What is Portulaca? The herb portulaca (full name portulaca oleracea purslane) is an annual succulent with bright yellow flowers surrounded by a cluster of leaves. The plant known as purslane, wild portulaca or pigweed is found all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe. It is an edible nutritious vegetable that
Our body’s protector is our skin and when it does not feel 100% we want to protect it. We want to be able to find remedies for dry and sensitive skin quickly and inexpensively. Our precious skin is exposed to pollution, the damaging rays of the sun, changes in humidity and temperature and even feels the effects of our
Can Coenzyme Q10 help you to look younger? Looking younger and feeling better takes on many forms. The list of supplements available is staggering all with their own claims of how they benefit your health. Then there are the supplements that make the claims to benefit your physical appearance. The key to getting the correct supplement that can do
With another holiday season upon us many people are already stressed out about the activities involved, let alone finding ways of looking younger. Add this together and many people are more worried about their appearance and material items than the joys of spending time with family. We get it, sometimes our families can drive us crazy, but after all,
Winter is here and we want to know if you have winterized your skincare routine. We know it’s coming every year yet when it arrives we collectively let out the same sigh as if we secretly hoped it would skip us this year. Yes, we are talking about winter and it's time for a winterized skincare routine! From the
From hot flashes to mood swings, there are many unfavourable effects of menopause on a woman’s body. While there is liberating freedom we get from not having our period every month, the hormonal changes in our body causing menopause skin problems. This forces us to make changes, especially when it comes to our skincare routine. The reduction in estrogen
There are many factors that determine the look of our skin. Of all these factors there is one that most women stress over and want to change the most; the appearance of our pores. In a recent Harris Poll sponsored by L’Oreal, 23 percent of women said they would actually give up their favourite cocktails for a whole year
As we move into mid-September and officially change our closets around, there are some summer trends that we can’t get rid of that quickly. We put our flip-flops and sling-backs away for another season, we not only take stock of fall shoes we also look at our feet and see what a summer of flip-flops has done to our
