Alejandra Koster

Many women wonder if there is an Anti Fibroid Diet, that is, whether there are certain foods to shrink fibroids. Indeed, what you eat can play a large part in helping to manage to symptoms of fibroids and also plays an important part when used as a component of a holistic plan to eliminate fibroids completely. There are 10 basic principles involved in an anti fibroid diet. 1. Keep portion sizes moderate and use common sense. Fats should only be a small part of your diet and you should avoid saturated fats completely. Eat no less than 40g of healthy carbohydrate each day 2. Eat good quality foods and avoid those with pesticides or other pollutants 3. Eat organic produce wherever possible 4. Eat very lean meats only and ensure they are organically produced 5. Sprouting non starchy vegetables and green leafy vegetables are good foods to shrink fibroids 6. Eat grains and legumes in moderation 7. Avoid acidic foods-try to stick to alkaline forming foodstuffs 8. Do not eat dairy foo...

The banana diet is 1 of the best and easiest ways to help boost your weight loss efforts. It appears there are many versions of this diet… and I also have a version of this diet. A lot of the other versions of this diet just seem plain silly and not very practical. Here’s an easy to use version that will give you slow, steady weight loss. This is not an extreme diet like you may think. You may think that the banana diet consists of eating just bananas all day. Wrong! Obviously that isn’t very practical or smart. There is just 1 main rule to this diet and another general rule… Rule #1: Eat 1-2 bananas before each meal… minimum of 3 times a day. Very simple, huh? Not much to think about. If you eat, you’re going to eat 1-2 bananas before your meal. Practical, easy, healthy, and not much to remember. Before breakfast, eat 2 bananas. Before lunch, eat 2 bananas. Before dinner, eat 1 banana. So you eat 5 total bananas a day. Rule #2: Eat whatever you want for meals. This rule is si...

Ice pick headaches are without doubt one of the worse kinds you can ever get. I’ve never had one personally, but those who do suffer from this describe the pain as extremely unpleasant. They also say it feels like an ice pick getting shoved into their heads, which is how this type of headache earned its title. Though research is still being conducted, not much can be said about its causes. All we know is that it’s rare, with only 2% of the world’s population suffering from attacks. Amongst that small percentage, some folks are lucky enough to experience ice pick headaches only once in their lifetimes. However, there are others that can actually have up to 50 attacks in one day alone. For these “unfortunate few” individuals, taking medication that’ll help reduce the frequency and intensity of the symptoms would surely come in handy. With that said, here are 3 ice pick headache treatments that’ll help you deal with the situation better, and the first one is: melatonin. This may sound ...

With so many acne medications available on the market, it’s tough to know which ones actually work. More to the point, with the cost of acne medications so high, one would hate to spend money on a treatment that didn’t work. For those who want to save money and find a more natural cure for acne, here are six simple remedies to try. 1. Baking Soda First, there’s baking soda, which can be mixed with water to create a paste that can be spread all over your skin. At first, you only want to do it for 10 or 15 minutes, but you can gradually increase the time until you leave it overnight. This will help to eliminate breakouts, as well as reduce the appearance of scars that acne leaves behind. 2. Coconut Oil Coconut oil is another good option. When applied to your skin, it acts as a moisturizer and fights acne-causing bacteria. You can massage it into your skin a couple of times per day, after which you should start to see positive results, on top of never needing a moisturizer ever again....

Depression is complex. It can linger and grow for months or even years before being detected . Studies have shown that millions of Americans will suffer some form of depressive disorder this year. Unfortunately fewer than 1/3 of these people will look for help. Often the sufferers don’t even know they’re sick. Every day stress is common in the modern world. It’s more difficult to navigate the obstacles in life. Many families are surviving week to week. Trouble in the economy has made it more difficult than ever to keep a good job. Stress leads to depressive feelings. There are many different types of depression. Some of the labels mean the same thing. There is mental, medical, clinical and manic depressive disorder. There is also the fact that it gets severe enough to allude to the final stages of the disease. Depressive disorder can result from a variety of causes. One of these is simple biology, brain chemistry issues. DNA also carries it. Those with family histories of the disorder...

The muscles are an important part of our body that people admire for various reasons. Athletes train their strength in order to be successful, while body builders dedicate their lives to building their muscles big and strong. Here is a quick list of 10 facts about the human muscle anatomy. There are three different types or groups of muscles. These are the skeletal muscles, the cardiac muscles and the so called smooth muscles. The skeletal type are the those that we train when we “work out”, and are those that you can visually see and control. Most are directly attached to the bones via tendons, while others, like the abdominal muscles for instance, are instead placed into the aponeuroses tendons. These smooth type are also known as involuntary muscles, and can be found within walls of organs. These do their work without you realizing it and can not be seen from an external perspective. An example of this type are muscles within your eyes that help you focus. The Cardiac muscle is...

