Home Spa Lady Tips Issue # 29 Prostate Health, Spa Talk for Men, Natural Shaving Cream

Home Spa Lady's Tips of the Week Issue # 29 - June 14, 2006 Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN mailto:marilee777@aol.com http://www.HomeSpaLady.com http://www.HomeSpaLady.com/blog (Blog) Home Spa Lady ™
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1. Instant Gifts for Fathers Day
2. Prostate Health for the Men In Our Lives.
3. How To Talk Spa Talk To Your Man
4. Essential Oil Quick Tip: Natural Shaving Cream
5. Recipe of the Week: Fathers Day Caribbean Steak
6. HSL's Joke, or Cute Quote, of the Week
==================================1. Instant Gifts for Fathers Day==================================
Dads are special guys. And let's face it, they're often under-rated. They are the "behind the scenes" force helping to guide,protect, provide, and ground the family unit.
It takes little to make Dads happy. Sometimes just recognitionalone is sufficient. Some of their favorite gifts, as with Moms,are made from the Heart and the Home.
Here are two "instant gifts" that you can print out, fill in, andgive to that special Dad right away.
The first one is a booklet from Class Brain™ to download. You cancreate instant gift certificates of home-made gifts that thelittle ones can give.
These certificates are good for:
--Breakfast in Bed
--Yard work
--Shoe Shine
--Car Wash
--A Mystery Chore
Click here: http://tinyurl.com/oowsz
The second one is a "Greatest Dad Award"certificate: http://tinyurl.com/n3vmf
=====================================================2. Natural Prostate Health for the Men in Our Lives=====================================================
Men don't really like to talk about their prostate issues. Butfor vibrant health and cancer protection it's important that theylearn about the prostate gland,and implement health practices forprostate health..The prostate is a walnut-size gland in men that is located belowthe bladder. It surrounds the urethra (the pathway that drainsthe bladder). The function of the prostate is to produce semen.When this gland is dysfunctional it can affect sexual functionand/or urination.
Prostate problems are very common in men. Over half of 40-59 yearold men have enlarged prostates.
Today's stressful lifestyle is said to contribute to prostateproblems from things such as:
--Long hours of sitting (driving, watching TV)
--Eating fast food, especially meat and milk products
--Regular intake of sugar, caffeine, alcohol
The three most common disorders of the prostate are:
--A non-cancerous enlargement called Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
--An inflammatory infection called Prostatitis
--Cancer (it is one of the most common cancers in males)
Prostate care at home can begin with these easily accessiblefoods, nutrients, and remedies. Here are fourcategories:
Food and Nutrients
--Avoid an excess of animal derived foods such as meats and dairy
--Avoid foods that accumulate environmental toxins - eat organic
--Eat foods high in lycopenes such as tomatoes and tomato-basedfoods, as well as watermelon, pink grapefruit, guavas. Lycopenesgive the foods their reddish color (see http://www.lycopene.org)
--Obtain enough essential fatty acids like 2 tsp flaxseed oil
--Take Zinc and Selenium
--Take Vitamins C, E, and B
--Eat garlic and pumpkin seeds
Herbs
Herbs are used widely to treat prostate disorders, especially inEurope. Here are the herbs that are most popular:
--Saw Palmetto (studies show better than Proscar)
--Stinging Nettle (known as Bazoton in Europe)
--Pygeum (African tree bark)
--Cernilton (from rye pollen)
http://tinyurl.com/olh4s
Homeopathics
According to the "Consumer Guide to Homeopathy" (Dana Ullman,G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1995), homeopathic remedies for prostatedisorders include:
--Chimaphilla umbellata
--Pulsatilla
--Clematis
--Apis
--Staphysagria
--Selenium
--Baryta carb
--Kali bic
--Causticum.
http://tinyurl.com/p6ov8
Essential Oils
According to the Essential Desk Reference, good support for anenlarged prostate is to use one of the following oils in a 50/50dilution with a base massage oil:
--Ledum
--Frankincense
--Myrrh
--Orange
--Idaho balsam fir
--Cumin
--Tsuga
--Blue cypress
or blends of
--Mister
--EndoFlex
--Dragon Time
--Australian Blue
Apply 1-3 drops topically, behind the scrotum, 1-3 times daily
http://tinyurl.com/aenfp
============================================================3. How To Talk Spa Talk To Your Man============================================================
Men love to be pampered - whether they admit it or not.
There are some "enlightened men" to whom "spa-ing" is a naturalexperience. But the more "he-man" type guy who wants it, anddoesn't know how to ask for it, needs to be slowly introducedto the spa experience.
Now, we ladies know that sometimes we have to change ourlanguaging just to be on the same page with these guys, rightgirls?
