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Paula Deen’s favorite desserts come to life in this delicious home fragrance candle collection. Included on the ribbon hang tag is Paula’s recipe for banana Cream Pie, the dessert these candles so amazingly capture in fragrance.

Size: Large 38 oz filled rib jar

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Ingredients: a tangerine, an orange, a red grapefruit.

Preparation method: use the fruit-squeezer.

The energy dose includes: vitamin A, B1, C, magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, and copper.

Healthy cocktail:

Ingredients: two bananas, some honey.

Preparation method: mix the bananas with some water. You may add some honey after you mix the bananas.

The energy dose includes: vitamin A, B, C, and E.

Healthy carrot cocktail:

Ingredients: four carrots, some lemon, and a few leaves of mint.

Preparation method: clean and wash the carrots. Put them into the squeezer with two leaves of mint. If you wish, add lemon.

The energy dose includes: vitamin B1, B6, and K.

Red fruits cocktail:

Ingredients: 3.50 oz of blackberries, bilberries, and gooseberries.

Preparation method: mix them and add sugar to taste.

The energy dose includes: vitamin A, B1, C, D, and potassium.

The delicious cocktail:

Ingredients: two pears, four apples, and some lemon.

Preparation method: cut the apples and pears into slices then put them in the squeezer. Add some lemon juice. Drink it while it`s fresh!

The energy dose includes: vitamin C, B3, calcium, iron, and magnesium.

The energizing cocktail:

Ingredients: an orange, a lemon, and two carrots.

Preparation method: squeeze the carrots. Add the lemon juice, then orange juice and mix them well.

The energy dose contains: vitamin A, C, B1, B3, B6, magnesium, copper, and zinc.

The revitalizing cocktail:

Ingredients: an orange, a quarter of pineapple, and two carrots.

Preparation method: cut the carrots and pineapple into slices then put them in the squeezer. Mix the juice with orange juice.

The energy dose contains: A, C, B1, B6, and K.

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Insect Bites:

Recipe #1: Mix 1 drop of organic almond essential oil and 2 tablespoons baking soda and 4 tablespoons of distilled water to form a paste. Apply to bite and let sit for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water and pat dry

Recipe #2: Mix 8 ounces distilled water with 2 tablespoons Epsom Salt. Apply compress made of a wash cloth soaked this mixture.

Wrinkles:

Recipe # 1: Cut organic Thompson seedless grapes in half and crush on wrinkles, especially near eyes and mouth. Leave the juice on your face for 20 minutes then rinse with warm water, repeat daily.

Recipe # 2: Mash a very ripe organic banana extremely well, apply to entire face and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Oily Skin/ Acne:

Recipe #1: Make a mask of 1/4 organic apple (cored but unpeeled), 1 organic egg white, 1/2 organic lemon (peeled and deseeded), 30 organic Thompson seedless grapes, 4 tablespoons organic watercress (finely chopped). Blend all ingredients on medium for 3 minutes. Apply to face using cotton balls and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Recipe #2: Mix 1/4 cup organic yogurt (plain) with 1 tablespoon brewer’s yeast. The mixture should be runny; if not, add a bit more brewers yeast. Apply to oily zones and let sit for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Recipe #3: Mix 1/2 cup organic oat flour, juice from 1/2 organic orange, and 1 teaspoon organic honey. Apply to face and let sit for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Scrapes:

Recipe #1: This remedy should be made in advance and kept for times when it is needed. First you will need to create 4 special oils. You will need organic extra virgin olive oil, three airtight, glass jars and 4 fresh organic herbs: calendula, plantain, red clover, and St. Johns Wort.

Let the herbs wilt for one day, then put each type in its own jar and cover the herbs with olive oil. Close the jars and leave in direct sunlight for two weeks. Strain oil to use. Once your oils are made, you will need 1/4 cup of each of your special oils and 1 cup organic beeswax.

Melt the oils and beeswax in a large, microwave safe bowl, pour into an airtight, glass jar and let cool. If the mixture is too runny after completely cooling, you need to add a bit more beeswax and melt again, if it is too thick, add a bit more oil and melt again. Apply to wounds when needed much like you would with ready made antibacterial ointments.

Recipe #2:Soak the area with Epsom Salt dissolved in warm water. This is easiest done by taking a warm bath with 2 cups of Epsom Salt in it.

Splinters:

Recipe #1: Soak the area with Epsom Salt dissolved in warm water. This is easiest done by taking a warm bath with 2 cups of Epsom Salt in it. Because Epsom Salt draws toxins out of the skin and acts as an anti inflammatory, this bath will draw the splinter to the surface.

