Best Sugar Scrubs

Caffeine Scrub – Mix ½ cup sugar, ½ cup ground coffee, and 1 cup olive oil. In shower, massage into areas with cellulite and rinse. Caffeine gets rid of cellulite by speeding fat metabolism and reducing swelling that causes dimpled skin.

Pumpkin Body Scrub: Mix ¾ cup raw sugar and 2 tablespoons pumpkin. Not for use on face.

Soft Hand Scrub – Mix ½ cup olive oil, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ tsp vanilla extract, and 2 drops lavender essential oil. Rub over hands, rinse and dry.

Citrus Foot Scrub – Mix 1 cup sugar and ½ cup sunflower oil. Squeeze ½ lemon or lime into mixture and stir. Rub onto feet, rinse, apply foot lotion. Use right away after mixing in the juice.

Best Reasons to Get a Puppy

Dogs are proven to reduce depression. Pets can provide a reason for feeling needed.

Dogs can help your self esteem – they never judge.

Dogs help with socialization, reducing feelings of isolation and lonliness. Talking about your pets is an excellent ice-breaker.

Petting a dog in a repetitive motion reduces blood pressure. Just having something alive to touch reduces stress.

The new puppy pads avaiable make housebreaking a breeze.

Dressing them up in doggie clothes is fun! Cutest pet pictures can pay up to 100$ in some magazines.

Puppies make you laugh and laughing makes you lose weight

Best Laundry Tips

Keep a container of antibacterial wipes near your washing machine. After emptying your dirty clothes into the washer, use a wipe to swab out the laundry basket to get rid of bacteria before you put the cleaned clothes in it.

Trim your dryer hose, leaving only a few feet of slack. The shorter length will let your dryer run more effectively.

Replace expensive color-safe bleach (like Clorox 2) with hydrogen peroxide. You can even use peroxide in place of bleach for your whites, too.

Before putting your clothes in the dryer, shake them out. This will help clothes to be less wrinkled.

Top loading washers easily mildew and begin to smell. They recommend using less detergent than normal to prevent this problem.

On cold mornings, running the dryer first thing (well, second after the washer) can help warm the house.

Hang hooks in bathrooms and bedrooms so clothes that can be worn again don’t go into the hamper. Hang a tote bag from one of the hooks for clothes that don’t stay hung up.

Keep the dryer vent clean for efficiency. Use a long brush to clean further down the vent from time to time to reduce fire hazard.

Best Natural Hair Rinses

Dark Beer and Lemon Rinse: Use for volume and shine. Let a ½ bottle of dark beer go flat and mix with juice of one lemon. Massage through dry hair until saturated and rinse off.

Coconut Milk Rinse: Maintains hair’s strength and shine. Pour ½ cup of coconut milk over your head, combing it down the length of your hair and massaging it into your scalp. Wrap a warm, damp towel around your hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Then, rinse.

Color-Enhancing Rinses:

Coffee for Brunettes: Pour lukewarm brewed coffee over dry hair, soaking through. Wait 20 minutes, shampoo and rinse.

Cranberry Juice for Redheads: Pour room-temperature cranberry juice over dry hair, soaking through. Wait 20 minutes, shampoo and rinse.

Chamomile Tea for Blondes: Pour cool chamomile tea over dry hair, soaking through. Wait 20 minutes, shampoo and rinse.

Best Choices in Fast Food Treats

At Burger King get Chicken Tenders and a small order of Onion Rings.

At Dairy Queen, get the No-Sugar Added Fudge or Vanilla Orange Bar. Or a cup of soft serve ice cream.

At Hardees try a Sunrise Croissant.

At Kentucky Fried Chicken, get an Original Recipe Drumstick with a side of Mashed Potatoes and Gravy.

At Sonic, get any drink sugar-free or try a fruit slush or a small banana split. Try a float made with diet soda.

At Starbucks, ask for fat-free milk and sugar-free flavored syrup.

At Subway get the soup and one of the subs made into a salad. Or choose one of the low-fat subs or a mini sandwich with baked potato chips.

At Taco Bell, order any Fresco Soft Taco or a Crunchy Taco Supreme. Pair it with a side of pintos and cheese or cinnamon twists.

At Wendy’s try a baked potato topped with chili.

Best Yoga Poses

Arms Up: Stand and raise arms out to the side, then above your head, raising on your toes. Lower heels, look up and arch backwards. Straighten and lower arms. Repeat up to 10 times. Gets circulation flowing.

Alternate Nostril Breathing: Inhale slowly to 4 through your left nostril, shutting the right. Hold for count of 16. Exhale through right nostril, shutting the left, for a slow count of 8. Then, inhale through the right and exhale through the left. Repeat 3 to 20 times. Calms the mind and the nervous system, helps stop hot flashes.

Downward Facing Dog: Starting on all fours, with hands and feet shoulder-width apart, push hips up until you are in the shape of an upside-down V. Walk your hands forward until you are in balance. This is a good overall pose.

Cobra: Lay on your stomach, arms at your side, hands palm down. Pull in your belly and lift your chest off the floor. This pose strengthens lower back

Legs-up-the-Wall: Lie on your back on the floor with your feet toward the wall. Put a rolled up blanket under the small of your back and walk your legs up the wall, scooting your butt up to the wall. Rest in an L-shape for 5 to 15 minutes. This increases blood flow to brain-improvves oxygen and glucose levels, helps clear your mind, and eases depression. For more challenge, try a shoulder stand or headstand against a wall.

Knees-to-Chest: Before you get out of bed, lie on your back and bring your knees to your chest. Let them fall to the right, breathe, then left. This yoga move awakens organs and circulates energizing chi.

Superbrain: Grasp your earlobes with the opposite hands, crossing your arms with the left arm underneath, against your body. Press on your earlobes and sqat down with your back straight. Inhale through the nose while bending and exhale through the mouth while straightening. Do 10 to 15. This move boosts brain function.

Lion: Kneel, crossing your right ankle over left, and sink down so you are sitting on your heels. Place your palms on your knees but spread and stretch your fingers. Inhale through the nose and open your mouth wide. Stick out your tongue, reaching for your chin. Exhale, relax hands, close mouth. Repeat 3 to 5 times. This exercise is good for the thyroid.

Best Aromatherapy Scents, Part Two of Two

Rosemary: Increases energy, promotes creativity and strengthens memory. Add the oil to a bath to help circulation and ease pain.

Cinnamon: Smell cinnamon for memory, faster thinking and quicker reaction time.

Earl Grey Tea (Bergamot): Sniff the aroma of Earl Grey tea to instantly reduce stress. Put the cooled tea bags under your eyes to reduce dark circles.

Vanilla: Sniff vanilla when you want to curb a food craving.

Rose: Helps with memory and calms you. Sniff roses or other flowers before bed for pleasant dreams.

Tropical scents (pineapple, mango, papaya): Calm brain waves to relax you.

Ylang-Ylang: For releasing tension, calming anger.

Eucalyptus Oil: Add a few drops to a steaming bowl of water and breathe in the vapors to cure a sore throat.

Coffee: Set up a programmable coffeemaker and the smell will prompt your body to become alert.