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There are tons of ways that you use self-help to have beautiful, healthy, starry eyes.  The experts suggest a diet high in Vitamin A which includes foods such as carrots, eggs, fish, milk, spinach, papaya, drumsticks, and mangoes. Also exercising, getting adequate rest, drinking 8 ounces of water per day, and not rubbing your eyes under any circumstance to help keep your peepers healthy. To give your eyes a special bright look two drops of pure rose water dropped from a stopper is recommended. Make sure that you get real rose water, as any perfumed product would be harmful to your eyes. For an at home eye remedy a piece of thinly sliced cucumber or potato placed on your eyes for 10 minutes.  This helps erase wrinkles and that “racoon mask” of dark circles around them. The most important eye tip of all though is to always wear sunglasses on bright days because the sun can cause severe damage to your eyes.

Cures from Nature

Natural remedies for healthy eyes can be as simple as placing cold tea bags on your closed eyes for 10 minutes or can involve other plant substances from nature.  The following website suggest some cures: http://www.eyecarebasics.com/eye-care-articles/natural-eye-care.htm

“Natural Remedies To Enhance Eyes

There are several natural (home) remedies available to keep eyes healthy and to deal with (and treat) minor eye problems such as redness and puffy eyes. A few examples of natural remedies are:

Making Use of Natural Creams

In natural eye care healing properties of flowers and plants are used to treat minor problems such as itchy eyes, redness of the eyes and infected (overly irritated) eyes. Different types of advanced eye care are sold by pharmacies and health food shops, mostly containing the following ingredients:

Cucumber or Cucumber Water

Containing Calcium, Vitamins A and C and Magnesium, Cucumber is known for its soothing properties and will help relax eyes and reduce redness of the eyes. Cucumber water or thin slices can also be applied to the skin around the eyes especially if this skin is looking dry. Leaving the slices on the skin for at least fifteen minutes while relaxing will make your eyes look like new!

Agrimony Leaves or Flowers

Dried leaves and flowers of this plant are added to boiled water, after which the infusion is strained and used to bathe the eyes, to reduce swelling and itchy eyes. People who spend a lot of time working behind a computer, experiencing itchy or burning eyes, will also benefit from this remedy.

Marigold Flowers

A weak tea is made, cooled down and cotton wool pads are soaked in the tea, after which the pads are placed on the eyes or the eyes for ten minutes are washed with this liquid.

Eye problems that last longer than two days should always be checked out by a doctor.”

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Picture sitting at breakfast when you have just had a blueberry and almond smoothie and wheat toast only to look across the table to see your friend holding their stomach as if it is going to combust after downing a stack of bacon and pancakes. I am sure you can guess who feels healthier at that moment. Yet, that same person who just ingested a pound of cholesterol and fat will be the one to argue that a vegan diet is not “healthy” because it lacks nourishment. A common misconception. (more…)

Vegans are Better than Vegetarians – Plain and Simply

This is a very simple subject, and it literally comes down to, where do we begin? Of course, as anyone would say, lets begin from the beginning, and so we shall.

As everyone knows, the heart of being a vegan is becoming a vegetarian. But it goes deeper than that because many vegetarians will consume dairy and egg products, while a vegan passes these foods by. The food chain here between animals and humans has been effectively abolished, and only good things can come from this.

By not eating animals or their byproducts, you have just removed from your diet the biggest problem for a healthy body in saturated fats and cholesterol. By doing this, you have automatically reduced your risk of heart disease, stroke, and adult onset diabetes simply by just changing your diet.

But it gets better! It is proven that while following a vegan diet filled with whole grains, fruits and nuts, you have naturally increased your own fiber intake. These foods are incredibly beneficial in lowering blood pressure, and studies have confirmed that a diet rich in fiber will greatly reduce your risk of colon cancer.

What’s not to love here? So far we have seen that being a vegan is an incredible way to remain healthy from the inside out. So, lets see what it’s like from the outside in. (more…)

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The US Recommended Dietary Allowances are similar at 10mg a day for adult men and post-menopausal women; 15mg for adolescents and pre-menopausal women, and an additional 15mg a day for pregnant women.
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Calcium is a major mineral: the average adult is made up of just over a kilo (around 2% of total body weight). 99% of this is found in the bones and teeth, and the remainder is used for the contraction of muscles, nerve function, enzyme activity and blood clotting.

