Soothe Tired Feet Instantly

RUB AWAY FATIGUE – A foot massage can reduce fatigue, rejuvenate muscles, and stimulates nerve endings. The better shape your risk of injury.
Here a 10- minutes do – it- yourself massage. Treat yourself as often as you like. (Note: Do not massage your feet if you have a contagious skin condition such as athlete’s foot. If you have diabetes, consult your physician first.)
1. Working the sole of one clean, bare foot at a time, start by moving the heel of your hand or your thumb in long strokes from the heel to the base of the toes.
2. With comfortable but firm pressure, use a fingertip or thumb to make little circles (the size of a 50p coin) all over the sole of the foot.
3. For deeper relief, press your thumb directly into one point on the sole, and hold for s few seconds. Do this all over the bottom of your foot.
4. Grasping one toe at a time between your thumb and finger, simultaneously squeeze and tug gently along the length of the toe.
5. Finish by making little circles (as in step 2) around the ankle bones.

Other feel-good ideas:
• Put small, sturdy glass bottle or a tennis ball on the floor, and roll it under your foot, bearing down with a little pressure. (Chill the bottle or ball for added relief.)
• Alternate hot and cold foot baths, soaking in hot water for 5 minutes, then cold water for 30 to 60 seconds.
• Use specialty sandals or massage beds; both have nubby insoles/ bases to stimulate circulation.
• Splurge on a professional foot massage.

Killer Shoes

Wide high heels may feel comfortable and seem safe, but they can cause even more danger to your knees than spiky high heels. Reason? Women tend to wear them for longer periods of time and walk longer distances in them than they would in stilettos.

High heels put pressure on your knees and may be related to osteoarthritis. While large studies are needed to determine how high is too high (one study looked at 2-inch heels), one thing is for sure: The less time you spend in heels – wide or skinny – the better. 

Bathe away dry skin

Winter’s chill may make you crave steamy baths, but long soaks can strip away natural oils. Leaving winter dry skin more dehydrated. Fortunately, there is an easy way to restore moisture. It starts in the kitchen: Mix ½ cup dry oatmeal and ¼ cup buttermilk into a paste. Place in 4 layers of cheesecloth and tie up the ends like a parcel with a baggie tie. Run the shower and rub the cheesecloth bag over your body for a minute or so to gently exfoliate your skin.

Tip: A humid environment will keep your skin from drying out and itching. Moisture can be very soothing if you have psoriasis and the accompanying thick, scaly patches. 

Eczema

You are suffering from eczema if you feel itchy on the scalp. An itchy scalp can be caused by inadequate rinsing after shampooing. Sometimes, it may be caused due to covering the head, effect of chlorine, salt and chemicals in hair preparations.

Solution for eczema

. Use a mild vinegar rinse before shampooing.
. Wash your hair on alternate days with a very mild shampoo followed by a herbal, lemon or vinegar rinse.
. Use a scalp conditioner regularly.
. The herbs i.e. Nettle (bichchubooti), Parsley (Ajmod), Thyme (ban ajwain),
rosemary (rusemary), Yarrow (gahastrapani), Raspberry leaves are all healing and soothing agents.

Shearing Ringworm

The disease is most common in India and it forms bald patches. It doesn’t cause a permanent loss of hair. If the ringworm is not immediately treated, the patches become larger and join each other.

Stop sending your child to the school, if he suffers from this contagious disease, to avoid an epidemic. Cut the child’s hair short to make treatment easier and cover his hair with a cap.

Diseased Hair

Ringworm and Eczema are common diseases of the hair. Ringworm usually affects children, in which one or several round-shaped well-defined grayish colored patches appear on the scalp, having thin hair broken off almost at scalp level. This scalp disease is caused by a certain type of fungi.
The contagious disease has two main groups: the Shearing Ringworm and the Favus Ringworm.