10 top foods for the most desirable hair!

Picture By The Associated Press

 

What is a woman’s most loved part of her body? Her hair!  I mean

it is the most noticeable thing about women specifically and men

too. So let’s take care of it. The way you take care of your hair

starts with what you put on the inside of you. Having the hair

of your dreams is something to celebrate everyday of your life.

Every strand and all that thickness and great length is worth

celebrating. And since it’s so valuable, go ahead and eat

these foods so you can see healthy hair results.

Yes, go  grab up some or all of these foods and put it

to work. Eat them.

 

1. Salmon- It’s loaded with protein and vitamin D and consists

of omega 3 fatty acids. Only 3% of the hair shaft is made of

these fatty actids. Omega 3’s are also in cell membranes in the

skin of your scalp and in the natural oils that keep both your

scalp and hair hydrated.

Note: If salmon is on your banned list, you can get those fatty acids

from herring, sardines, trout, and mackerel. Avocado, pumpkin

seeds, and walnuts can do the same job.

 

Walnuts- They are the only type of nuts that have a great

amount of omega 3 fatty acids. They also come loaded with

vitamin E and biotin. THis helps protect cells from DNA

damage. This comes to great use for when your hair is out

in the sun. Walnuts have copper to keep your natural

hair color rich and fresh.

Note:

You can use walnut oil for your salad dressing or stir fry

instead of canola or safflower.

 

3. Oysters have alot of zinc in them. Not getting enough

of zinc can cause hair loss as well as dry flaky scalp.

THree ounces has 493% of your daily value. Zinc is

found in fortified cereals and whole grain breads. Hair

is 97% protein.

Note: Nuts, beef, eggs give you the zinc you need.

 

4. Sweet potatoes- they are a wonderful source of antioxidant

beta carotene, which your body turns into vitamin A.

It, in addition, helps protect and make the oils that sustain

the scalp. If you are low on vitamin a, you may have

dandruff.

 

5. Eggs- They have zinc, selenium, sulfur, and iron. Iron is

very important  since it carries oxygen to the hair follicles.

Too little iron causes hair loss, especially in women.

Note: Chicken, fish, pork, and beef can boost your iron count.

 

6. SPinach- The iron, beta carotene, folate, and vitamin c in

spinach help keep hair follicles healthy and scalp oils in

motion back and forth.

Note:Dark leafy vegetables like broccoli, kale, and Swiss chard are good to try.

7. Lentils- These legumes have protein, iron, zinc, and biotin. This makes it versatile for vegetarian, vegans, and meat eaters.

Note: Toss soybeans and kidney beans into a soup or salad and chow down.

8. Greek yogurt – It’s low in fat. It is high in vitamin B5, which
is hair-friendly protein, and vitamin D.

Note: Cottage cheese, low fat cheese, and skim milk are awesome substitutes.

9. Blueberries-It is necessary for circulation to the scalp and

supports the tiny blood vessels that feed the follicles.

Note: Kiwis, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and strawberries are

great too.

 

10. Poultry- It has hair healthy zinc, iron, and B vitamins to keep

strands strong. Since hair is close to being all protein,” foods

rich in protein are literally giving you the building blocks

for hair,” says Drayer.

 

After all, isn’t life more exciting when your hair is pretty?

http://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/features/top-10-foods-for-healthy-hair?page=3

Chair excercises benefit the lazy, the diabetic, elderly and the stressed out in certain ways! (also great for the heart)

Grab a chair! lol And get busy!

Chair aerobics targets people in different groups. The mission
is to increase the heart rate of people and better
their cardiovascular fitness. These excercises involve
posture control, stretches for flexibility and some light
weight lifting in order to build and maintain muscular
and joint strength.

You can do excercises such as these:

Punch across the body, alternate the arms 10 times per arm.
You can do the seated jogging by lifting the feet and cycling
in the chair. You can do a neck roll while staying off
the ground, which is great for the heart. Leg lifts are
another type of good example of chair aerobic
excercises.

Now, for the benefits of chair aerobics:

Diabetes can benefit from chair aerobics? WHy? This is
a low impact workout to build up their functional capacity,
and is used for the betterment of their cardio health and
lower their blood sugar levels.

