Do an eye meditation

Rub your palms quickly together until they feel warm. Cup them over your closed eyes. Feel the heat emanating from your palms, but don't touch your eyelids

You want complete blackness and it takes about six minutes to get rid of any afterimages.

Sit quietly in this position, and slow your breathing to a steady rise and fall. This deep relaxation helps to soothe both eyes and body.

Do this at least three times a day or when ever you need a quick eye break.


(Natural Solutions magazine, March 2008)

Rub Yourself Awake

"Massaging your face boosts circulation, making it a surefire way to wake up"

Starting at your forehead and working down to your chin, lightly flutter-tap or drum your fingertips, varying the velocity, intensity, and location until you've touched your entire face.

Bonus: these moves give you a quick healthy glow.

The Helthiest Cheese

Not only is soft goat cheese leaner than cow's milk varieties( it has 76 calories per ounce - versus 114 for cheddar)- and 3 fewer grams of fat), it also may provide better protection against anemia and osteoporosis.
Researchers explain that goat's milk products can help our bodies absorb nutrients like iron, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium more effectively than their cow-derived counterparts.

(study from the University of Granada in Spain)- shape magazine January 2008)

The power of tea with C

New research shows you might want to add a dash of citrus juice to your next cup of green tea. Since tea's antioxidants are most stable in an acidic environment - and our digestive tract is near neutral in the small intestine - a dash of lemon or orange juice makes the antioxidants more available for absorption by the body.

(excerpt from"Natural Solutions" magazine- study by Mario Ferruzzi, PHD, at Purdue University)

Change your sun visor

Move the visor in your car to your left side to block UV rays while you are driving. The left side of women's faces tends to look older because it incurs more sun damage from driving.