For some women, getting pregnant is something easier said than done. While some women are blessed with fertility, others find conceiving quite hard. If you are one of those women having trouble conceiving, don’t worry, you are not alone. Many women from all corners of the globe are screaming: ‘Help Me Get Pregnant!’ Of course, the best way to get pregnant is by natural means. So try to exhaust all ways to get pregnant naturally before resorting to chemical, surgical and other non-natural means. Here are a few helpful ‘Help Me Get Pregnant’ Tips: Discontinue taking the pill for at least three months so that the reproductive system adjusts and goes back to normal to being off the pill before attempting to get pregnant. Take the right amount of nutrients and supplements. Calcium, magnesium and zinc are great for increasing one’s fertility rate. Try taking herbal supplements like chamomile, ginseng, raspberry leaf and licorice root sustains a hormonal balance. Determine when your ovu...

If you’re clueless when it comes to your diet, I’m going to give you 2 cheap foods that will almost guarantee you’ll lose weight… if you eat them everyday. So if you can afford a whopping 88 cents a day and you have an open mind, I’ll have you dropping pounds within 4 days. These 2 foods actually come in a can… and they’re healthy for you. Most things in cans aren’t healthy for you. Anyway, I have a 4 day challenge for you. It’s very simple and it’ll prove to you that you’ll lose weight eating these 2 foods everyday. Here’s the challenge. Go to Wal-Mart or wherever you get your food from. I’ll use Wal-Mart as an example because that’s where I get my food from. Now go down the aisle that has beans in it. Are we good so far? Great. Now pick up 4 cans of the “Great Value” black beans and 4 cans of the “Great Value” black eye peas. They cost 44 cents a can. You’re going to be eating 1 can of each for the next 4 days. I’ll give you 4 reasons why these 2 foods are great for weight loss. T...

One of the most devastating cycles that a person can fall into is the rebound headache cycle. Doctors all over the country realize that many of the popular over-the-counter headache medications, when used too often, can cause rebound headaches, or the pain the return, often at a more severe level, 12, 24 or 48 hours later. It is definitely a twisted and cruel marketing technique that is blasted all over the television, magazines, newspapers and other media praising these medications as a gift from above. When in fact, if a person over-uses these drugs, they can find themselves in a cycle where they have near daily or even daily headaches and cannot determine what is causing the pain. In my opinion theses drugs should have in huge, bold print on their label, about three times as large as the brand name stating “Overuse of this medication can cause serious rebound headaches” so no one would miss it! How much is overuse? Using the medication daily, twice a day? Quoting the Headache-Advis...

Our first reaction is to panic from this embarrassing and burdensome problem and the overwhelming fear that you won’t have any control over your breakouts. But with a few simple tips this fear can be conquered. Before calling for an appointment with the dermatologist, there are natural remedies that can be just as effective as medications. With the right nutritional balance and proper skin care is all your body needs. By following these simple tips you are taking the first steps to help heal your acne. In about 4 weeks you should see a noticeable difference. Tips for Acne Free Skin: Apply to honey mask – by applying this to your face one or twice a week, the antibacterial properties will disinfect and heal minor blemishes. This is great for those of us with sensitive skin. Use acne soap – wash your face twice a day with a sulfur based soap specifically designed for acne. Get into a routine of washing your face when you first wake up in the morning and then again before going to b...

Suicide strikes … AGAIN! This may wind up being the most important article some have ever read. I hope it will not only help a few readers, but that it will open the eyes of others, helping them understand, motivating them to help. I trust there will be those who will actually clip it, mailing it to someone for what they are worried about, or posting it in the breakroom. I've written quite a bit about suicide over the past few weeks and have received some remarkable feedback. I wrote on the subject because there have been so many suitors lately and folks wanted answers. If you've read any of the previous articles, you've seen some frightening statistics. This subject remains heavy on my heart and continues to be a concern to many. For me, it started when a man with what a dear friend had been interacting was found in his jail cell with a cable TV wire around his neck. Then, another friend who led a Bible study took his own life. Within days, this was followed by the suic...

The muscular system is vital to the human body. It is important from the point of view that it helps in movement. One can’t imagine the consequences if we could move or grow! We would, in all probability wouldn’t have existed in the first place. The muscle tissues in addition in making us move are even more important due to the following characteristics. 1. Excitability: What is our normal reaction when we touch a hot plate? We immediately withdraw the part in contact with the hot object. This is known as stimulus and the human body is programmed to respond to stimuli. The muscle tissues in our body send signals to the brain and the brain tells the body to move out – all this happens within a fraction of a second! Had this taken any longer, we would have burnt our hands, till the time our brain told us to remove the hand! All this and more is possible because of the excitability function of the muscle tissues. 2. Contractility: In simple words, our muscles can contract. One might qu...

There are two common reasons believed to cause a miscarriage. The first is the health of the embryo. If the embryo was damaged at some point in the process of traveling it may not have been able to grow into a healthy fetus. The second is the embryo living in an unhealthy environment that didn’t foster healthy development. There are other causes of miscarriages including progesterone deficiencies, chromosomal abnormalities and immune abnormalities. These problems are caused by something and don’t just occur for no reason. Case in point is that you need to be healthy in order to be fertile. By eating certain foods you are providing your body with the nutrients it needs to foster the healthy development of an embryo that will implant successfully. Eat Lean Meats Lean meats are very high in zinc which sustains a healthy reproductive system. If you have a zinc deficiency it can prevent your body from sustaining a pregnancy. Lean meats give your body the right amount of zinc needed to mai...

