Happy Mothers Day to All Beautiful Mothers - 14 May 2017

Happy Mothers' Day to all beautiful mothers on 14 May! May your children and their dads spoil you rotten!

The meaning of being a mother is virtually endless. A mother is a protector, disciplinarian and friend. A mother is a selfless, loving human who must sacrifice many of their wants and needs for the wants and needs of their children. A mother works hard to make sure their child is equipped with the knowledge, skills and abilities to make it as a competent human being. Being a mother is perhaps the hardest, most rewarding job a woman will ever experience.

Hats off to all mothers!

Benefits of Baking Soda

Baking soda is not only for baking; it has several health applications. Most commonly with water it  relieves heartburn and acid indigestion. For first aid applications, baking soda can be used to treat scalds while medical attention is pending.

It may also be used topically as a paste to relieve itching or rash inflammation.

It is important to note that baking soda should never be used for any medical application without consulting with a licensed physician first beforehand. Baking soda should not be used for children under the age of 6 without consulting a pediatrician. The usage of baking soda might be dangerous for those with allergies or health conditions that make them sensitive to sodium intake.

Baking soda works to treat heartburn by neutralizing excess stomach acids. It can also be used to treat acid indigestion, nausea, and sour stomach. It is safe to use in small amounts. Most packages of baking soda have directions for treating heartburn or indigestion, but for a general rule, one teaspoon of baking soda should be stirred in a glass of warm water. If the product is more concentrated, then less baking soda should be used.

Like other antacids, baking soda should be used only in moderation to treat heartburn. Also foods that trigger heartburn should be avoided like tomato based foods, fatty foods, chocolate and other foods as well as drinks like coffee.

Many toothpastes have baking soda in them, because the compound is shown to be beneficial for cleaning teeth and mouth hygiene. It also neutralizes acidity in the mouth that results from bacterial waste products, and thus it freshens breath. It also works as a mild antiseptic to prevent infections in the mouth. It can be used to relieve the pain from canker sores as a mouthwash.

Baking soda can be used as a mouthwash diluted in water. Some use a paste of baking soda, a small amount of water, and 3% hydrogen peroxide as an alternative to commercial toothpastes.

Baking soda can be added to bathwater to relieve skin irritation, rashes, or bug bites. It can also be rubbed on the skin on a damp rag for this same purpose.

Baking soda has mild exfoliate properties due to the round shape of the particles, and when mixed with water and scrubbed gently into the skin with a sponge it can remove dead skin cells. The inflammation from sunburns can be partially relieved with a solution of baking soda and water.

In the case of urinary tract infections, there is anecdotal evidence that baking soda may have beneficial effects by raising the pH of urine and reducing bacterial multiplication, but there is no scientific evidence of this.

With a wide range of uses, and several health and medical benefits, hygienic, and cleaning uses, baking soda is an inexpensive and useful compound to have in the house. However, like any other compound that can have health implications, the usage of baking soda for health benefits or medical treatments should be discussed with a physician beforehand. It is safe to use it for the previously mentioned hygienic purposes as long as it is not ingested in large quantities.

More scientific studies on the effectiveness of baking soda in helping to treat kidney illnesses and other kidney related problems would need to be performed, but it seems that this is a promising avenue for the another medical application of baking soda.

There is no doubt, however, that baking soda is effective for treating heartburn and indigestion. In the case of topical skin related treatments, it may be better to use baking soda as a complement to prescription or over the counter products for treatment, as long as there are no interactions. Baking soda is useful and safe for mouth hygiene, and it can be used as a mouthwash or as a paste for cleaning teeth.

Lavender-Lemonade

Today  (First Sunday May) is International Lemon Day!

To celebrate it, here is a lemon based recipe.

If you have lavender growing in your garden, this is a wonderful way to sprinkle some floral flavor into your life. Also, food grade lavender flowers can be purchased from most bulk spice departments or grocery stores.

Lavender Lemonade Recipe

Ingredients:
•lavender flowers from about 30 stalks (if you don’t have access to fresh lavender, you can purchase food-grade lavender and use about 6 tablespoons)
•6 cups water
•2 cups sugar
•juice of 4 lemons
•1 lemon, thinly sliced for garnish

Directions:
1.Put the 6 cups of water in a large pan with the 2 cups of sugar and bring to a boil.
2.In the meantime, rinse the lavender and cut off the excess stalks/stems.
3.When the water reaches a boil, turn it off – take it off the heat and add the lavender flowers and let sit and cool to about room temperature.
4.Add lemon juice to the flavored water and stir thoroughly.
5.Strain out lavender flowers and reserve them for garnish along with the lemon slices.
6.Do not add ice until you serve or you will water it down.

Enjoy!

Danie

Beautiful Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson On 1 June 1926 in Los Angeles, California. During her all-too-brief life, Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become one of the world's biggest and most enduring sex symbols. During her career, Monroe's films grossed more than $200 million.
Marilyn Monroe was found dead on August 5, 1962 at her home in Los Angeles of a barbiturate overdose.

You Are Beautiful!!

We are all born beautiful.  We are all capable of giving, receiving and sharing pleasure, we are all able to love and be loved .
Beautiful people are those comfortable with their bodies. The best lovers are those who acknowledge themselves as sensual and sexual beings. They’re concerned with what’s on the inside, as well as the outside. But some people are more concerned with the outside, what they look like, and subsequently tend to ignore what’s inside and become just a tad shallow.
If the motivation to change your body comes from the perspective of not being enough, there’s a small problem. It will never be enough.  The other problem here is the truth of change. To expect to look the same at 40 as we did at 25 is absurd.
The secret is we must be more comfortable with whom we are, more secure, and must have an inner glow that only comes from a level of self-acceptance and self-love is much better. What we must accept is that once beautiful from inside; we will radiate the same beauty on the outside, irrespective of age!
The more you allow yourself to pleasure and be pleasured, the more aware of yourself, your physical and emotional being you become. This naturally brings a greater sense of well-being, energy and vitality. Regardless of what we look like externally. And we come to see that purely through feeling good, that whatever our body looks like, we can have fun and excitement, peace and passion.
And then the desire to change anything physically becomes more realistic, easier and most importantly, the motivation to change becomes different.
It’s because I like or even love myself more. And then weight, for example disappears, or my eating changes naturally or exercise is more fun or purposeful. It comes from inside and is not dependent on anybody or anything else.
But the comfier I feel within my skin, the more sensual I allow myself to be, the better about myself I will feel, the more my body will come to a state of balance. And I will be happy!

How to make the perfectly round fried egg

For perfectly round fried eggs (handy for breakfast sandwiches), heat a pan and spritz can fruit jar rings with cooking spray. Place the rings on the pan, and slowly drop one cracked egg into each of the rings. Cook for about 5 minutes for a medium yolk. Use tongs to remove the  jar rings, and serve.

Not So Old Fool After All

“Poor Old fool,” thought the well-dressed gentleman as he watched an old man fish in a puddle outside a pub. So he invited the old man inside for a drink. As they sipped their whiskeys, the gentleman thought he’d humor the old man and asked, “So how many have you caught today?”
The old man replied, “You’re the eighth.”