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I need to find a good under eye cream

by The Diva

Earlier today I wrote a post on one of my other blogs ( My World) about how I haven’t been taking care of my skin as good as I should be.

I have fairly good skin and thanks to good family genes everyone in my family tends to look at least ten years younger than their actual age … but still, I think I should start using moisturizer regularly again.

Yes I’ve slacked off in the last few years. I used to use moisturizer daily but now that I’m home pretty much all the time I just don’t use it and my skin seems dry and dare I say even a little bit dull?

I have some good day and night moisturizers but now I’m trying to find the best under eye creams. I don’t get enough rest because I just don’t sleep well, so I often have dark circles under my eyes. I know that a good under eye cream can help.

Do any of you know of any good under eye creams that will not only moisturize, protect the delicate skin under the eye and also help to eliminate dark circles under the eye?

Filed Under: Beauty, Health and Fitness, Home and family, Items to Try, Shopping, Womens World Tagged With: day moisturizer, dry, dull, good genes, good skin, moisturizers, night moisturizer, skin care, under eye cream, young looking

My psoriasis is getting better

by The Diva

I forgot to mention in my last post about the possible cure for acid reflux that Apple cider vinegar might also help skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.

I guess it’s because taking vinegar regularly, as described in my last post, might change your bodies PH and that in turn helps skin conditions and other disorders.

I do happen to suffer from eczema and psoriasis. I have psoriasis on my hands (the knuckles) and a large spot on my right wrist that’s been there for abut 10 years. I’ve been taking the Apple cider vinegar for about three weeks now and not only has it helped my acid reflux but that unsightly spot on my right wrist (it really is UGLY) is getting better. It’s smaller and less angry looking.

Is it the vinegar? I don’t know, but in all the time that spots been on the top of my wrist nothing has helped it and now suddenly it’s getting better. So maybe it is the vinegar.

Filed Under: Health and Fitness, Home and family, Items to Try Tagged With: apple cider vinegar, body ph, cure, cured, eczema, helps, psoriasis, skin conditions, smaller

Those last few pounds and a possible acid reflux cure

by The Diva

I think that after you reach a certain age, say mid-thirties onward, it becomes harder to lose those extra pounds. I’m struggling myself to lose at least five pounds and I seem to have stalled.

Oddly enough as I try to lose those stubborn last pounds I keep getting emails with appetite suppressant reviews ironic isn’t it?

One thing that I’ve come across recently is Apple Cider vinegar. I’ve suffered from terrible acid reflux for years. It gives me a terrible pain in my chest – bad enough that I imagine it’s what a heart attack feels like!

I’ve tried all kinds of prescription and over the counter medications to reduce acid or form barriers so my esophagus doesn’t get damaged from all the acid and nothing totally takes it away.

A few weeks ago I was having a really bad time with my acid reflux. I kept having attack after attack and nothing was helping. Then as I searched on the internet for something that would help I came across a few sites that talked about how Apple Cider vinegar had really helped a lot of people with acid reflux.

I know – it sounds terrible!

However I was desperate and since I happened to have some apple cider vinegar i decided to give it a try. I put about a capful of vinegar in a glass of water and about 15 minutes later that awful gnawing pain in my stomach went away or at least almost went away. It certainly died down a lot. Since it seemed to help I started using an organic unfiltered brand of apple cider vinegar at least twice a day in a glass of water and I’ve only had one or two mild attacks of acid reflux since. I’ve been doing it for three weeks now.

The theory for the vinegar is that if it helps you, you might actually be suffering from too little acid in your stomach rather than too much.

Another reason why I brought up the Apple cider vinegar is because it’s also said that it’s an appetite suppressant and a fat burner. I do think my appetite is a little less after I take it, but that could be the extra glass of water. LOL

I’ll keep you posted as to whether i start losing those stubborn extra 5 pounds without really changing much else in my daily routine or eating habits. BTW I do eat healthy low fat foods – all in moderation. No big meals so there isn’t too much else I can change with my diet.

Filed Under: Health and Fitness, Home and family, Items to Try, Womens health, Womens World Tagged With: acid reflux, appetite suppressant, cure acid reflux, fat burner, organic apple cider vinegar, stubborn few pounds, Weight loss

Winter stir crazy

by The Diva

It’s winter here in Toronto and I’m starting to go a little stir crazy. I think I always do come winter since I’m stuck inside due to my illness (Crohns).

I guess I really can’t complain too much this year. We barely have any snow and we’ve spent most of the winter snowless. We don’t tend to get a lot of snow here in Toronto, but we have much less than usual this year! So yes, I could get out more often if I wanted too .. but it’s still kind of cold.

I think I’m going to pull out my old ellipticals that’s stored in one of our spare bedrooms and start trying to use it daily. At least I’ll be getting a little exercise and it will help take away the winter blahs.

Do you work out indoors during the winter – whether you really need to or not?

Filed Under: Health and Fitness, Home and family, Items to Try, Recreation, Womens World Tagged With: crohns, exercise, fitness, no snow, sick, snowless, stir crazy, stuck indoors, Toronto, weather, winter

Green Tea Health Benefits

by The Diva



If everyone knew of all the health benefits of green tea, the sales of green tea would spike immediately. The health benefits of green tea are important and substantial so people should consider making a cup of green tea every day a habit. According to legends, tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor about 5,000 years ago. This Chinese emperor was boiling water to the belief that it can become more potable and safer to drink. When suddenly a large gust of wind took over and blew the leaves into the water that’s boiling. By the combination of water and leaves, a brown mixture was fashioned. Reluctantly, the emperor discovered the mixture making a very fragrant aroma. The moment he tasted it, he described it to be agreeable. From that moment on, green tea was born. No matter how accurate this legend is, what’s important is that green tea have become one of the most popular drink in China.)


(More recently, the health benefits of green tea have been established by studies done by medical professionals and companies who produce green tea products. These studies do show that the health benefits of green tea can add to the longevity of those who drink this product.

Antioxidants in green tea are one of the main reasons why people are being enticed by it. By reducing incidences of increased cholesterol level in out body, it therefore reduces the body to experience hypertension and cardiac diseases. Studies also show that green tea can help minimize thrombosis formation which is also an associated factor to heart disease. When thrombosis goes into blood circulation, there will come a time when the thrombus will block the way of the blood that is supposed to go to the heart and this will compromise the heart with blood supply. Preventing thrombus formation is one very important effect of green tea.

Some say it’s impossible for green tea to affect bone diseases but the tea have proved them wrong because reports have it that green tea can prevent arthritis. Not only can green tea prevent arthritis from occurring but also eliminate the painful symptoms being contributed by the problem too. According to research on the
health benefits of green tea, it has a component that has the ability to reduce inflammation. Research also suggests that antioxidants have the capacity to delay any arthritic process that might occur and minimizing irritable symptoms as well.

Because liver is another agent responsible for metabolism, it is greatly affected by green tea. There is strong correlation of bonds between liver function and antioxidants. When the liver does it job, it filters the body from toxins and washes it away through excretion.

Toxins are referred to harmful substances that we gather through daily living like digested food, breathed air, consumed water, alcohol intake and even remnants of cigarette smoking. What green tea provides the body is stimulating and strengthening the immune system making the liver more capable of filtering every single substance that can be dangerous to the body.

Filed Under: Cooking and Recipes Tagged With: green tea, green tea and cancer, green tea and weight loss, health benefits of green tea

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