste them, but they're in there, giving you their wonderful nutrition.

Encopresis

Encopresis is actually a term attributed to any passing of feces in a "non-designated" location (namely the toilet, in locations where plumbing is available). It is, however, also used to describe a medical inability to restrict defecation to the appropriate places, as well as psychologically-rooted difficulty in the same regard. It is restricted to individuals over the age of four or five, however; this age somewhat arbitrarily being designated to be the "last call" for toilet training in young children. Additionally, encopresis refers to a consistent habit, not sporadic accidents. It is commonly called an elimination disorder, and so in such a way is grouped with enuresis, the failure to pass urine in the proper location.

The causes of encopresis can be divided into three basic categories

* A lack of or regression from toilet training, whether willful or unintentional.

* Numerous psychological or behavioral difficulties.

* A medical inability to feel or control the urge to defecate.

The first cause is, naturally, restricted primarily to the very young. Children of early school age may, if not properly toilet trained, regress easily into habits of encopresis, sometimes as a way to lash out or gain attention. Often, children will become secretive about their bowel movements, and may defecate outside, in the bath, or (the dreaded example) in the pool. Encopresis is most commonly a disorder of the very young and (in cases of medical or psychological inability) the very old. Even if you suspect your child may be exhibiting willful encopresis, you should often refrain from relying upon disciplinary action in response; unless your child is still very young, this sort of behavior may be indicative of greater emotional or behavioral trauma than everyday misbehavior, especially if it is repeated.

More common than willful encopresis is that which cannot be controlled. In the elderly, encopresis is commonly the result of severe dementia, such as that which results from Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases, or other conditions which tend to cause mental trauma later in life. In children (and some adults), severe anxiety surrounding the process of defecation or of having to defecate in a public place may lead an individual to hold in a bowel movement to such a degree that it can no longer be controlled, resulting in inadvertent defecation. Anxiety this severe can be debilitating and is often very embarrassing, and such cases can be referred for professional analysis. There are drugs and therapies that can help relieve forms of anxiety, including elimination anxiety, and one should not be afraid of the stigma of professional treatment.

Medical encopresis is perhaps the most common form, affecting virtually all age groups. It can be the result of chronic constipation or diarrhea, but it can also result from serious medical conditions, including those that can cause serious chronic elimination problems. Symptoms of chronic constipation or diarrhea can include:

* Abdominal pain.

* Poor appetite or nausea.

* Weight gain.

* Dehydration.

Some conditions may exist where an individual is unable to feel the urge to move one's bowels until it is too late to prevent defecation. This may indicate, among other conditions, the possibility of nerve damage to the colon and lower large intestine. This is a serious condition that should be observed by a doctor, as it can cause chronic constipation and even potentially serious damage to the lower digestive tract.