Here are a few ways you can adjust your language to share thespa experience at home with your man:
Whereas she wants: "a full body massage with essential oils"He wants: "a rub down like the pro athletes"
She wants: "a salt glow and balancing bath"He wants: "to do a soak"
She wants: "a raindrop technique on my back"He wants: "you to walk on my back"
She wants: "a foot reflexology session"He wants: "the kinks out of my feet"
She wants: "electrolysis"He wants: "to get the hair out of my nose and ears"
Benefits of learning this new language:
--He’ll feel good and so will you
--His stress level will decrease so YOU will be happier
--He’ll look and smell better
--It gives you an opportunity to teach him what you like so youcan receive a treatment in return !
===================================================4. Essential Oil Quick Tip: Natural Shaving Lotion===================================================
Men want to look good, smell great, and have a healthy glow totheir skin just as much as women do. Pure, organic, face productsare also important for men, but not as easy to find in themarketplace. What's the best way to get them? Make them yourselfat home!
There are great benefits of using your home-made non-toxicproducts with therapeutic grade essential oils. They act astherapeutic skin treatments. Many of the therapeutic essentialoils have powerful antioxidant and skin protecting properties.These can be helpful for conditions like eczema, psoriasis,dermatitis, and inflammation.
Here's a great way to make pure non-toxic foaming shaving lotionwith your favorite essential oils at home:
--Purchase a foaming pump bottle (only 89 cents athttp://tinyurl.com/gmv5k)
--Obtain pure plain bath gel (Young Living has an excellent plainbath gel that has no sodium laurel sulfate and no propyleneglycol and made from: coconut and olive oils, vegetable gum, aloevera, rosemary extract, and glycerin http://tinyurl.com/aenfp )
--Pick your favorite essential oil (some good single oils forshaving would be sandalwood, ylang ylang, rosewood, rosemary,geranium, patchouli, myrrh - good blends from YL would be Valor,Sacred Mountain, Chivalry, Peace and Calminghttp://tinyurl.com/aenfp )
--Mix essential oil into bath gel (10 - 20 drops in 0.5 oz)
--Mix 50/50 bath gel mixture and pure water
--Place in foaming pump bottle for dispensing as a shaving cream
Pre-Shave Oil
For really tough beards, or if you just want to add one more stepin your pampering, here is a wonderful recipe for a Pre-ShaveOil:
--Mix equal portions good quality cold-pressed castor oil and a sweet oil (olive or almond)
--Add one or two drops of a favorite essential oil (lavender is good here)
--Moisten beard with warm water
--Apply this oil to his face, and
--Then apply your home made shaving cream
Women can use these suggestions for their shaving experiences too!
Why not turn these into a Fathers Day gift? Decorate the bottle- personalize it ! And wrap it with a new razor !
============================================================5. Recipe of the Week: Fathers Day Caribbean Steak============================================================
Take Dad to the South Seas for Fathers Day right in his ownbackyard. This recipe for the grilled South Seas Steak will gonicely with some Reggae and Rum.
INGREDIENTS:
--1/2 cup pineapple preserves
--1/4 cup teriyaki baste and glaze sauce
--2 Tbs. lemon juice
--dash white pepper
--4 beef T-bone or Porterhouse steaks
--1 Tbs. Caribbean jerk seasoning
PREPARATION:
--Prepare and preheat grill
--In small saucepan, combine preserves, teriyaki glaze and limejuice and cook over low heat until melted and combined, stirringfrequently.
--When ready to grill, rub steak with jerk seasoning
--Place on grill over medium heat 4-6" from coals
--Cook for 12-18 minutes, turning once or twice and brushing withglaze during last 2 minutes of cooking time.
--Bring any remaining glaze to a rolling boil, boil for 2minutes, and serve with steaks.
--Serves 4
=========================================5. HSL's Joke, or Cute Quote, of the Week=========================================
Fatherhood
Four expectant fathers were in a Minneapolis hospital waitingroom while their wives were in labor. The nurse arrived andannounced to the first man, "Congratulations sir! You're thefather of twins!" "What a coincidence" the man said with someobvious pride. "I work for the Minnesota Twins baseball team."
The nurse returned in a little while and turned to the secondman, "You, sir, are the father of triplets!" "Wow, That's reallyan incredible coincidence " he answered. "I work for the 3MCorporation. My buddies at work will never let me live this onedown."
An hour later, while the other two men were passing cigarsaround, the nurse came back. This time she turned to the 3rd manwho had been quiet in the corner. She announced that his wife hadjust given birth to quadruplets. Stunned, he barely could reply."Don't tell me! Another coincidence?" asked the nurse. Afterfinally regaining his composure, he said "I don't believe it, Iwork for the Four Seasons Hotel."
After hearing this, everybody's attention turned to the 4th guy,who had just fainted flat out on the floor. The nurse rushed tohis side and after some time, he slowly regained consciousness.When he was finally able to speak, you could hear him whisperingrepeatedly the same phrase over and over again: "I should havenever taken that job at 7-Eleven... I should have never takenthat job at 7-Eleven... I should have never taken that job at 7-Eleven..."

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