Elderly people can stay active and fit without worrying
about falling out while excercising.

You want to get rid of stress? Chair exercise is your
friend. hello! Wake up, let’s get our bodies moving!

You want your kids to stop being lazy? Put a stop to it.
Introduce them to taebo! I mean chair excercise.
Taebo is what I do, but chair exercise may be
right for someone else.

Chair excercises help pregnant women and help
speed up recovery for patients who undergo surgery.

Therefore, chair excercises doesn’t just reach to one specific
public, chair excercises are great for multiple types of
audiences. It’s great for your needs and gives you something
to do. Who don’t like that?

To me, chair excercises is like a lap dance, but then on
the other hand if you want to do it by yourself it’s just
a chair excercise. Chair excercises can be sexy depending
on what chair exercise you do

Exercise, exercise you fill my many days,
exercise exercise you trim me in many ways,
exercise, oh exercise you are habit forming,
You highlight my life!

http://www.ayushveda.com/fitness/chair-aerobics-exercise.htm

Shea Butter protects your hair from UV rays and heat styling, so give it a whirl!!!

Well we all have heard of shea butter. It’s been around so long, we can
label it ancient. Shea butter in its most purest form is dense, ivory
to mustard colored butter. It has two roles, one as a moisturizer
and emollient.

Is your scalp dry and itchy?

Take the shea butter and put it on your scalp and experience
it’s anti-inflammatory properties. Melt a small amount of shea butter in the
microwave or above a pot of boiling water. Melt only a portion of what you
want to use right away. Put a dab of melted oil on your finger and place it
on the scalp.

We all know how irritating it is for black hair to be so dry.

Shea butter can be described as a super dense emollient. Put shea butter
on to keep the moisture in. It’s best to spray your hair with water or a
moisturizing product with lots of water in it. Add a small amount of shea
butter into the palm of your hand and rub the hands together until it melts.
Coat the moistened hair with shea butter to keep the moisture in.

Shea butter offers HEAT Protection

IF you are using heat to style your hair, shea butter will come to the aid
and protect it. Shea butter instantly absorbs into the hair with the greasiness.
Leave the grease for the chicken, not the hair ya’ll! It acts as a shield for the
hair strand to protect against heat damage, allowing it to smoothly pass
the heat appliance over the hair.

Don’t you ever get fed up with the dang on sun? I mean what it does..

Shea butter provides protection from harmful ultra violet rays of the sun.
This fact is really really important for colored hair. It has a low sun protection
factor, but it is measurable.

Shea butter softens and lubricates hair. Put only a small amount of
shea butter to African hair to bring out its natural luster to the
bottom of the hair.

What more could you want? At least if this does not take care of all your
needs, it will take care of some of them. I mean it’s just not natural how
much work it is to take care of hair. But at least we know shea butter
is natural. The steps one must go through to achieve certain looks.
It should not be so hard or so long. Hair is hair. Why should it be
like climbing waterfalls and longest run around the world? It’s just not
set up right!

Anyways, life and hair can be just as hard to deal
with and just as long as you maintain it! Much peace!!

http://www.ehow.com/about_5553444_ways-butter-good-african-hair.html

Bellydancing helps soothe your pregnancy and soothe that pre-menstral syndrome!!! Wanna try?

The Benefits of Bellydancing

Belly dancing is a type of low impact excercise. Circular, rolling, angular and
vibrating movements are natural movements. And we can all guess what other
movements this can pertain to? Bellydancing reminds me of hoola-hooping
but with no hoola-hoop. Bellydancing is like something colorful, it definitely
gets the atttention.

The flowing movements of hip drops, rolls, pivots that occur in the belly dancing
use the muscle groups in the abdomen, pelvis, spine and neck. While belly
dancing, the joints and ligaments in your bottom lower back and hips are
taken through a degree of repetitive motions.

Movements in the bellydancing are similar to the childbirth process and teaches
mothers how to move their pelvises. Pregnant women also find that belly dancing
soothes the back pain and keeps their body more FLEXIBLE. Shimmies should
NOT be done during pregnancy, the figure 8’s and rolling circular movements
gets you ready for childbirth. At the same time folks, it helps to firm the
pelvic muscles for labor and post pregnancy recovery.

