Honey

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Honey has been used over the past 2500 years by people all over the world in both traditional (Ayurveda) and modern medicine. Honey is easily converted to glucose making it a great source of energy. Honey, when combined with warm water, cinnamon or lemon aids in digestion of stored fat in the body.  Honey boosts the immune system because of the anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. There has been much recent research in the role honey plays with would care. Honey promotes debridement of the wound and speeds up the healing process by stimulating tissue growth. 

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Recycling

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Recycling.  You may be wondering why I chose recycling as a wellness tip. Recycling is the practice of environmental wellness.  Humans, as one of the species that occupy this planet, cannot live a life of wellness if the environment around us is “ill or injured” so to speak.  As we keep depleting the Earth of her “non-human” living beings, we are essentially leading to our own death. We all can do our part no matter how large or small it is. If we all just take one step towards living an environmentally aware life, we will make a difference.  Lets talk about trees for example. Trees provide shade making our homes cooler thus reduce our use of electricity. Trees filter the air of dust and carbon monoxide as well as other pollutants, giving us cleaner air to breathe. Trees make our water cleaner by trapping chemicals and toxins in the roots. These chemicals and toxins are then stored in the tree.  In 2007 the average American threw away approximately 2500 pounds of paper.  Not much, right? Not until you realize that it takes 17 trees to make one ton (2000 pounds) of paper. Translation. Population of America in 2007 301 million  – 38.25 trees equal 2500 pounds of paper – 11,513,000,000 trees were used to produce the paper that was thrown away (rather than recycled) by each American in 2007. Makes you think. 

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Sugar

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Sugar. Have you every thought that sugar consumption can be bad for your skin?  According to dermatologist, Nicholas Perricone, sugar and foods with a high glycemic index (foods that convert rapidly to sugar) have destructive effects on skin. He believes that the basis of aging in caused by inflammation. When we eat sugar or food high on the glycemic index (pasta, rice, bread, potatoes), blood sugar spikes causing biochemical changes in cells. This results in accelerated aging. Every organ in your body (heart, skin, brain, etc.) is affected by inflammation.  Our diet is the biggest cause of internal inflammation.  Sugar also harms collagen, the protein that supports that body’s tissues and holds them together both internally and externally. Sugar can attach to collagen making the skin stiff and causing it to loose it elastic ability thus causing deep wrinkles. 

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