Try These Home Remedies For Dark Knees And Elbows

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Home Remedies Elbows

There’s nothing uncommon in getting dark skin around elbows and knees but it is really strange to see people living with the ugly skin condition when there’re plenty of options to treat the dry, flaky and dark skin.

Here’re 7 ways of treating the dark ugly skin around elbows and knees.

  1. Lemon treatment

Massage the dark skin of elbows and knees with fresh lime juice and wash it after 10 minutes with lukewarm water. The acidic nature of lime and natural bleaching properties will brighten the skin tone overtime.

  1. Curd and gram flour mask

Mix 1 tsp of gram flour and vinegar with curd and mask your elbows and knees with this paste. Rinse the mask with warm water after 15 minutes. Curd being a natural moisturizer will make your skin feel soft and brightened.

  1. Shoo dryness away with aloe vera

Pluck an aloe leaf, remove its pulp and apply the aloe material on the dark skin. Let the soothing pulp treat the dry skin for 20 minutes and wash it with cold water. The aloe vera gel will nourish your skin with moisturizer.

  1. Coconut oil + Warm Relaxing Shower

Give the skin around your elbows and knees a good massage with coconut oil and keep massaging until the skin seeps the oil. Wait for a short while before heading for a refreshing warm shower. But avoid using soap on dried skin and pat it instead to get the best results.

  1. Olive Oil + Sugar Scrub

Olive oil and sugar make an amazing DIY body scrub. Sugar is a natural exfoliant and olive oil is a super nourishment for your skin. Together they can make your skin look younger.

  1. Oatmeal and Yoghurt Mask

Mix oatmeal and yoghurt in equal quantities and mask your knees and elbows with this mixture. Wash it with running water after 20 minutes. The ingredients have soothing qualities that will give a power-pack boost of moisturizer to your skin.

  1. Turmeric

Turmeric is a natural antiseptic but it can also help improve skin condition like dark spots on elbows and knees. Mask the dark skin with turmeric … Find more

Start Eating Karela For These Amazing Health Benefits

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Amazing Health Benefits Karela

Karela or bitter gourd has a bitter taste but it has many sweet advantages to offer. But its bitter taste can be diluted into salt and spices. Also, you can develop a taste and liking for karela in the long run especially after knowing about its health benefits.

Here’re the biggest health benefits of eating karela

  1. Weight loss

Karela can aid in your weight loss program as it is low in calories, fat and carbohydrates. It is the best food for those making a weight loss diet chart.

  1. Improves digestion

Karela has lots of fiber content that makes it good for digestive system. It will bulk up stool allow smooth passing of the stool out of the body. After eating karela, you won’t feel acidic, bloated or heaviness in stomach.

  1. Control diabetes

Karela is low on sodium but high in potassium that is 602 gm/100 gm. But its sodium content is 13 milligram/100 gm. Also, it contains plant-based insulin Polypeptide-p or p-insulin in high amount. All these nutritional properties make karela a sweet food for diabetics.

  1. Immunity booster

Karela is rich in anti-inflammatory properties. Also, it has abundance of vitamin C. With these nutritional properties, it can help maintain a good health and prevent various infection and illnesses.

  1. Improves skin condition

Rich in various vitamins and minerals including iron and magnesium, karela can keep your skin and hair in good condition all the time. For example, drinking karela juice regularly can keep your skin free from acne.

Disclaimer: The above-mentioned benefits of karela are general in nature hence could vary from one user to another. Also, people should consider food allergy before starting taking karela for health benefits.… Find more

Which Fiber Should You Take More – Soluble Or Insoluble?

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Soluble Or Insoluble fiber

Dietary fibers that pass through the digestive system without breaking down are part of plant-based food items. But they are categorized into two broad types – soluble and insoluble – for convenience of understanding their functions.

Soluble fiber dissolves in water as it is made largely of plant pectin and gums. But insoluble fiber doesn’t because it contains plant cellulose and hemicellulose. Also, most plant contains both types of fibers but their amount varies from one plant to another.

Fiber is important for a healthy digestive system and many other benefits

Advantages of soluble and insoluble fibers

Fiber makes a healthy diet and both types of fibers are great for a healthy gut and digestive system. But soluble and insoluble fibers work differently.

Soluble fiber makes a gel after dissolving in water and this gel has plenty of health benefits like improved digestion, reducing cholesterol level and checking blood glucose. And improved control over blood glucose will prevent development of diabetes.

Insoluble fiber adds water to stool so that it becomes softer and passes without putting any stress on the bowel movement. It improves bowel health by making it regular. Also, it improves insulin sensitivity and could prevent diabetes.

Dietary fiber is good for your gut and it can give many benefits, if taken in the right amount. But researchers are still exploring the health benefits of taking dietary fibers.

Here’re some of the biggest health benefits of dietary fibers

• Weight loss
• Prevent hypertension
• Balance cholesterol level
• Prevent hemorrhoids by regulating bowel movement
• Control blood sugar
• Regulate sanitation signals of the body
• Lowers risk of colon cancer, breast cancer and diabetes

If you increase your dietary food intake by two servings of the whole grain food, you can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes by 21%

Risk associated with dietary fibers

Dietary fibers are good for your health especially gut but only when taken in the right amount and if you accidentally consume more fibers, you will experience side effects like abdominal bloating, gas and pain. These are some of the risks … Find more