A woman can get her body faster after natural birth if the woman has been
belly dancing before and after giving birth.It is the stressing of muscle control
that gets your abdominal tone. Post birth incontinence (being unable to control
urine) is also something that should not be done due to strong pelvic floor
muscles.

The gentle repetitive movements of belly dancing helps to hold back the pains
of pre menstral syndrome and cramps during the times of women of childbearing
age by stimulating blood flow to the lower regions of the body. Hip rolling, figure
8’s and undulatons also help improve circulation in and soothe congestion in
the pelvic area.

The relaxation that belly dancing provides to its practitioners help them deal
with stress. Stress is a major factor that contributes to pre mentstral
syndrome. And you know what else? It’s a weight bearing exercise since a
dancer is on her feet, constantly moving all throughout.

Weight bearing exercises can help you avoid osteoporosis (known as a
calcium deficiency) and increase bone density. It takes off 300 calories
an hour depending on how fast can you move it.Will you bring it hard?
Belly dancing is good for those who want to lose weight. But let me
personally say BOXING, I will knock out the walls type of stuff burns
about 800 calories. Since bellydancing only takes off 300 calories,
I would only use bellydancing as a side thing. The typical
person will probably eat more than 300 calories. So I would do
boxing as usual and then bellydancing.

But again, about boxing, Join me and Billy Blanks! No I’m just kidding.
We both do it. We do it in separate states. I’m a fan of his taebo.
He does it on tv. I do it at home in my house. If you’re blessed enough
to be in his videos awesome, But that’s another
story.

Anyways,Bellydancing helps with deep breathing results, which therefore produces
better oxygenation of the blood, helps people eat and sleep better, and
slows down the aging process.

Physical therapists and doctors recommend it for that sad state of arthritis
specifically in wrists and shoulders.

Bellydancing helps you get the stressful thoughts off your mind.
Are you ready to get shake it? I mean I never tried belly dancing, but I
would have if it was a perfect world. But the world is not, never will be,
need so much fixing.

One of my goals is to do bellydancing, but I have to get it on dvd.
It’s easier that way. I’ll learn it, then I will show someone else.
I love to show people what I learned if it’s interesting. But with
those benefits, you can now add that to your brain files. Thanks
and good day!

http://www.healthkicker.com/728936036/how-belly-dancing-can-improve-your-health/

Want something that seeps into the skin better than baby oil? Try Africa’s best ultimate herbal oil-which is good for hair,body,scalp, and bath! Plus, castor oil is also very good for the hair!

I’m wearing a strapless dress……

I have been using castor oil for quite some time. I will say the castor
oil does make my hair soft and moisturized thank GOD! Cause ooooh
finding the right type of hair product for the hair can be the hardest
journey in life. The hair is crazy! Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!

You have to take care of the hair like you are a beautician. I’m
still trying to figure out what’s best for my hair in other ways
besides it’s softness and moisture. Have you ever noticed
that split ends don’t come on armpit hair? Wonder why that
is? Armpit hair is unimportant…

Anyway castor oil is my quick go to product. I get it from
Walgreens in the laxative section. I just use it on my hair
and it works.

But anyways, I have been hopping from product to product
to put on my hair. I did not even consider trying all these
products until I wanted to take care of my hair to the fullest.

So I just happen to check out walgreens.com. I found this
oil and I just have to talk about it.

Africa’s Best Ultimate Herbal Oil with Ginseng is just
$1.99

It can help your body in all thy ways:

When you bathe
Put it on your body
Put it on your hair
Put if on your scalp…….

And oh look it’s a Professional Formula….

Benefits:

-Mixture of light penetrating natural oils,

-Vitamins and African herbs….

and people the best things come from Africa….
look at the African herbs!!

