NATURAL ACNE PREVENTING METHOD

Have you ever experienced skin problem that happen to most teenagers and also adult people, famous as Acne?  Did you use various chemical products to treat such a skin abnormality? Stop doing that very dangerous treatment since natural way of doing so is available for us.

Natural way is a healthier way in solving health problem, including acne prevention. Thus, by following these steps, we can at least minimize the possibility of getting such skin problem.

First, never bother yourself with any deep problem. Take it easy about everything that happens around us because stress will trigger chemical response in our body which results in acne. Do not get trapped in routine, have some fun, and do something differently as you regularly do.

Second, drink adequate amount of water. Some medical experts recommend that we should drink at least 19 glasses of water a day. Lack of water will result in dead skin cells and ends up in blocked pores, which then causes acne.

Third, do sunbathing in the morning around 7 to 9 am to get fresh air and vitamin D from sunshine. It will not only make you get relaxed but also your skin. Surely do not overdo in such an activity since doing too much so will result in worse skin burning.

Fourth, eat more fruits, vegetables, and seeds. These foods are healthy food, which can simply become good nutritious elements for your skin. Just remember, some fruits are now not healthy since they use chemical elements in their keeping-process.

Fifth, Never too depend on chemical products like scrub or other face-washing lotions since too much of them will in turn end in dry skin. This is based on the logic that dry skin will force our body to jump in and create more oil. More oil plus more dead skin cells will result in blocked pores, which may cause acne.

Those are some simple tips to stay healthy using natural method. When nature gives us opportunity to stay healthy, why bother to use chemical elements? Anyway, it is all up to us. Happy treating your body naturally and staying healthy. 

CANCER HEALING PROCESS WITH PAPAYA LEAF

Bitter; that word may be the first statement when we point to papaya leaf. For they who are familiar with papaya fruit only, it is probably surprising that papaya leaf is also edible and even has so many benefits. Among various advantages, such as curing acne, streamlining digestion, curing dengue fever, relieving menstrual pain, and adding appetite for children, papaya leaf is also good in the curing process of cancer.

            Sometime ago, Nam Dang, a researcher from University of Florida, along with one of his friends published their findings about the benefits of papaya in supporting cancer healing process. They stated that such a leaf could help relieve cervix, breast, liver, lung, and pancreas cancer. 

            Using extracted dried papaya leaf, in the form like tea, the two researchers found that the molecule in papaya leaf could increase immune system to fight against those types of cancer. They added that extracted papaya leaf had no toxic effect for normal cell that it would be safe to use as an alternative healing process for cancer. According to their research, the extracted papaya leaf could slow down the growth of tumor cell in all types of cancer.

            Fortunately, papaya can be found abundantly in most tropical countries. In Indonesia, even such a leaf becomes one of favorite side disk in a fresh-cooked form. Thus, we may think that papaya is so beneficial, not only its fruit but also its leaf. At last, knowing such news, we may agree that exploring nature will be so enjoyable since it hides so many secrets to reveal.

NATURAL WAY TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF MESOTHELIOMA

As described by Wikipedia, mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body’s organs, the mesothelium. This kind of cancer is usually caused by exposure of asbestos.

According to some reseraches, mesothelioma is mostly found in people who work with asbestos, especially in the US. This rare cancer is also experienced by family, relatives, or neighbours who deal with such workers and who live near asbestos-related factories.

Asbestos is considered very dangerous material for long periode since it consists of very small particles, about 1/700 of our hair. This tiny particle can not evaporate in the air nor dissolve in the water. Thus, if accidentally inhaled, it will be precipitated in our lung in a certain long period, can cause such cancer.

However, since asbestor is now worldwidely used, particularly for building materail such as cement, roof shingless, and flooring products, we have to know how to avoid, or at least minimize the risk of mesothelioma. These are simple and natural ( without any chemical method) ways to reduce the risk of such rare yet deadly cancer:

1. Minimize the use asbestos-related building materials for your own house or building, especially for roof and floor since such material are so familiar and easy to find. There are some safer and flexible substitutes of such materials.
2. If inevitably you have to use such materials, replace them at least every 5 years before damaged. The damaged asbestos material enables its tiny particles release in the air and easily inhaled by humans.
3. If your roof uses asbestos materials, try to put some safer material to cover them from direct touch or access. You can use wooden materials in order to prevent any particle or any dust of the asbestos materials from dropping to your floor.
4. Paint the asbestos material to reduce the risk of an accidental release of its particles to the air, even though some people say this method is not so significant in preventing asbestos inhaled by humans. For this matter, any step will be so valuable.
5.  Make good ventilation in your house which uses asbestos materials to reduce the effects of radon gas spread from such dangerous material.