Recipe #2: Bandage a thin slice of organic potato over the splinter and let stay overnight. Potato draws things out of the skin and the splinter should be to the surface by morning.

Sunburn Relief:

Recipe #1: Mix 5 organic cucumbers (pureed) and 2 1/2 cups powdered milk in a bowl. Pour mixture into tepid/warm bath and soak burned areas for 20 minutes. The mixture can be applied directly to the burned skin, if you prefer.

Recipe #2: Soak the burned area with Epsom Salt dissolved in warm water. This is easiest done by taking a tepid/warm bath with 2 cups of Epsom Salt in it.

Tired Eyes:

Grate raw potato and wrap in cheesecloth. Apply to eyelids for 20 minutes, wiping the starchy residue away before applying makeup.

Louise Forrest

http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/new-organic-skin-care-recipes-to-treat-various-ailments-naturally-129994.html

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Studies have shown acne can be treated naturally. Natural healing works with the body to achieve desired results. It is believed that if we are healthy on the inside, it will show through to our skin. Therefore, it just seems right that natural and alternative treatments first encourage good nutrition and proper diet. Although foods do not cause acne, they can worsen it. By avoiding these, we can help ourselves. Drinking lots of water is also encouraged.

Massage therapy seeks to open blocked pores. It is believed energy pathways will encourage healthy skin. This is accomplished also through acupuncture or reflexology. Acupuncture can also be used to restore hormonal balance to our bodies. It treats the root of the problem and may require you to make some lifestyle changes. Yoga is also used to relieve stress and body tension.

Once good nutrition and stress reducers are introduced, there are some creams and pastes, which can be applied to acne blemishes. Along the lines of aromatherapy, tree tea oil is a natural antiseptic that can kill bacteria. It can be applied directly to the affected areas or mixed with another oil and applied to the entire face. It will reduce redness and inflammation and works like benzoyl peroxide. Baking soda mixed with a small amount of water will create a paste that will be a great scrubbing agent. It will exfoliate your skin. By exfoliating, surface layers of cells that clog pores are removed. Gently massage it on your face for 15 seconds, rinse and pat dry. Aloe Vera is a topical treatment for burns and helps heal acne. In addition, plain oatmeal, cooked, cooled and rubbed on the skin will absorb excess oil and rid your skin of impurities. Repeated treatments of this will produce results.

A natural acne cream you can make at home would combine 1/2 of a banana, 1 small avocado and 1/2 teaspoon of Vitamin E in a blender. Apply this to your face for several minutes. Plain yogurt is also a good moisturizer. You can also grind several almonds and add to a little bit of water. This will create a moisturizing paste that also exfoliates.

You can also choose foods that help your digestive system. Cucumbers, lemons and carrot juice all aid in this endeavor. Many believe diet can be the best acne cure. Herbs are also believed to be able to reduce inflammation and infection. Echinacea, licorice, dandelion root and burdock all contain properties that kill bacteria. Salvia and red peony can improve the skin’s ability to heal.

Trying to treat your acne by alternative or natural treatments is an option you can consider if you are afflicted with this skin problem. You really don’t have anything to loose, but you do have something to gain. You can gain control of your skin without exposing yourself to chemicals, side effects or painful procedures.

Matthew Hick

http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/natural-acne-treatments-alternative-measures-85668.html

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The “worst” criticism of bananas that I can find on the net is that they are a mild laxative. For me, however, they are a strong, almost instantaneous laxative, sometimes accompanied by stomach cramping, which can be severe.

I have heard others warn against eating bananas that are too green, saying this causes discomfort for them. My doctor has no information on these effects. bananas are known to be a very good source of potassium. My personal theory is that, for some people, ingesting a banana results in an intolerably high level of the potassium in the body. The body attempts to rid itself of the “offending” substance as rapidly as possible. If I am correct , the use of “lite salt” exacerbates the problem, as lite salt is mostly KCl. BTW, my doctor is still scratching his head over this

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People Arriving in Uganda for the first time will be struck by the sheer volume of Bananas that dot the side of the road on bicycles, piled high in trucks on their way to market, eventually creating the mountains that adorn them. The banana, Musa accuminata and musa balbisiana, is perhaps one of the most important crops grown in Uganda .

The Great Lakes region has become the second centre worldwide for the world’s largest herb second to India – never mind the fact that India’s population is approximately fifty times that of Uganda!

Uganda alone produces more than 11 million tones per year, the majority of it locally consumed. Though hard to measure, it is estimated that the average Ugandan consumes more than 400kilos of bananas each year!