-Eliminates dry and itchy scalp

-Lessens the hair breakage

-Conditions Dry skin and cuticles

-No heavy oil build up

-Great for Relaxers, curls, locks, braids,
twists, texturized, & natural hairstyles

The ingredients are very clear:

Soy Bean Oil- Walnut Seed Oil- Kiwi Fruit Extract
Olive Fruit Oil- Castor Seed Oil- Sesame Seed Oil
Jojoba Seed Oil- Carrot Seed Oil- Sweet Almond Oil
Tocopheryl Acetate- Safflower Oil- Calendula Extract
Yarrow Extract- Cucumber Extract- Carrageenan Extract
Ginseng Extract- Sage Extract- Comfrey Extract
Aloe Extract- Fragrance

I chose this oil because it’s so natural. I don’t know
what type of fragrance it has or anything. It makes me
curious. I know I enjoy the smell of ginseng.. This hair
oil, Africa’s Best Ultimate Herbal Oil with ginseng is
better than baby oil. I like the way the oil seeps into
my skin. With baby oil though it has a slippery feeling.
With the African oil above, it eases into my skin. It
feels much better than baby oil.

http://www.walgreens.com/search/results.jsp?Ntt=African%27s+best+ultimate+herbal+oil+with+ginseng

The most convenient things about life is good for your health!!

The Most Convenient Things about Life

-Music Videos such as Rude Boy (see picture above), it makes me excercise harder and faster. It’s a powerful song, especially this
song but music is powerful in general.

-Having a Job Across the Street from Where you live

-Graduating College early

-Starting hobbies early like ballet, tap dance, gymnastics,
professional roller skating..I wish I would have started all
these early…Now I do none of them.

-Having a short labor

-Having a hairdresser for a mom

-Getting hired for a job on the spot

-Learning from someone else’s mistake to avoid yours

-Having a 4.0 gpa

-Having a house with a sidedoor and a front door, and
even a back door…..I used to live in a duplex
with only one door. Me and mom thought this was a
fire hazard. Now we got a sidedoor and front door.
We have a mail slot, garage, fencing, windows in bathrooms,
We have the sliding doors, sliding windows, well sealed
toilet..God is great!

-Being a nutritionist

-Long hair instead of short hair because you can style it
with more versatility. I will find that blog but someone said
that they only wash and condition their hair once a month
and let it stay it braids and their hair grew to their waist.

-Attending college because mom gets paid for me to go
to college.

-Staying off campus, because it’s too much work living in a
dorm

-Doing your own hair, it’s costly to have others do it.
THe easiest hair to do is long hair.

-Splurge days, having 2 days where you can eat like
crazy and not feel guilty about it. It works for me.
Does it work for others? It works for me because
I excercise (boxing) for an hour and sometimes
a little over. I eat light through the week though.
I eat multiple fruits then I eat a regular meal.
This is to maintain it. WHen I was losing weight
I was eating meatloaf and a salad and oh my
goodness, the taste both blend together in
harmony.

-Knowing foreign languages because you get hired
quicker and if someone is talking in secret by
using a non English language you can catch
what they are saying..

-Being an adult, because you understand life better.
When you are a kid, you walk the world confused.

-Having a job with benefits. Where did they go?
Seriously!!

-Attending college in the city you live in…

-Knowing who you deal with right away, if you
had a superpower to scan someone’s personality
and actions to see how they would respond
to different situations….But then God is
always great at that, great at everything!

-Getting a new hairstyle every week. Then people
wonder what they will see next. I make the greatest
effort to do it.

-You’ve already graduated. I have a blessed cousin
who graduate college. I only graduated high school
which is a blessing as well…but graduating college
is the ultimate.

-You can balance college and a social life without
slipping up.

-You are a math genius…it seems like once math
is tackled, what else is hard in school?

-Timers, so if you forget to do something that bell
will remind you.

– Hats/scarves so if your hair is not exactly like you
want it, you can design it with those. I’ve done it
at times, but most of the time I’m showing off my
hair. I feel like it’s less baggage when it’s all me.

-Having a full ride scholarship

-Being Black, it’s the most beautiful race, more
youthful. I am so proud to be.

-Save the best for last, a Life with GOD in it…

The Top 9 benefits of eating cocoa butter!!

Well, we already know that alot of different butters are
there to help with skin and hair. We know that we love what
makes our skin and hair look good.

Top 9 Benefits of Cocoa Butter

1. Cocoa Butter helps dry dull skin to glow. After all, it easily absorbs
into the skin.

2. For anyone pregnant women, look out for cocoa butter. It’s good for
stretch marks. It protects you from skin disorders like eczema and
dermatitis. You should use it constantly to make sure you keep the
skin glowing.

