Contest Winner Infused Water Recipe (Autumn Season)

Jane Foster – The Winner of our Autumn Spa Water Recipe Contest!

Orange Spice Splash Spa Water
By: Jane Foster

We would like to take this time and thank Jane Foster for creating the Orange Spice Splash Spa Water recipe for everyone to enjoy this autumn.  Not only is the color perfect for seasonal entertaining, but you will also find that the ingredients provide some powerful nutrients that will help keep the flu, colds and other health imbalances away. 

Since Jane is the winner of our Autumn Spa Water Recipe Contest, we are sending her the magnificent Metro-Angular Beverage Server from ClassicHostess.com (It’s now on sale – perfect for holiday entertaining!) and also our Spa Water Hydration Package (Don’t miss our holiday special on this package!).  This citrus-spice infused water is also going to be featured on MySpaWater Blog and Social Media Pages. 

Ingredients

• Spring water
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger paste (found in produce section of most markets)
• 3- 4 sliced oranges
• Ice

Directions

1. Fill pitcher with ice and orange slices (Alternate).
2. Mix water and ginger paste and then add to pitcher.
3. Pour Spa Water into beautiful glasses.  Be sure to accent with an orange slice and serve

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You can take this fabulous recipe where ever you want using an Infuser Water Bottle. Natural Fruity Flavored Drinks are healthy and the most important is that it will keep you hydrated during the day with different delicious flavors. 

The previous recipe can be prepared to go, using your HIDRATE H2O Infuser Water Bottle 

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Benefits of Quinoa: The Supergrain of the Future !

A 100g serving of quinoa provides:

368 calories	14g protein	6g fat	64g carbohydrate	7g fibre

1. Quinoa is one of the most protein-rich foods we can eat. It is a complete protein containing all nine essential amino acids.

2. Quinoa contains almost twice as much fiber as most other grains. Fiber is most widely known to relieve constipation. It also helps to prevent heart disease by reducing high blood pressure and diabetes. Fiber lowers cholesterol and glucose levels, may lower your risk of developing hemorrhoids and may help you to lose weight as it takes a longer time to chew than does other foods because it makes you feel fuller for longer and is less “energy dense” which means it has fewer calories for the same volume of food.

3. Quinoa contains Iron. Iron helps keep our red blood cells healthy and is the basis of hemoglobin formation. Iron carries oxygen from one cell to another and supplies oxygen to our muscles to aid in their contraction. Iron also increases brain function because the brain takes in about 20% of our blood oxygen. There are many benefits of iron some more of which include neurotransmitter synthesis, regulation of body temperature, aids enzyme activity and energy metabolism.

4. Quinoa contains lysine. Lysine is mainly essential for tissue growth and repair.

7 Fast and Natural Ways to treat Pimples

1. Avocado & Honey mask

You’ll need 1 avocado and 1 honey.  Rinse your face with water and pat it dry. Scrap out the inside of the avocado and mash it up, then stir in the honey. Continuing mashing/stirring until it turns into a paste. Apply it to your skin and leave it on for 15-20 minutes. When you’re done, wash off the mixture with lukewarm water and pat your face dry. Depending on your skin type, apply moisturizer.

2.  Lemon Juice

The acidic property of lemons can be very useful in treating acne. Lemon will clean out dirt that has accumulated in the pores and will harden the sebum. You can use it on your skin daily but if it is too drying then use it every two or three days.  Rub a slice of lemon on the affected area and leave it for a few hours before rinsing your face with water.  You can also mix lemon juice with rose water in equal amounts and use the solution to wash the affected area thoroughly.

3. Baking Soda

There are two ways to go about this-making a facial mask, or a straightforward scrub. For a facial mask, mix equal parts baking soda to water to form a thick paste. Massage the paste on in slow circular motions for a 2 minutes. Leave the mask on for around 15-20 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with warm water, pat dry, and moisturize.  For a scrub, mix a half a cup of baking soda with one eighth a cup of water. Apply the paste to your face, massaging it in well. After 5-6 minutes of this, rinse your face thoroughly with warm water, pat dry, and moisturize.

4.  Fuller’s earth

Fuller’s earth also known as multani mitti is good for greasy and acne-prone skin as it absorbs excess oils (without over-drying your skin) and unclogs the pores. It helps improve your complexion too. You can find it at Indian grocery stores.  Mix equal proportions of Fuller’s earth (multani mitti), rose water, and sandalwood powder.  Apply this mud pack to your face.  Wash after it dries up.  Repeat the process once a week.

