Chris Gibson was just an ordinary guy however he had a problem that many other young adults have and suffer from. Acne Free In 3 Days takes you to a young mans’; story of how he rid himself of chronic acne in a short period of just three days. Moreover, he has been totally acne free since his discovery.

Chris Gibson was a chronic acne sufferer and Chris has naturally cured his acne within 3 days time by using all natural methods. Chris like many other acne sufferers worried about the scaring from chronic acne.

Chris suffered with the acne for over ten years enduring all of the cruel names kids called him during school. Chris’s self-esteem was constantly low and Chris desperately tried to rid himself of his disgusting acne. However, he tired all of the lotions, creams, pills, as well as many over the counter products that claimed to clear up any acne.

Read more about him and his different type of acne treatment >>

Also check out Chris on ABC Morning Show below:

During this past week, I have seeing oranges everywhere! It maybe the season for these beautiful fruits. Now I love oranges and these are the only fruits named after their colors – or is the that the color is named after the fruit! Whatever it is, there is no denying the fruity, delicious taste of oranges on a hot summer day!

A recent scientific study showed that the oranges fruits help to combat several diseases. Apart from Vitamin C, it helps to strengthen the immune system. The study revealed that orange leaves contain orange rich material, pectin, which reduces cholesterol in the blood; other substances help to improve blood circulation and lower risks of heart diseases.

Orange is Beneficial in the following cases: 

• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Tuberculosis
• Pneumonia
• Rheumatism
• Prevent kidney stone
• Helps lower cholesterol
• Helps prevent diabetes
• Arthritis
• High blood pressure
• Persons addicted to alcohol have found that the desire for liquor is greatly reduced by drinking of orange juice.
• Consumption of large quantities of oranges will decrease the outpouring of mucus secretions from the nose.

Some other benefits include:

-It is known in herbal medicine that the orange peel is used to lower fever,

- Orange peel is also used in cases of abnormal  menstruation bleeding or in cases of uterine bleeding.

- Is also known as orange juice are good for those who suffer from anemia and also helps to improve ,

- Orange peel is used to treat wounds and chronic ulcers.

- Recent studies indicate the ability of orange to reduce cholesterol and also reduce the risk of cancer because of its richness in fiber content, and vitamin C. 

- Rich in antioxidants, oranges contribute to increase the body’s immunity and resistance to viruses and to certain types of cancer such as bowel cancer.

- The richness of vitamin C also helps skin collagen

How best to eat oranges

- Try eating the fruit when fully ripe

- Orange peels protect against cancer, so it’s good to eat the whole of the oranges including the skin. Yes it may taste bitter but in some cases it is known to enhance the flavor. Add it to your cooking or drinks.   It should be noted that the orange rind gives the food a special flavor. Because orange is rich aromatic scent from essential oils, it is used to improve the flavor of food.  There is one article about Limada – the Exotic Spa drink. You can add orange rind to this drink to not only enhance the flavor even more, but also make it more healthier

- Make marmalades and preservatives. Not cane these be used daily but also last longer. (Not to mention the yummy taste). 

Here are the Nutritional Contents of Orange:  

1. Betacarotene, another powerful antioxidant that protects our cells from being damage.
2. Calcium that helps protect and maintain the health of our bone and teeth.
3. Folic Acid for proper brain development.
4. Magnesium helps maintain blood pressure.
5. Potassium helps maintain electrolyte balance in the cells, and is important in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system.
6. Thiamin helps to convert food into energy.
7. Vitamin B6 helps support the production of hemoglobin that carries oxygen to all parts of the body.

Vitamins:

• Vitamin A : 190 I.U.
• Vitamin B : Thiamine .08 mg.
• Vitamin C : 49 mg.
• Calcium : 33 mg.
• Phosphorus : 23 mg.
• Potassium : 300 mg.

 I think we can expect some orange health drinks soon! Watch out for that.

 Sarah.

Hello, Readers. Nas has graciously accepted my invitation to write a post on Ramadhan and here she is some great – offering goodies! – Sarah Johansen.

Guest Post
by Nas M.

Ramadan is a special month for Muslims the world over as it is the month full of blessings and rewards. Muslims make the most of this month by avoiding backbiting, swearing, shouting …etc; instead they will do good deeds by helping one another, sharing food, reading the Holy Book, praying and generally being a good human being. Oh and of course fasting! That is the essence of Ramadan.

Well the month is almost half over – how quickly time flies!

Instead of writing a post on this special month, I have decided to give away a collection of some of the traditional Arabic Ramadan recipes.