3. It protects the skin against harsh elements. The antioxidants that
are in flavonoids in cocoa butter are known to attack free radicals
present in the body at the same time protecting the heart and
arteries against the same.

4. Cocoa Butter is good for the BIG PAIN arthritis, which is why it is
why it is found in medicine and pharmaceutical products. It has pleasant
benefits against heart diseases.

5. Yet again, cocoa butter has many good fats that are believed to help
patient’s cholesterol.

6. Cocoa butter lessens the chances of getting cancer.

7. Cocoa butter enhances the mood. It is widely used in aromatherapy massages
trigger a feeling of bliss and relaxation.

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/health-benefits-of-cocoa-butter-9449.html

Vitamin E plus a scalp massage encourages a boost in the hair growth experience!

What makes the hair grow? What’s right for me?
These are just some questions that linger in
my mind constantly. So recently I found a site
talking about how vitamin e makes the hair grow.

But How does vitamin e make your hair grow?

As we know, vitamin e is constantly being put in body lotions, shampoos
and conditioners. I even saw some lipsticks with vitamin e.

But it’s growth effect:
It has an effect of a scalp massage.The scalp needs
to have the right type of circulation to keep hair
follicles alive and surviving. Doing a scalp massage daily
will help grow hair if you continue this.

Vitamin E though is composed of valuable antioxidants that
help to keep the immune system up and improves circulation
to every part of the body, including the scalp.

But it would not be wise to give up on those scalp massages.

Add vitamin E plus a scalp massage to boost
the effectiveness of your hair growth.

Taking vitamin E as a supplement works best.

Do know this however: It increases the amount
of oxygen produced in the body, and causes the
blood to thin, and clotting problems when you
intake too much.

But people, besides hair growth Vitamin E has other
benefits:

Vitamin E prevents sun damage to skin, even out heart
arrhythmia, and help keep skin younger looking for a long time.

Therefore you can play it safe and start off
slowly, then increase dosage. But before you
do, please consult your doctor.

http://www.all4naturalhealth.com/vitamin-e-for-hair-growth.html

Komaza Hair Care Company, Black owned hair business giving back to customers and their products are ALL natural!

Komaza Hair Care

This is a Christian and African American owned Hair Care Company. So
therefore I’m asking the beautiful black people to jump on the bandwagon
and support our peoples. Anyone else can support the company too ofcourse!
I’m just saying though, it’s really helpful when we help our peoples because
some people lack when it comes to helping their own race. I mean, it took
black people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help to give us our rights.
It took Rosa Parks to help us get on the buses. So how much more
powerful is it to support our people? MUCH POWER! That’s black power.
That’s black pride!

Anyways, I’m just now getting into Komaza hair care. I just found out about it
via youtube! People you never know what you gonna find out next on the
internet and youtube! Keep your eyes open!

I have already tried the Moku Shampoo and Conditioner and I love the way
the products feel in my hair. It feels so smooth when I get my hair washed.
Then when I get my hair blow dryed it feels really good too! I love it when
it’s blow dryed and I give sweet thanks to these genuinely kinda hearted
people for their product. And dig this, their products are 100% all natural.
Their products are what you want to try if you want GOOD hair. And
forget about society’s definition of good hair being ONLY straight hair.
Good hair is healthy hair. Thick hair is stronger hair.

Benefits of Komaza Hair Care

1. Hair products for coarse hair/tightly curled hair

2. Hair products for relaxed hair

3. Hair products for all types of African American hair

4. They tell you the ph of their hair products unlike
some companies that just say it’s ph balanced.

You see how they’ve got you in mind?

talk to some of the people at Komaza hair care company.
They are so pleasant and helpful.

I asked this lady a question. I said why is it that my hair gets knots
on the ends. I notice that these small little balls of hair at the
end of my hair. She said, I need a Protein Strengthener and then
do a deep conditioner. That should help control this situation.

Anyways, I’m glad I asked. I’ve always had thick strong hair
fortunately. I’m gonna have to try that though.

You instantly feel good when they answer your questions.
They give you hope and erase that dark cloud over your
head when you wonder, what
the heck am I going to do with my hair!