5. Oatmeal

Oatmeal is beneficial in reducing acne because it cleanses your skin pores and absorbs excess oil. Plus, it exfoliates your skin.  Mix one teaspoon of honey and the juice of half a lemon in a cup of cooked oatmeal.  Rub this mixture over your skin.  Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water.  Do this once or twice a week.

6.  Cinnamon and honey mask

You will need 2 tbsp. honey, 1 tsp cinnamon and paper towels.   Rinse your face with water and pat dry. Mix 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon together until they are thoroughly blended and have formed a sort of paste. Apply the mask to your face (or spot treat) and leave on for 10-15 minutes. Rinse off completely, and pat your face dry. This is a sticky mixture, so make sure you have some paper towels at on hand.

7. Tea

You need 1 bag of green tea.  Wash your face with water, and pat dry with a soft clean towel. Place your leaves in a clean bowl and pour boiling water over them. Steep for 4-5 minutes before straining the leaves and letting the liquid cool to a comfortable temperature. You can then pour into a spray bottle and spritz your face lightly, soak a cotton pad/soft cloth and apply, or simply use a teabag steeped for 2-3 minutes, patting it onto your face or problem areas. Some people find more success just leaving the refreshing liquid on, while others rinse it off with cool water.

21 Days To Make A Habit.

No one is entirely sure where the 21-day rule originates, but it seems to have first been set forth in a book called "Psycho-Cybernetics." It's a self-help book first published in the 1970s, and in it, you find out you can create or break a habit in just 21 days. In 1983, for instance, a woman chronicled her efforts to start flossing and stop criticizing in a piece for "Reader's Digest." The article was called "Three Weeks to a Better Me."

But does it really work for everyone, or are these just the experiences of a couple of individuals?

The reality is, habits are easier to make than they are to break. If you repeat a behavior often enough, those synaptic pathways are going to get worn in. The human brain is a very adaptive piece of machinery. But does that take 21 days? Who knows? Everyone's brain is different, and habit formation also relies on aspects of experience and personality.

Give it a try, try making a habit to drink water, here is a printable form for you to make it easier:

6 Nutrition Myths You Should Know ..

1.  Granola is good for you

Oats are good for you, and the same goes for oatmeal. But granola takes those good-for-you hunks of flattened oat, blankets them in sugar, and bakes them in oil to give them crunch.

2.  Foods labeled “natural” are healthier

Case in point: 7UP boasts that it’s made with “100% Natural Flavors” when, in fact, the soda is sweetened with a decidedly un-natural dose of high fructose corn syrup. “Corn” is natural, but “high fructose corn syrup” is produced using a centrifuge and a series of chemical reactions. Other "natural" abusers include Natural Cheetos, which are made with maltodextrin and disodium phosphate, and “natural advantage” Post Raisin Bran, which bathes its raisins in both sugar and corn syrup. The worst part is, you're likely paying a premium price for common junk food.

3.  Egg yolks raise your cholesterol

Egg yolks contain dietary cholesterol; this much is true. But research has proven that dietary cholesterol has almost nothing to do with serum cholesterol, the stuff in your blood. Wake Forest University researchers reviewed more than 30 egg studies and found no link between egg consumption and heart disease

4.  Chocolate is bad for you

Cocoa is a plant-based food replete with flavonoids that increase blood flow and release feel-good endorphins. Plus, it contains a healthy kind of saturated fat called stearic acid, which research has shown can increase your good HDL cholesterol.  A bar with 60% cocoa is good, but the more cocoa it contains, the greater the health effects.  

 

5.  Organic is always better

Often, but not in every case. Organic produce is almost nutritionally identical to its conventional counterpart. The issue is pesticide exposure—pesticides have been linked to an increased risk of obesity in some studies. In general, fruits and vegetables with impermeable skins are safe to buy conventional, while produce like celery, peaches, apples, and blueberries are better purchased organic.

6.  Meat is bad for you

Pork, beef, and lamb are among the world’s best sources of complete protein, and a Danish study found that dieting with 25 percent of calories from protein can help you lose twice as much weight as dieting with 12 percent protein.

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