This video was supposed to be a discussion about the difference between teenage and adult acne. But I got a little side tracked and started talking about the importance of natural treatments, how long you should be giving natural treatments to work and what holistic treatments are best to do. All good information-
Here are the High on Health articles and videos from the archive about combining natural and conventional acne treatments:
As I mentioned in the video, this is a huge topic so please write me a question in the box below or in the forum if you’ve got something to ask. It’s difficult to fit everything I need to say in the ten minutes that YouTube allows me, so I may have just brushed over a point that you may want to hear more about.
I wrote an article sometime last year about my top three favorite snack foods, but these snack foods are getting a little boring now and I can’t find the mini coconuts in Australia so I’ve had to update my menu!
And if you have a favorite snack idea please let us know by commenting in the response box below. I’d love some more ideas so I’m looking forward to hearing from you
I have an ex boyfriend who once told me that Stevia was bad for you and stupidly I believed him. And when I recently asked him what it was that was so bad about Stevia he couldn’t remember …ahhh ..so I’ve been missing out on this fantastic natural sweetener for all of this time!
Well I’ve since done a little research, purchased the Stevia cookbook and even got a clipping of the actual plant from my grandmothers garden (see the picture below!) and as long as you know how to cook with this stuff properly to get rid of the sometimes odd aftertaste, Stevia is an amazingly good natural sweetener. It’s no wonder why it’s so popular within the health and raw food community.
I ate a leaf off this clipping and it tasted exactly like the stevia liquid drops. That just shows how natural this sweetener is.
Unfortunately Stevia can have a bit of a yucky aftertaste which is probably why it hasn’t really taken off in a big way. I know what to expect with the taste so I found the leaf I ate from the clipping kind of nice. My parents however who tasted some at my grandmothers house weren’t expecting the liquorishy aftertaste so had an immediate bad impression.
You can get rid of the aftertaste by using Stevia correctly in cooking. I tried to make up a chocolate dessert sweetened with Stevia without using a recipe when I was living in Toronto. The Stevia aftertaste came through too strongly which ruined the taste of the dessert and I’m sure this was because I didn’t follow a recipe (I was just experimenting!). Everything else I’ve made with Stevia and a recipe has masked the aftertaste and produced a lovely smoothie or dessert.
You also can get used to the aftertaste and start to like it. I have heard in Canada a few scientists are trying to create a Stevia powder that has no aftertaste at all. But I’m a little worried that this creation process requires a little too much processing or genetic modification, so in the meantime I’m happy with the natural Stevia that’s already out on the market.
Over the past year I’ve been getting a steady stream of questions in my inbox and forum about the Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) and my maca experiment.
Unfortunately that’s the nature of a blog – what I was writing about and loving a year ago may not be so relevant today. So in case you’ve stumbled across some of my older articles and videos, especially a few of those when I still had an acne problem and was trying to cure it, have a look to see if there are any later updates on the same topic.
I recorded this video today in response to a question by Christene in the forum on this topic-
The most relevant and updated acne treatment information from me will always be in my mini-course. If I come across any new information or find a better treatment for acne, then I’ll update the mini-course first. Because it’s important to me to make that information as helpful and as updated as possible.
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And in case you were wondering, here are my articles/videos on the OCM:
I love clays and always have. Even before I developed an acne condition I used to use a clay mask at least once a week, and always before a night out because it made my skin look softer and clearer.
I’ve since learned how fantastic clays are at decongesting and detoxifying the skin, so of course they’re a fantastic addition to your skin care routine.
Clays work by drawing the toxins out of the skin which then bind to the clay. So when you wash the mask off you’re washing the toxins off too. Sounds too good to be true? Well it’s not. Clays have been used for many, many years so it’s one of those tips we picked up from as far back as ancient Egypt. Something that’s lasted that long must be good.
And the good news is, I now sell Living Valley clays (the good quality brand) in my online store so you can start making clay masks no matter where you are in the world – Click here to get your clays.
Here’s that link again to my online store. And here are a couple of videos I recorded a year or so ago about clay masks. The first link in particular is a really good one if you’re just starting out -
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