Healthy Hair Brushes

When it comes to hair, not only woman, but man also concerned how to keep their hair healthy. Here are few tips and recommended brands.

Sam Villa Signature Series Brushes: they always create truly great performing brushes using the highest quality materials like 100% 1st cut boar bristles and bamboo wood. Bamboo is an environmentally friendly, renewable resource. For more info please, visit www.samvilla.com or call (888) 812-1115.

Important Care & Cleaning Instructions: 
- Remove Hair from brush;
- Prepare warm water and liquid soap or mild shampoo bath;
- Dip natural bristles several times into the warm soapy water;
- Rinse brush with cool water;
- Let air dry.

Olivia Garden Healthy Hair Brushes: Ceramic coating - faster drying, maximize heat, styles better, Ionic - restores balance & shine. Brushes are anti-static, lightweight, ergonomic handle design, professional quality. Bamboo is an environmentally friendly, renewable resource.  For more info please, visit www.oliviagarden.com or call (800) 922 - 2301 for USA and www.oliviagarden.be or call 32 (4) 342 - 31 -58 for Europe.

Using bamboo preserves hardwood forests, help reduce deforestation and save our planet's ecology. Bamboo is stronger, lighter and more durable than Wood. It is 15% harder than Maple and 30% lighter than Oak. Bamboo is the best alternative to Wood. Bamboo grows back to 60 feet in only 4 years. In contrast, wood trees require 25 to 60 years to mature.


Tips:
- Do not soak paddle or cushion brushes, they may fill with water;
- Do not soak in chemical solutions;
- Do not place blow dryer nozzle directly onto the brush - this may cause damage to the bristles and to the hair.

For Ladies before/after Work

We all work very hard, no matter where...... At Home, At Work and etc. and we deserve clean all those stresses, anxieties and toxins out of our body and keep ourselves always young, beautiful, fresh and energetic because all of our family members, relatives need it from us. :-)

For stress, joints, anxiety: Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is healthy in cooking and it is also healthy as remedy use for arthritis, cleaning extra joint fluids that cause swollen joints. 

In Eastern part of World turmeric has been used in an attempt to treat stomach and liver ailments, as well as topically to heal sores, based on its supposed antimicrobial property. 

In Western part of World turmeric is under study in several human diseases, including kidney and cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, cancer, irritable bowel disease, diabetes, and other clinical disorders. Good way of using it as remedy: mix one teaspoon of ground organic turmeric with hot water, and then add it to the top of cold or lukewarm glass of orange/apple juice and drink as beverage to enjoy and heal your body in the evenings.

For energy, cleans: Ginseng is any one of the 11 species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae. Many years it have been used as part of Traditional Medicine. You can boil dried root and drink a cup after cooling, or purchase organic/biologic fluid form of it and mix few drops with water and drink.

For Immune System Boost and cleans: garlic, ginger, extra virgin olive oil, lemon. Wash lemon, garlic and ginger roots well, then peel few cloves of garlic and ginger, and blend them together with extra virgin olive oil and add freshly squeezed lemon juice. Make batch for week only. Keep mixture refrigerated and drink one tablespoon every morning for hungry stomach. You'll see the difference.

Enjoy and stay Beautiful!

Natural and Organic Agave Fiber

100% Natural and Organic Agave fiber for beautiful Skin and clean eco-friendly Home.


Agave's Unique Qualities:
- Restores, stimulates skin to smooth invigorating freshness;
- Long-lasting, quick drying
- Better than a loofah - resist mold;
- Useful in the kitchen - efficient mar-free utility cloth;
- Agave (century plant)
- Hand woven;
- Soaked in water, natural fibers expand, weave tightens.

"From an Ancient Tradition"
 The native term "ayate" describes loose-woven products such as nets, bags, and various cloths from agave or century plant. As part of a living tradition that reaches back over 10000 years, the styles and techniques for these artifacts are as Mesoamerican culture itself.
  Cultivated in Mexico, the agave not only inspired the beginnings of agriculture, it was the well-spring of religion. The plant provided both needle and thread, fabric, furniture, baskets, mats, blankets, brushes, bridles, paper, soap, shelter, food, candy, drink, and medicine. Little wonder then that the Aztecs venerated the agave and personi-fied it as the goddess Mayahuel.
  From the hands of a native people and heart of a sacred tradition, the quality and value of the ayate has endured and will survive well into the future.

Onion Guide

- Yellow Onions are the most common and versatile variety. These pungent bulbs mellow when cooked and are great for soups, sauces and stews.

- White Onions are particularly sharp and juicy, which makes them an ideal accent for spicy dishes.

- Red Onions have a sweet bite, which is why they're commonly used raw in salads, sandwiches and burger.