Then they get out their xylophones and play songs about hair. No!
Just kidding lol!

But on a serious note, these are some sweet people.

Their hair products again are all natural and when you try them
you will feel like you gained something out of the experience,
something valuable. I know I have.

Komaza Hair Care

Their motto : Encourage Growth

There’s no better motto than that for hair.

They have stuff that will define curl definition in your hair.
I love curl definition cause I want my curls to last
which is why I just bought their Califia Care Style
Pudding. This product also controls shrinkage.

I also order Califia Moisturizing Cream which
gives the hair shine, softness, eliminates frizz
the whole day and has styling and weathering protection.

I definitely love products with multiple benefits in one.

They have $5.00 samples for people to try if you want to
try.

Also, they have Hair Growth treatments, but this is just one of them:

The Hair Nourishment Oil is said to give amazing growth
results. When I get the opportunity, I will purchase it
and get back to you on how it works for me.Meanwhile,
look at the site. There’s a variety to choose from, great
customer service and they are set up as a platform for YOUR
convenience.

And it does not end there! Komaza hair care company gives
back to those who purchase. When you purchase products, they
also give you some money off your next order. So they are
helping you the customer. I don’t see many companies
doing this! I have found a winner! It’s more to be discovered!
Go see!

http://www.komazahaircare.com/customer_rewards.html

Baking Soda is taking over…doing more jobs that multiple house products and then some!

Make life easier, use Baking Soda! Everything needs
care-hair, house, skin,and whatever else you think of.
You may even wake up more refreshed knowing that
there’s an easier way besides the hard way you first
thought of.

We all know that life can be hard and searching for the
most effective products is a real task. So instead of
buying different products that do different things,
just get one product that’s likely to be lying around
the house to do multi jobs.

Use Baking Soda for many things:

1. You can exfoliate your skin. Wash your face, then put the
soft paste made of three parts baking soda and one part water.
Massage this in a circular movements, but don’t get it in
the eye and rinse clean.

2. Erase crayon, pencil, ink, and furniture scuffs off of painted areas.
Just sprinkle soda on a wet sponge, rub clean, and rinse.

3. Need to unclog a drain? Pour 1/2 to 1 cup of baking soda
down the drain, then slowly pour 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar
behind it. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Then pour down a gallon of
boiling water.

4. Remove hard to remove stains from enameled cast iron and
stainless steel. Scrub enameled cast iron with a soft nylon brush
and a thick paste of baking soda and water. Clean stainless steel with
a soft cloth and 4 tablespoons of baking soda and let it fade away in
1 quart of water. Wipe it until it dies and make sure the cloth is clean.

5. The best way to scrub pans- Sprinkle soda on crusted casseroles and
roasting pans and let it settle in for 5 minutes. Gently scrub and rinse it.

6. Let’s add something to regular teeth brushing.. Apply a paste of baking soda and water.

7. This is a shocker though! You can put out fires with baking soda. Didn’t know itwas that powerful? (Flammable liquids like gasoline, oil, and grease) Baking soda is useful to smoother a small flame only.

8. Baking soda is a deodorant. Dust baking soda under your arms to keep your underarms smelling fresh.

9. Clean up minor oil and grease spills on a garage floor or driveway.
Sprinkle baking soda on the spot and scrub it with a wet brush.

10. Bring the stomach to get rid of indigestion. Just stir 1/2 teaspoon of baking
soda into 1/2 cup of water and drink for a safe and effective antacid.

Sometimes when we looking for different products and we can’t find
them all at one store. Now baking soda is your float. Baking soda
is the one of the many important household items? Wanna stock
up on baking soda now huh? I know I do. I will say this too. I am now
23 years old and did not know that baking soda does all this. When
people get a hold on this knowledge, they gonna save money!
And I love to save. THat’s more money to spend on clothes, more
money to spend on glasses, more money for gas and more money
to pay on your tides and offerings at the church. Whatever you want to
spend on when you save! See? It’s not always ACOs that can solve
these multiple problems, your second alternative is baking soda…or
then again…it could be your first choice!

http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/10-new-uses-for-baking-soda-10000001030037/index.html