Health & Beauty - Fact or Fiction

Health & Beauty - Fact or Fiction

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Cocoa butter and olive oil prevent stretch marks

False: All mums would heave a sigh of relief if this statement were true, but unfortunately this beauty fad lacks medical support. Stretch marks occur when the skin expands quickly (as is the case with a pregnancy), breaking the collagen and elastin fibers that normally support it. In some cases, it's the elasticity factor that contributes to the formation of stretch marks, in others it is caused by a woman's genes as a hereditary attribute.

Cocoa butter and olive oil, however, do help in the superficial softening of skin and the affected area for a short time period. Whether the skin breaks into stretch marks or not will depend on its elasticity. Applying these ointments help a bit on the external skin, but you need to have something that penetrates deeper into the other layers of the skin where these marks are formed.

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Lemon verbena and lavender foot bath

 Lemon verbena and lavender foot bath

Ingredients

• 15g / 1/2oz dried lemon verbena
• 30ml / 2 tbsp dried lavender
• 5 drops lavender essential oil
• 30ml / 2 tbsp cider vinegar

Put the lemon verbena and lavender into a basin and pour in enough hot water to cover the feet. When it has cooled add the lavender oil and cider vinegar. Sit down and immerse your feet in the bath for 15 minutes. Dry your feet thoroughly afterwards.

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Nutty Rice Salad

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Nutty Rice Salad

• 2 cups of brown rice cooked
• 1 ½ cups of raw peanuts (or use 1 tin of chickpeas drained for those with allergies)
• ¾ cup sultanas
• 1 chopped green pepper
• 1 cup cooked peas
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp coriander
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1/3 cup extra light olive oil
• ¾ cup salt-reduced tomato sauce

Combine all ingredients, mix well and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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