Calcium Requirements

The UK Department of Health’s Reference Nutrient Intakes (the daily amount that is enough for 97% of people: similar to RDAs used previously in the UK) are as follows.¹

Vegan Sources of Calcium

Good plant sources of calcium include:

• Green leafy vegetables: spring greens, kale, broccoli, parsley.
  It is important to note that spinach is not a good source of calcium. It is high in calcium, but the calcium is bound to oxalates and therefore poorly absorbed
• Fortified foods such as soya milk
• White flour (as calcium is added by law) and white flour products
• Calcium-set tofu
• Oranges
• Ground sesame seeds (tahini)
  The calcium content is high but variable and absorption of calcium from tahini is not proven so tahini should not be relied upon as a main source
• Figs and black molasses
• Drinking hard water can provide 200mg of calcium daily, although soft water contains almost none²

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Very low B12 intakes can cause anemia and nervous system damage.

The only reliable vegan sources of B12 are foods fortified with B12 (including some plant milks, some soy products and some breakfast cereals) and B12 supplements. Vitamin B12, whether in supplements, fortified foods, or animal products, comes from micro-organisms.

Most vegans consume enough B12 to avoid anemia and nervous system damage, but many do not get enough to minimize potential risk of heart disease or pregnancy complications.

To get the full benefit of a vegan diet, vegans should do one of the following:

1. eat fortified foods two or three times a day to get at least three micrograms (μg or mcg) of B12 a day or
2. take one B12 supplement daily providing at least 10 micrograms or
3. take a weekly B12 supplement providing at least 2000 micrograms.

If relying on fortified foods check the labels carefully to make sure you are getting enough B12. For example, if a fortified plant milk contains 1 microgram of B12 per serving then consuming three servings a day will provide adequate vitamin B12. Others may find the use of B12 supplements more convenient and economical.

The less frequently you obtain B12 the more B12 you need to take, as B12 is best absorbed in small amounts. The recommendations above take full account of this. There is no harm in exceeding the recommended amounts or combining more than one option.

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If you don’t read another word about B12 you already know all you need to know. If you want to know more, read on. (more…)

Vegan Chia Seed Oil Softgels (Gelatin-Free)

Chia seed oil is a naturally vegan health food that has many positive properties. The oil comes from the Chia seed, commonly used on the novelty item, the “Chia Pet™”. It has tremendous nutritional value for those who choose to eat the seeds or drink the oil that comes from the seeds.

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Chia seed has been known for its healthful properties for centuries, when it was used as a staple food by Native Americans of the Mexico and the American Southwest. It was used by the ancient Aztecs as a high energy endurance food when natives needed to travel long distances on very little food.

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The benefits of veganism are numerous and keep increasing with more research. A few of them will now be listed.

Can you live a vegan life?

Of course! The cuisines of most nations contain dishes suitable for a vegan diet, including ingredients such as tofu, tempeh and the wheat product seitan in Asian diets… (more…)

A vegan diet, also known as veganism, consists of vegetables, fruits and legumes while excluding fish, dairy products including butter, eggs, fowl, honey, animal gelatin and other food products deriving from animal origin, according to the American Vegan Society (AVS). (more…)

Individuals are further interested in becoming vegans due to the health benefits that this lifestyle offers. Scientific research that has been carried out proves that vegans and vegetarians tend to have lower rates of cancer and heart disease, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and less incidence of diabetes. (more…)

However, our intent is not to make you feel bad about your food.  We’re not going to tell you how poor little Bessie the calf never got the chance to see her mother, before getting wrenched away to live out her life-long prophecy of becoming a milk-machine.  While we want you to know where your food comes from, you should feel good about the food you eat and the choices you make- and have the knowledge to make easy substitutions- usually with foods you already have in your home. (more…)

A vegan, not to be confused with a vegetarian, is a person that does not consume any foods that have been produced by animals. Ultimately, this form of vegetarianism eliminates not only meat, but also eggs, dairy, and any other animal by-products from the diet. The impact of adopting a vegan diet is extremely beneficial to animals. By eliminating meat from their diet, vegans are taking a stand against the inhumane treatment of livestock and other farm animals by skewing the demand for meat and thus the unnecessary killings to supply it in the American market. While there is no killing involved in the production and distribution of eggs or dairy, vegans have similar ethical grievances towards the practices and treatment of the animals. Many vegans will explain the main reason for eliminating eggs and dairy from their diet is the conditions and circumstances under which the animals are kept to produce the goods. As you can clearly tell, animals benefit greatly from the thoughtful dietary choices of vegans, but they’re not the only ones. (more…)