Healthy Ways to Satisfy Your Food Cravings

Are you craving something you know you really shouldn't eat? Would you like to find a way to thwart that unhealthy craving? Here are some suggestions:

Learn to make healthy, frugal snacks of your own. 

• Substitute a healthy option that has a similar texture or taste. For instance, you can  substitute things like pickles or pretzels with hummus for salty snacks, and fresh fruit for sweet snacks.
• Try Weight Watchers recipes. They have a lot of healthy options. If you don't want to pay for their pre-cooked meals, check out their cookboooks instead.  
• Understand why you're craving certain foods. Although a lot of cravings are emotional or circumstantial, there are real medical reasons behind some of them too. 
• Always have snacks around for when a craving hits.  Keep things like  fat-free pretzels, fresh fruit, sugarless fruit strips, pickles, low-fat string cheese and hummus in your home, at your desk and in your car.  

Toxins In Commercial Make Up: What To Watch Out For

Take a look at your makeup's label and you'll walk away feeling really confused. Many of the ingredients that are found there aren't easily recognizable. Even if you buy all-natural products, you may be surprised to find that they're not all-natural at all. With this in mind, here are some ingredients to look out for and avoid. 

 AVOID Alcohol, Isopropyl (SD-40) 

This ingredient comes from petroleum and dries out your skin as it strips off its outermost protective layer. In doing so it exposes your body to bacteria, fungus, mold and other toxins. It also promotes brown spots and premature aging.

AVOID Mineral Oil (a.k.a liquid parafinum)

This is another byproduct of petroleum. It will coat your skin like plastic, disrupting your skin's natural ability to purge itself of toxins, slowing down cell function and causing premature aging.

 AVOID Silicone 

Emollients that come from silicone include Dimethicone, Dimethicone Copolyol, and Cyclmethicone. They also coat your skin like plastic, making it unable to breathe and release toxins, which will then accumulate in your liver and lymph nodes where they can cause the development of tumors.

What to Choose Instead

There are some all-natural ingredients that are really good for your skin, such as Eucalyptus Oil, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Sandalwood Extract, Lemon Oil, Apricots, Aloe Vera Gel, Vitamin E, Vitamin A and Green Tea. You can find them in products like these:

• Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Eye Shadow Duo
• Revlon ColorStay Mineral Blush/Bronzer
• Burt's Bees Super Shiny Natural Lip Gloss
• L'Oréal Paris Bare Naturale Mascara
• Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Liquid Makeup SPF 20
• Pangea Organics Lipcare
• 100% Pure Peach Pigmented Natural Concealer with SPF 20
• CoverGirl TruBlend Naturally Luminous Loose Powder
• Logona Lipstick
• Aubrey Organics Silken Earth Powder Blush
• BareMinerals Liner Shadow

Please note that this list is not all-inclusive but hopefully, now you'll be able to replace some of your toxic makeup with something that's actually healthy and good for your skin.