The spirit of Ramadan is changing slowly. We can see many youngsters breaking their fast with burgers, pizzas, fizzy drinks and all other kinds of fast food and unhealthy drinks. What happened to the simple dates and water? As we know, fasting is not about not eating but it is important to eat the right kind of food when breaking the fast. Break it with some dates, yogurt and a cool glass of water.

I present this collection of tradtional Arabic Ramadan recipes in the hope of bringing back the true spirit of Ramadan. I plan to follow up this collection with a bigger one so stay tuned for that!

Hope you enjoy it.

           Download it here - zip

           Download it here - pdf

 Would love to get some feedback – maybe submitting  your own dish or variation of what is in the book. Though these are Arabic dishes, I would include any new dish in my upcoming book  International Cuisine. You can email me directly at admin@ezine4success.com.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Nas

Stress seems to be the real culprit when it comes to health issues. We all deal with it in different ways but the way it effects our bodies is almost the same.

Without we even knowing about it, stress can slowly eat our health away and suddenly one day, we find ourselves suffering from any kind of ailments. Yes prevention is better than cure.

I was planning to write a detailed article on stress but thought that I will write a qucik one now while I wrte the detailed one.

I know, exercise is not the favorite word in the your dictionary but it sure comes with a lot of benfits. Daily work outs can reduce the effects of stress on your body. When you visit your doctor for a minor issue and he tells you that it is stress related, more often than not, we take it as something that the doctor will always say. But there is some truth in his diagnosis.

The reality is that too much stress will play a role in many diseases. Movement is the important word here. Moving, exercising, working out all help boost the immune system and decrease stress levels. Try bending, stretching, reaching and walking. It is not necessary to invest in expensive devices as it is easy to implement simple movements into your daily life and get the same benefits. Walking is the best form of movement that can reduce stress. You can walk away the stress level! Or even punch on the punch bag.  As I have mentioned in the previous post, Walk for Health , walking is the best exercise you can do for your health. It is not difficult, its fun,it can varied (like the location, clothes, friends you take with you for a walk) and most of all you can do it any time. Be sure to wear the right kind of shoes.

Some of the things you can do, are:

- make it a point to walk a little further each day

- biking is another good way to beat the stress. Peddling harder works wonders to push away the days tensions.

- bend to pick up something (do not use a stick to do it!)

- stretch your neck and arms while sitting down at the office or home work desk

- while at home, you can jog in one place, or even jump, skip rope.

- play a phyiscal game (wi-fit, tennis, basket ball) that uses very little of your brain. I don’t mean play as a competietion but just bouncing a ball around helps. Using brain at a stressful time or even making decisions at this time is not a good idea. So try to do something that you enjoy that uses less brain power.

- do some extra house work for the sake of exercise. Double benefits: extra exercise, some house work accomplished .. and throw in a third benefit – stress reliever! Talking about doing extra work at home, it is known that changing the way your room looks or any room in the house, makes a big difference. Re-arrange the furniture around and make it look different. This really helps, trust me!

- Take a herbal bath. Nothing more soothing than this! Before you do this make sure that no one is going to disturb you, then fill up the bath with scented herbs, light some candles and soak yourself in! This is really wonderful. I find that doing this at the end of the day is so much more beneficial. You also get a good night’s sleep to wake up fresh and bright.

- And how about some really refreshing drink. Herbal tea is know for its medicinal properties. So its a good thing to have that on a stressful day. Try to make this really cool  Lime and Mint with Ginger drink.

Cheers! hoping for stress-less days for all!

Sarah

I am constantly being asked how I exercise regularly when its so boring. I hear you and I know how it is like, especially when you are starting out. Just to help all those who are facing this issue, I decided to discuss this matter here and how you can overcome it.

Imagine getting up in the morning in the weekend and then you suddenly remember that it is gym day! Do you fall back on that ever so soft pillow and doze off to sleep? Don’t feel guilty; you are not alone and I suppose most do this.

The gym is hardly the place you want to be on your day off. it is not just the gym – it can even be daunting to think of the home treadmill.

Most of the time, getting and staying motivated to exercise on a regular basis can be a challenge. I cannot deny that exercise can be boring and tiresome.

So, I hear you asking, how do I get motivated to exercise that you really need. Well, I do believe that if you make exercise more fun, it’s a starting point. How do you do that? Below you will some suggestions that you may find helpful and add a little spice to exercising.

1. Exercise with a friend. This not only adds the solidarity aspect of your goals, but it also removes the boredom away instantly. Try challenging each other, cheer on each other, keep each other inspired, make it a competition or some kind of a game. Get a got of laughs out of it. Wear outrageous exercise outfits that makes the other laugh. Oh my God, I can already feel the excitement!

2. Change the type of exercise, the venue, equipments, change the order of routines, even change the gym if that is possible. If you jogging, take another path. Change even the exercise mat!

