Skin Care Tips - Exfoliation Reveals Beautiful Skin

One of the best things you can do for your skin to keep it healthy and beautiful is regular exfoliation. When you exfoliate, you cleanse away pore clogging oils and pollutants. You also scrub off dead skin cells, revealing the fresh, beautiful skin underneath.

There are several ways to exfoliate, as Dr. Drew Ordon discusses today on The Doctors. He suggests professional microdermabrasion treatments to refresh the skin. With a combination of gentle abrasion and suction, the layer of dead skin is lifted, showing smoother skin below. This new layer is largely free from sun damage and fine lines and pore size are minimized. Many people also use this treatment to successfully remove and diminish crows feet and acne scars. Several sessions are needed and each treatment costs about $100-$300.

Exfoliation at home is also an option to keep skin at its best. Dr. Ordon recommends the Olay Pro-X device to scrub away impurities. Though not as powerful as professional microdermabrasion, with regular use patients can see similar results. The Olay Pro-X is available at most pharmacies for around $30.

Making your own exfoliating scrub at home is easy and only requires a few

common ingredients. One simple DIY scrub is made with coffee, sugar and vanilla. Combine 1/4 cup of olive oil and a teaspoon of vanilla extract in a bowl and separately, combine 1/2 cup fresh coffee grinds and one cup of sugar. Add the mixtures together to make a thick paste and apply it in the shower. First wash thoroughly, then rub the exfoliating scrub all over. Rinse completely, towel dry, and then apply a good body lotion for the best results. This scrub is not for use on the face or sensitive skin.

Consistent skin care is your best bet for healthy skin now and in the future. Taking care of this important organ now can help spare you expensive laser and surgical treatments down the line.

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Weight Loss Tips: The Best Fruit for Your Diet

When it comes to weight loss, not all fruit is created equal.

We all know fruit is good for us. It is a natural source of sugar, fiber, and vitamins that give you energy and help your immune system. However, some authorities discourage fruit on weight loss diets because of its high fructose content. It is true, all fruit is not equal when you are trying to lose weight. Here are our recommendations for the fruit you should consume in your diet to keep you on track.

1. Grapefruit - Grapefruit has narginen, which is actually a fat-burning ingredient. Ivan Blasquez, with BodyBuilding.com, did his research and found that grapefruit also contains a relatively high amount of HMB, a metabolite of leucine that has been shown to promote muscle mass accretion.
2. Pear - Pears are not only delicious, but they are also low in calories and low on the glycemic index. The glycemic index is basically a rating of how different carbohydrates affect your blood sugar. You don't want to spike your blood sugar because that will cause insulin to store fat. For instance, white bread would be around a 70. The high range is between 70 and 100. Low glycemic carbs are below 50. Pears are around 36. So you get the sweetness without the negative consequences.
3. Green Apple - Apples are also around 36 on the glycemic index and are a great source of fiber. If you don't know, fiber helps keep your "regular" and as you age you need more and more of it. Apples have about 5g of fiber per serving and they taste much better than some fiber products out there.
4. Bananas - Bananas are another good source of fiber, containing about 4g per serving. Bananas catch a lot of heat for the high sugar content, but in reality they only have about 25-27g of sugar and a glycemic index of about 51. Bananas are one of the best sources of potassium as well. We recommend eating them with breakfast because it's a great way to start the day.
5. Berries - Blueberries, raspberries,strawberries, blackberries. All these delectable little fruits are packed with antioxidants (which help fight signs of aging and free radicals) and the vitamins you will also find in the aforementioned fruits, Vitamins C, A, and B to be exact.

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