Many people are looking for practical ways to lose weight in a hurry. In this pursuit, some turn to home equipment such as the Bow Flex Tread climber. This unit is a treadmill plus stair climber and elliptical all in one. The question is can this piece of equipment help you lose weight in as little as six weeks? Treadmill Action When it comes to weight loss, the best exercise to begin with is walking. Walking is low impact and nearly anyone can do it on a daily basis. Walking on a treadmill will burn on average 700 calories an hour when on a high setting. Stair Climber Action Stair stepper machines are a great way to increase the intensity of your workout. While walking increases caloric burn a stair stepping action will also increase muscle mass and tone. Both of which have the added benefit of burning even more calories. Depending on your starting weight, you can expect to burn 5.9-8.8 calories per minute. That translates into nearly five hundred calories an hour at normal speed....

Pain in the chest, stomach acid rising to the throat and a sour taste in the mouth are the basic symptoms most heartburn sufferers have to deal with. It gets even worse when you lie down. Dealing with heartburn is bad enough, but put back pain or a headache in the mix then you feel absolutely miserable. If this has ever happened to you then you may feel that any health issues you have is related to heartburn. Having heartburn and headache issues at the same time may lead one to think they are linked together. They are, but not in the way most people believe. The rise of heartburn pain may be in direct correlation to any throbbing pain in the head. It’s actually the medication we take to treat headaches may in fact cause heartburn. Most pain killers contain caffeine and caffeine is one of the biggest heartburn triggers. The sphincter separating the esophagus and stomach from each other is affected by the caffeine found in medication and it causes it not to seal properly. Acid from the...

If you have severe acne condition then I highly recommend you treat it with this vegetable… Radish! Why radish? Simply because radishes contain natural bleaching agents and powerful antioxidant properties that will help: Reduce the swelling of pimples thus, reducing pimple sizes and minimize the appearance of pimples on your skin. Also does a great job at removing blemishes and blackheads. Contains the largest concentration of vitamin C. This vitamin will do two things for you when consume… First, it will help remove acne causing toxins and other pollutants from within your body. Second, it will help reduce skin damage caused by toxins. Exfoliates the skin. This will remove damaged and dead skin cells from the outer layers of your skin so you will get clear healthy looking skin. Instructions To Treat Severe Acne Externally: The first thing to need to do is make a face wash out of radish. This wash is to cleanse and exfoliate your skin to remove any dirt and oil that may ge...

Depression Help can seem like the relief of a lifetime. Nearly 15 million Americans each year are affected by a serious illness called depression. It’s a proven illness. It’s not a reflection on the personal attributes of the patient despite it being a mental illness. Depression can affect anyone. There’s no logic to its onset. It can strike the rich or the poor. It takes no race into consideration. The fact that you are suffering from this disease does not mean that you are less a human being. Mental illness comes with stereotypes, ignore them. The suffering associated with this disease will only get worse without treatment. Pretending nothing is wrong won’t chase away this problem. If a person doesn’t seek medical attention, the disease becomes worse until it dominates their entire life. Depression can result from a number of sources. It’s not a matter of a day or two of confusion or sadness, this disease is much more. Depression can be a matter of months and even years. The worst ...

Many men who want to date a hard body girl, like a female bodybuilder, simply have no idea where to meet them. While these guys are charismatic, confident, and successful they still cannot easily find a sexy muscular woman to date. Here are a few suggestions of where to meet a muscular woman besides the gym: – Any of the smoothie, health food, or grocery stores right near the gym. A great physique requires making healthier eating choices and (usually) some form of sports supplements. Frequent those places where a female hard body will go and you have just increased your odds of meeting in a more relaxed setting. – Local bodybuilding contests Especially the pre-judging in the morning. Most people who attend pre-judging are friends, family, and fellow competitors. Yet this is where the majority of the decisions by the judges are made, so consider being there. As always, be cool and respectful — most of these women have heard every bad (or even “freaky” or “scary”) pickup line in the ...

Pregnancy Pregnancy is a nine month journey … It is a time in your life to feel happy, excited, serene and joyful. However it is also quite normal to experience anxieties about the birth and worrying about whether you are nourishing yourself properly, exercising, keeping, calm, positive, loving thoughts and emotions within your being. Pregnancy lasts 39 weeks or nine months from conception and is looked at in three stages. Health & Nutrition During Pregnancy To ensure that your baby develops in a healthy environment, you should keep your body as fit and well nourished as you possibly can. Do not think in terms of devising a special diet for pregnancy, it is more to do with eating a good variety of the right foods which are those that are rich in the essential nutrients. Weight Gain The amount of weight put on by women in pregnancy varies between 9 – 16 kilograms, with the most rapid gain usually between weeks 24 and 32. Do not "eat for two". Some 46 percent of wome...