3. At times, visit the park and fool around on the slides, the monkey bars, hang upside down – just have fun. Why not have a game of “catch” with your friend in the park. What’s wrong with that? All in the name of a good exercise. Go biking around your neighborhood.

4. Pick up a sports that you love or find challenging and competitive. Joining some sports club will not only help you with good exercise but also to meet new people who maybe facing same problems. Creating a network is really helpful.

5. It always helps to visualize yourself getting better and better. Picture yourself in a good figure that you would want to be or wearing the clothes you would like to see yourself in. Studies have shown that focusing on areas that one wants to improve, those areas of the body will respond better. So focus on your belly or your muscles if those are the areas you want to improve.

6. I left my own secret to the last for a reason! Well it is a SECRET and I am going to expose it. What I do is, I reward myself if I go through the entire program. This way, I push myself. Yes it is the carrot in front of me!

So you see, there are many ways you can make exercise more fun and interesting. Keep changing. Variety is the spice of life. Try to incorporate exercise in your daily life and make it a habit that will last a very long time.

You can get more ideas and suggestions in Motivational Guide – Weight Loss.

It’s a fact, America, is becoming FAT at a scary rate and the rest of the world is not behind.

We are eating more (and more of the wrong stuff) and exercising less or getting no exercise at all. We eat all the time, whether it is out of stress, enjoyment, having fun with friends or out of sheer boredom. Our health is in steep decline and doctor and hospital visits are at all time highs.

But all is not lost, guys – there is good news. The solution just may be a brisk 30-minute walk a day.

We are suffering from all kinds of ailments and we hear ever of often that it is getting worse. Heart and cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, stroke, out of control blood sugar levels, diabetes, obesity, and more. The U.S. Surgeon General advises getting at least 20-30 minutes of moderate activity each day and many of us are falling far short of even that.

Studies show the average person takes about 3000 to 5000 steps a day, and some even much less….screech to a halt!!! …. Wait … what? Seriously?

Truth be told, we just do not get the exercise our ancestors did a hundred or so years ago and we tend to eat more refined foods or junk, frozen, inorganic foods. For some of us, most of steps we take are from the easy chair in front of the TV to the fridge so we can fill up on snacks. Hmmmm. For others, its sitting at a computer all day as part of our jobs.

Many fitness experts recommend we walk 10,000 steps a day to maintain our weight and overall good health. 10,000 steps are approximately 5 miles, give or take depending on the length of your pace. It would be good if you purchase and wear a pedometer to count how many steps you take each day. Follow the directions that usually come with the pedometer. Do this for a week or two and you will get a good average step count. Your goal is to reach 10,000 or more steps each day. There is nothing magical about 10,000, but it will put you in the right count.

Generally, a person will burn about 100 calories walking a mile, depending on age, size, and fitness level. The heavier you are, the more calories you will burn.

You can be creative and come up with different ways to increase your steps daily. At work, take the stairs instead of the elevator, go for walks at lunchtime. Go for walks with your spouse or children. Walk the dog. Walk to the store instead of driving, or park at the far end of the parking lot, walk for fun, walk, walk, walk and walk!

For me, I take brisk 2-mile walks around the neighborhood twice a day everyday (aerobic walking), I walk to the mall in the weekends which is about 25 minutes away ( cover up the week’s walking, I guess!). Just do whatever works best for you, but do it! You will need good walking shoes and socks to prevent injury when walking for exercise (like aerobic walking). Hey, walking bare foot on the grass is just as good and very enjoyable.

Since I cannot stress enough about walking for health, I feel I need to write more on this. Look out for it, friends. Until then – keep walking!

Sarah

Nas M is our guest writer. She loves to experiment with healthy food and here she is talking about this fabulous drink. Try it … its almost addicitve! – Sarah Johansen

I do not travel a lot but when I visited Hyderabad about three years ago, I was mesmerized by the sheer exotic monsoon rains. I love rain so I was in the right place at the right time.

While there, I had the urge to drink something refreshing and different. So into the kitchen I went and made Limada – the lime drink. This is really one healthy and refreshing drink. It is very easy to make. Yes it is my own recipe and the name just came to me… I never knew there is a similar drink called Limeata or something like that.

I am going to share with you the recipe here. It is very versatile and you can add or reduce according to your taste.

Living a healthy life style is not all that difficult. We are now all used to fast food and fizzy drinks but once we tune ourselves to healthy food, we will wonder how we managed without it.

There is nothing like a refreshing drink on a hot day. Limada is delicious, aromatic and healthy drink. It’s called a spa drink because you feel luxurious and exotic drinking this.

