Pretty and Healthy Life

Grapes are small round or oval berries that feature a semi-translucent flesh encased by a smooth skin. Some contain edible seeds, while others are seedless. Like blueberries, grapes are covered by a protective, whitish bloom. Grape grows well at altitude of 300 meters above sea level. In grapes contained a variety of vitamins A, C and B6, folic acid and minerals phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, iron and copper.

Grapes also contain fiber and a variety of flavonoids. Flavonoids can act lower cholesterol. Grape also contains resveratol, saponin, anthocyanins, quercetin proanthocyanins and that is anti imflamasi and anti-cell proliferation, which can prevent cancer, especially breast cancer and kelon.

Resveratol also suppress the production of amyloidal-beta peptides in Alzheimer's patients. Grape also contains water and carbohydrates, especially fructose and glucose are useful for stamina. Color, size, taste and physical characteristics differ amongst the varieties. Grapes come in a variety of colors including green, amber, red, blue-black, and purple. In general, whole grapes have a slightly crunchy texture and a dry, sweet and tart taste.

Antioxidants.

Grape contains antioxidants such as anthocyanin polyphenolic flavan-3-OLS. Content of more anthocyanins found in red grape. The presence of antioxidants in grape may help to prevent free radical damage to these cells causes many diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

Grape seed contains antioxidants, antrocyanidin, tannins and polyphenols which are useful to prevent cancer and heart disease. In the skins of grapes contain polyphenols (resveratrol) as an antioxidant that can prevent cellular damage from free radicals, such as cell wall damage blood vessels and help lowering blood pressure in people with high blood pressure. Another benefit of resveratrol as an antioxidant is to lower the risk of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease.

Cataracts

Elegat acid content in grape could destroy the hydrocarbons, compounds which can cause cancer caused by cigarettes. Vitamin C, karetoniod, selenium and a variety of flavonoids contained in grapes have antioxidant capabilities. Various antioxidants can prevent cataracts.

Human skin consists of several layers, starting from the outer layers of the epidermis layer, dermis layer and sub cutis. It also consists of supporting tissue, such as sweat glands that regulate body temperature. In addition, the skin also has oil glands that produce sebum so that the skin will be moist, chewy and not easily wrinkled.

The cause of oily skin

Ø The production of excessive oil glands will make your skin oily, said Dr. Sandra Widaty, SpKK from FKUI.

Ø According to Didik Gunawan, herbalist of Indonesian Medicine Plant and the lecturer of Science Pharmacology Faculty in UGM, the causes of oily skin come from two types of fat in the human body, namely:

§ blood fat, is a fat mixed with blood and follow the blood circulation. It is called HDL (high density lipoprotein) and LDL (low density lipoprotein). The blood fat comes out of the body through the skin pores in liquid form, like oil.

§ Lepo fat, is fat under the skin, known as fat. Someone who has a blood fat in high amounts does not automatically get fat. Greasy hair with dandruff and oily face skin with acnes are the symptoms of people with high fat.

Reducing oily skin by Carrambola or starfruit:

Carambola or starfruit is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. The tree and its fruit are popular throughout Southeast Asia, Malaysia, the South Pacific and other parts of East Asia. The tree is cultivated also throughout the tropics such as in Trinidad, Guyana, and Brazil, and, in the United States, in south Florida, and Hawaii.

The carambola is closely related to the bilimbi. The fruit in cross section is a five-pointed star, hence its name.

Carambola fruits are light yellow to yellow, translucent, crisp and very juicy, without fiber. The fruit has a more or less oxalic acid odor and the flavor ranges from very sour to mildly sweet. The fruit is rich inVitamin C and antioxidants, and low in sugar, sodium and acid. Star fruit is a potent source of both primary and secondary polyphenolic antioxidants.^[5] Starfruit is believed to reduce the oil on the face. By eating (Averrhoa carambola) and (Averrhoa bilimbi), we can handle oily skin. According to Dr. Sandra, star fruits contain a lot of water and acid, so it’s good to clean the excess oil on the face. Acid content of the star fruit also contains many beneficial antioxidants to prevent free radicals on the skin.

Niacin content of the star fruit is useful for reducing blood fat, anti-allergy in the body and lowers blood sugar. Zinc content of the starfruit is useful for lowering blood fat, preventing acne and preventing dandruff fungus. Sinapat acid as an antioxidant. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is useful to reduce the formation of blood fats cholesterol, and as an antioxidants and immune control.

How To

1. Squeeze out starfruit until watering, or slice starfruit thinly.

2. Extracted water and sliced starfruit are dabbed to the face skin for 15 minutes.

3. For maximum results, use it once a day. We will feel it’s benefit after applying it for

two weeks.

People who live in a tropical area, sometimes, will easily get their skin sweat or they will have an oily skin problem. But, if you have a dry skin and live in a cool area, sometimes, you will feel upset because living in this cool area will make your dry skin feel tight. A very dry skin can also be prone to wrinkles. 

For those who are fond of swimming, they will always have a dry and scaly skin problem. Don’t worry, though, here are some tips using traditional recipe from fruits and look how it can freshen up your skin.

Banana and Avocado
These two fruits contain of fat and enriched by water, it is useful in making your skin soft, moist and smooth especially for those who have a dry and scaly skin problem.

To make your skin fresh, and reduce wrinkles on face, use mixed mask from banana, honey, and egg.
 
Avocados and honey are particularly moisturizing. This mask is particularly great for mature, wrinkled and dry skin. It's best to use a ripe, fresh, organic avocado. Make sure to mash it up into a creamy pulp.

Avocado’s shell can also be used as a mild cream to smooth your rough back and knee.
Here is the simple recipe by mixing the avocado’s shell and the squeezed lemon, then dab it to your skin. Keep it for five minutes and then rinse with warm water.



Apel and melon 

Other examples of fruit oils include apple and melon. It can clean and soften the scaly skin. It can also be used as a toner which will freshen up your face. Like cleanser, if your skin is dry, you’ll need to pick a mild toner which will help seal in moisture rather than get rid of it. 

Fruit is enriched by vitamin, enzyme and acid whose special quality of giving nutrition to skin and hair. To make your hair healthy, there are some simple formulations that you can make by yourself. 
For face care, you can use papaya to make your skin face look shinning because the content of enzyme in papaya can remove dead skin cell. All you have to do is that you should blend 1 papaya. Mix and add to two teaspoons of honey and havernut at sufficiently until viscous. Dab it on your skin and let it for 10 minutes. Then wash off with clean water.
For hair treatment, you can use coconut milk to make your hair as soft as silk. Coconut milk contains of mineral, phosphorus, protein, vitamin A, B and C. Soak your hair with coconut milk and let it be for two minutes. Then rinse and wash as usual
For your body care, you can use scrub made of pineapple to make your skin look shining. You just prepare 8 ounce of pineapple, mix and blend it with 1/3 cup of refined-sugar. Scouring it to your body and wash with fresh water until clean.
A peach fruit is also useful for smoothing your skin since it is enriched by vitamin and mineral. Blend 4 ounce of canned-peach. Mix it with 1 ounce of heavy cream, 2 spoons of honey and havernut. Scouring it to body and let it be for 5 minutes. Rinse and take a shower as usual.