Monthly Archives: January 2009

Flax hull lignans

You’ve heard of the benefits of flaxseed oil with its fatty acids content and anti-inflammatory action, but have you heard of the benefits of flaxseed hulls?

The hulls contain lignans – a plant compound thought to have high antioxidants and even cancer-preventing properties.  The extracted flaxseed oil, mighty as it is with its omega-3 content, does not contain any lignans.  But in addition to their lignan content, flaxseed hulls also contain high levels of omega-3, making them a better choice over the oil.

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DIY natural skin care: milk and honey

There is no need to go further than your refrigerator or pantry to give yourself a DIY home beauty treatment.  After all, we didn’t always have pharmacies or cosmetics counters stocked full of products all promising miracles!  From personal experience, most of the miracle products we’ve ever tried (promising to fade age spots, make us look younger, stave off the onset of wrinkles,…) never did.  And not only that, modern cosmetic manufacturing practices use many chemicals that leave us shaking our heads: mineral oil (a by-product of crude oil refinement) and all the family of petrochemicals, as well as preservatives that are starting to be named as a cancer-risk, thickeners, binders, synthetic perfumes…

If there is one thing that is universal, it is the desire to look and feel good: who doesn’t want glowing dewy skin and miles of energy?  We believe it can be achieved without the use of potentially harmful chemicals.  Beautiful skin doesn’t have to take too much effort, and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune or pose a risk to our health.  How is that for good news?

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