Additionally not only do lemons or limes help to detoxify your body but you can use the lemon on your face as astringent. Ginger is good for digestion and mint acts as a stomach soother and an aid to digestion also.

Here is how to make Limada. Try it, it’s really good.

Things You’ll Need:

• 2 limes per person
• Chopped ginger
• Chopped mint
• Finely grated lime zest (optional)
• Salt or sugar to taste. I like it with salt.
• Water
• Crushed ice or ice cubes with lemon floats and a mint leave inside.

· Squeeze the limes into a container. Remember to keep the floats in but remove the seeds. Take some of the floats and keep them in ice tray with a mint leave or chopped mint and freeze the water. You can also add lime zests.

Now, add water to dilute the lime juice. Add enough water as per your taste. If you like it light then add more.

Pour into serving glass or a drinking bottle and add salt or sugar as per your liking and taste.

The reason you add ginger and mint after pouring into the serving glass is because if you add these to the mixture in the preparation container, then ginger will settle down and mint will float. So when you are pouring into the serving glass, the mint/ginger pieces would all flow out while ginger will be left behind.

Now add some chopped ginger and mint and mix well. If you have used a bottle, then close the cap and shake the bottle.

Add the crushed ice or the ice cubes with mint, floats or rind pieces in them … and ENJOY! It’s a wonderful thing!

Mmmmm … refeshing! Enjoy in the rain.

Nas M

Nick Nilsson

I’ll share with you my top-secret technique for burning ONLY the fat off your stomach. This is spot-reducing at its best…you can even apply this technique to ANY other specific areas you want to tone up!

Yep, it’s exciting and I know you’re curious so I’ll get right into it!

To perform this technique, you’re going to need a roll of duct tape, 3 double cheeseburgers, a set of jumper cables and a housecat…

Ok, you’re going to hate me for this…

The truth is there IS no top-secret technique for spot reducing and burning only the fat from your stomach. I made that headline up in hopes that you would at least read far enough into this article to learn the TRUTH about how your body burns fat and WHERE it burns fat from (and I’ll try to keep it entertaining so you actually want to read the whole thing ).

And honestly, this type of question is one of THE most frequently asked questions I’ve gotten in all the years I’ve been answering questions online…

“How do I get rid of fat from just my stomach?”

Bottom line is, you can’t. And even those stupid creams and lotions won’t do it (one of these days I swear I’m going to get one of those creams and put it only on the left side of my abs and not the right and see what happens…I’m sure I’ll have a ripped 3 pack within days).

To lose fat from any one specific place in your body, you’re going to have to lose it from EVERYWHERE ELSE, too. There’s really no getting around it.

I like to use the analogy of a swimming pool (I “borrowed” this one from fat-loss guru Tom Venuto)…

When you’re filling up a swimming pool (the pool is your total amount of body fat), the deep end fills up first, right? Then the shallow end fills up as the water level rises.

Generally speaking, the deep end can be compared to the areas where you put on fat FIRST. The shallow end is where you put on fat LAST.

When you go to lose fat, look at the swimming pool again…when you drain the swimming pool, you can’t drain water from just the deep end! It drains from the whole pool at once…the shallow end shows it first, THEN the deep end last.

So basically (and fairly depressingly!), the fat you want to get rid of FIRST is the fat that’s going to come off pretty much LAST. To burn just stomach fat (or thigh fat or back fat), you’d have to figure out a way to defeat the entire system your body uses to store fat.

Sticking a vacuum into your belly with surgery is one way to do it – taking useless pills like Acai Berry definitely WON’T do it, no matter how many “simple rules” you follow (in that case, the simple rule is “give us all your money so you can’t afford food anymore” – I guess that one actually WILL work).

And that’s not even all your options for losing stomach fat…

1. Starvation dieting – this is THE best way to lose weight…of course, it’ll be mostly muscle, which will send your metabolism into a nosedive, which will make it harder to continue to lose weight, which will make it easier to REGAIN weight, which will keep that lovely stomach fat firmly where you left it, even though the precious scale shows a smaller number…oops, somebody changed the calibration on it…you actually weigh more now…never mind.

2. Diet pills – pretty much all of these will work for you, especially the ones that say you can eat anything you want and still lose weight (just make sure you’re never more than 15 feet from a bathroom). You know the manufacturers are only interested in your success and well-being, after all! And don’t forget, the heart is a muscle and the faster it goes, the more calories you burn, right! Who wouldn’t want to have their heart-rate up in the “training zone” while they’re sleeping…talk about efficiency!

3. High Impact Aerobics For Beginners – the good news is, soft tissue injuries require a LOT of calories to heal up, so bust out those Step Tae Bosu Dance tapes and go nuts!

Okay, let’s move on to some of the more “radical, unproven” stuff …