There are many theories that try to explain the origin of the Banana. What is Known is that musa accuminata originated in Malaysia and musa balbisiana came from India .At some point, perhaps seven well before Mohammed’s followers took refuge in Abyssinia the present Ethiopia during the sixth century, these two species of banana mixed and created a wide diversity of different species.

The majority consensus is that the banana was brought to East Africa via the Swahili culture’s trade routes from the orient to the East African coast. This also partially fits with the Baganda’s belief that their ancestral father, Kinto brought the banana from foreign lands trekking towards the Great Lake from the Northeast.

Historians clearly acknowledge that the rise of the Baganda civilization, which endured centuries of propensity was largely due to the pivotal role the banana played in political, social, cultural, spiritual, medicinal and economic element of Baganda. Since then, the banana has become a cultural core of many different people throughout Uganda particularly the southwest

To the untrained eye, there is the Yellow dessert banana, the big ones, and the small ones. There is also matooke, which most people commonly mistake for plantain. In truth, there is more than a hundred different species of banana in Uganda, a dozen of, which are endemic, therefore, unique to this particular region.

The Banyankole people of Uganda believe that the ownership of a banana plantation is a symbol of a man’s passage to manhood and thus his capacity to marry .Social prestige is derived from the ‘proper’ state which he keeps his plantation it must be ’smart’ . A thick wad of steamed matooke on a dinner plate signifies that the meal is worthy of being called ‘food’.

One Muganda man describes matooke(green bananas) as,”….a special food. When you eat it, it is soft and hot; it feels nice in the mouth. It makes me think that I am eating the best. If there is a special function, and there is no matooke, I would not go.

The taste of matooke is smooth in the mouth, in the throat, and I feel satisfied when I eat it.” Though many foreigners beg to differ regarding these perceptions, the majority of the people who have perceptions, the majority of the people who have been eating it for more than a thousand years vouch for its quality!

The edible part of the banana is used not only as food, but also as ceremonial gifts and for making locally distilled alcohol called waragi. The actual plant and its parts passes unique qualities and traits.

Many cultural beliefs are derived from them. The banana plant is used in a vast bed of local agro-ecological knowledge including medicinal remedies.

Ailments for which banana plant and it’s various parts is a remedy include, upset stomachs, swelling, ulcers laceration, pain reduction, burns, for inducing labour, for expelling the placenta when it has failed to come out after giving birth, reducing flatulence, curing yellow fever, and even expelling evil spirits which have invaded someone’s body.

However, don’t expect to find these remedies at Dr. Stockley’s surgery.

When you stroll through the local market and set your eyes upon another stock of Matooke,(Green Bananas) take a moment to reflect on its cultural and historic significance in the land you have now set foot in.

Uganda sits on an elevated plateau, not one of the most agriculturally rich regions of the world. With two natural rain seasons, volcanic soils, and many other positive factors agricultural production should excel. However currently, the banana faces overwhelming threats from pests and diseases.

The traditional banana growing areas of the northern lakeshore are no longer capable of producing banana as they once did due to environmental degredation and socio-cultural debilitating constraint, such as the inequitable way women are faced with too much work ad few livelihood strategies to provide for their families. HIV takes its toll on the labour force; soil erosion and genetic mining exacerbate the situation.

Pests such as nematodes and weevils stunt the growth of the Banana. Fusarium wilt, black and yellow sigatoka disease, and the horrid bacteria wilt devastate banana plantations across the region, threatening the existence of countless species of banana.

Though the growing areas in the southwest have not been hit as hard yet, their time is coming .The banana plant and its rich genetic diversity are endangered as never before. Collective action and environmental rehabilitation are required to reverse this devastating trend, otherwise, the globe could lose one of its most unique resources and Uganda may face unprecedented food shortages. Such a tragedy must be avoided!

As you chow down on a bogoya, throw some sukaali ndiizi(sweet yellow bananas) into your picnic lunch, or munch on some Gonja at the Karuma pit stop on your way to Arua, remember, you are biting into Uganda’s history and future.

Tanah Hadijah
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/banana-in-uganda-more-than-just-cereal-topping-64413.html

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Why do I ask? – If I buy bananas, I have to weigh them. There are different kinds of bananas in the same box, ripe ones and not ripe ones. I just want to save some money

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I cannot go to the store and find out, because every banana is different. I’m talking about one and the same banana, but in a different period. Does it gain weight while riping, or lose weight while riping.

Bananas lose a minimal amount of weight as they ripen, but buying riper bananas won’t save you much money – if any. Grocery stores usually sell bananas that are all around the same stage of ripeness, so the margin of gain is even less.

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