Alternative Cures

Following on from my last post Alternative Cures Help Prevent Hangovers, which was mainly about avoiding a hangover the alternative cures way, this post looks at dry, cracking skin and what can be done about it.

Well, dry skin, while often caused by the environment we are in, such as a centrally heated house or an air conditioned office, is also the direct result of the scourge of modern living, lack of sufficient plain water being drunk.

When we dehydrate our bodies even slightly, our skin suffers similar dehydration and naturally feels drier to the touch and in severe cases can crack and feel terrible. Drinking plenty of plain water every day is the only sure.fire way to stop this happening. We should aim for around two litres of water a day, although that can include tea and herbal drinks, but not coffee, which dehydrates you, or beer which also dehydrates you. Fizzy drinks are just bad for you in so many areas full stop.

Water is best absorbed by the body when it is drunk at room temperature, not chilled.

Another alternative cures style way you can help your skin to look and feel good is to eat avocados. Yes, I know they’re supposed to be fattening and they are if you eat too many, but they contain the valuable vitamins A, C and E as well as iron, potassium and magnesium along with natural oils that give a boost to tired looking skin!

Its no accident that mashed avocados are used as a moisturising face mask!

Terry Didcott
Freedom Writer
Alternative Cures