- Sweet Onions, like vidalias, walla wallas and mauis are mild with a high sugar and water content. They're excellent on sandwiches when raw.

- Pearl Onions are perfect for pickling or tossing into the slow cooker to braise with meats.

- Cippolini Onions are larger, flatter and a bit sweeter that pearls. They can be a tad pricier, too, so do not waste them in soups and sauces. Their natural sugars make them exceptional for roasting until sweet and serving as a stand-alone side dish.

You can also serve any of these onions as side salad with sprinkle of sea salt. Onions are good accompanions for meat dishes.

Dolma

Azeris have 3 kinds of Dolma: 
Dolma with Aubergine, Green Pepper and Tomato;
Dolma with Grape Leaves; 
Dolma with Cabbage. 
Dolma means stuffed when its made with aubergine, green pepper and tomato, and it means wrapped when it made with grape leaves and cabbage which is being wrapped. Turkish calls grape leaves Dolma "Sarma".

I have changed some ingredients in recipe in these Dolmas, and it became more delicious and healthy.

Grape Leaves Dolma: 
2 kg grape leaves (it can be fresh or marinated)
3 kg ground lean beef
500 gr ground lamb
1 tbs sea salt
1 ts black pepper
200 gr washed white basmati or short grain round rice
300 gr tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 cup water spring water
Garlic and yogurt sauce or just yogurt for garnishing

Cooking Time:
30 minutes 95C
30 minutes 145 C
15 minutes 200 C (in this step you can add some boiled water if necessary for steaming).

Cabbage Dolma:
2 big white cabbages (cabbage leaves need to be steamed before wrap)
3 kg ground turkey or chicken
200 gr washed white rice (refer to grape leave dolma's rice)
1 tbs sea salt
1 ts red crushed pepper
1 can ( 500 gr) crushed tomato
1 small bunch rosemary
1/2 bunch spearmint
Greens have to be small cut.
2 cups spring water
250 gr extra virgin olive oil

Cooking Time:
Appr. 1 hour in medium heat.

Dolma with Aubergine, Green Pepper and Tomato:
4 aubergines
4 green peppers
8 tomatoes
1 bunch fresh basil
1 kg grounded and sauteed lean beef
150 gr washed white rice
1 cup spring water
1 tbs sea salt
1 ts ground black pepper
200 gr extra virgin olive oil

Cooking Time:
Appr. 45 minutes to 1 hour in medium heat.

When You're Alone

Homemade Soup

Capital Salad

Capital Salad's Ingredients:

1. Vegenaise
2. Yogurt
3. Sweet Green Canned Peas
4. Dill
5. Spring Onion
6. Chives
7. Carrot
8. Hard Boiled Egg
9. Black Ground Pepper
10. Iodized Salt
11. Boiled Potato
12. Boiled Chicken Breast Meat

Fried Tilapia Fish with Steamed Rice

Azeri Shepherd Salad

    This salad one of my favorites and I like it in any season and anytime with my main course food or separately with fresh baked bread or with dried rusk, but not sweetened. It's full of vitamins, digestive friendly and healthy salad. According to my knowledge, I can say that it was called "Shepherd Salad" because it's easy, takes less time and cost less for preparing, as all vegetables are chopped.
    I improved this salad a bit for taste of my husband and depends on the food. So I make it with two different ways.

                              Ingredients for Original Shepherd Salad:

•  Fresh Cucumber;
• Fresh Tomato;
• Fresh Green Pepper;
• Fresh Green Hot Pepper;
• Fresh Vidalia Onion or Spring Onion;
• Coriander/Cilantro;
• Basil;
• Salt.

    Just need to wash vegetables thoroughly, and cut them into medium pieces, add its salt, mix and it is ready to eat.

Ingredients of My Improved Shepherd Salad:

• Fresh Cucumber;
• Fresh Tomato;
• Fresh Green Pepper;
• Fresh Green Hot Pepper;
• Fresh Vidalia Onion or Spring Onion;
• Fresh Lettuce;
• Coriander/Cilantro;
• Parsley;
• Fennel/Dill;
• Basil;
• Salt;
• Grapeseed Oil.

    Here you've to wash all vegetables thoroughly again and cut them into small pieces, add its salt and mix. After mixing it add its oil and keep in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes and you can serve it.

    One more secret of this salad: You can add any of vegetables from recipe more or less for your taste and because of this I don't write how many cucumbers, tomatoes and etc. is necessary for making this salad. Enjoy your meal and be always healthy!!!

The Top Five Cancer-Causing Foods

1.Hot Dogs



Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.


2. Processed meats and Bacon



Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.



3. Doughnuts



Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble.. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.


4. French fries



Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .




5. Chips, crackers, and cookies





All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.