Those are some simple and natural steps to reduce the risk of mesothelioma that we can start from our own houses. As indeed many factors influence the risk of mesothelioma, by following those ways, we will take part in saving more lives from mesothelioma. 

SANSIVERA, ANTI-POLLUTANT HOUSEPLANT

Sansivera is a Latin word for a kind of plant that In Indonesia widely known as “Lidah Mertua” (The tongue of parent-in-law). As a tropical plant, Sansivera is easily found and grown in this country since it is believed to be able to absorb pollutant.

A research done by NASA (American National Aeronautics and Space Administration) for around 25 years has shown that Sansivera can absorb as many 107 dangerous elements of pollutant in the air as it contains active material pregnane glikosid. According to NASA, pregnane glikosid can reduce pollutant into organic, sugar, and amino acids, so that the pollutant element will be not so dangerous anymore.

Sansivera can stand toughly against pollutant and can absorb dirty air as well as radiation from electronic instruments. It also can grow in extreme area. Thus, this decorative plant becomes a favorite plant in Indonesia since it is good to beautify garden and environment as well as prevent life from any dangerous pollutant.

In Indonesia, sansivera grows in various kinds based on its each characteristic. There are at least 600 kinds of this decorative plant in this tropical country. Today, as the popularity of the function of this plant, Sansivera are for sale and some are exported to some developed countries, especially to Japan.

ORANGE SKIN FOR MOSQUITO REPELLENT

Disturbed by mosquitoes but still want to explore Indonesian nature? Being afraid of infected by Malaria and the like but still curious to know more about Indonesian jungle? It is understandable that many people get addicted in exploring Indonesia nature but always worry about some bad possibilities.

As Malaria cases are rarely found now in this tropical country, more people come to Indonesia. Beside that, since mosquito repellent has been massively produced in the various forms such as lotion and liquid, many people can rely on that kind of chemical blend to stay away from the probability of bitten by mosquitoes in Indonesia.

Nevertheless, not all people like to put chemical blend for their skin. For this reason, you do not have to worry since we can use natural one offered also by Indonesian nature, namely orange skin. It is sometimes like a joke that the skin of this sweet fruit, which is usually ignored, can be used for mosquito repellent.  But it is worth to try.

For simple method, just take a fresh orange, peel the skin, and swab it to all part of your trunks or any open part of your body. Since mosquitoes does not like a sharp smell produced by orange skin, they will stay away from you. You can also cut the skin into pieces and spread it all over your sleeping area. But do not forget to eat the fruit since we do not advise to throw the fruit away. Cheers.

MANGOSTEEN AS NATURAL COLOR FOR BATIK

As batik (the most quintessentially Indonesian textile) becomes trend and is admitted by UNESCO as one of original Indonesian cultures, many people try to get this kind of cloth pattern for their own purposes. Nevertheless, not so many people know how to make it, especially Batik Alam (natural batik) which is produced with natural materials, especially its color.

Batik Alam is produced so naturally using natural colors. For Batik lovers, Batik Alam is their best choice since it can last longer then other kinds of Batik. Materials for the color of Batik Alam are taken naturally, directly from nature. Among many materials, mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is one of them, usually used to make red color. We just need 2 kg of dried mangosteen. That amount of mangosteen skin can become 80 liter dye. The process of creating such a color using mangosteen is like this: wash the mangosteen skin, dry it in direct sunlight, mash it well, blend it gently, and finally the material is ready to use as a dye.  

That is one secret of nature we may ignore before. Sometimes we do not care enough to utilize nature. Thus, let us learn together to regard nature as the way it should be. Many aspects of nature we never know before. Be wise in treating nature as one of our sources of living. Happy exploring Indonesian natural richness.