Ginger Garrett's Blog, page 12

Using Honey as a Facial Creme

Several Cleveland listeners from The Fish have asked about using honey as a facial treatment. You won't believe how good your skin looks. The secret is to be sure your face is wet before you apply it, and use only a TINY dab. Massage it between your palms and pat onto your face. Don't rinse it off.

The honey acts as a humectant, drawing moisture to the skin, plumping up little fine lines. It's rich in skin-nourishing ingredients and also helps fight pop up blemishes.

In ancient days, honey was ...

New YouTube Video–Amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hWMjO8IJqA

I admit it–I'm biased. But this new commercial for my next novel, In The Arms of Immortals, just takes my breath away. David C. Cook is an amazing publisher to work with!

An Olympic Veggie?

The Journal of Applied Physiology announced that one veggie juice can improve athletic performance more than "any other known means, including training." The juice? Beet root juice. Sounds delicious, doesn't it? Beet juice is included in V-8, so I'll ask the company if this is the same as "beet root" juice. Beets are, technically, the root of the plant, right? This news deserves some digging, pardon the pun. I'd love to increase my athletic performance while I sip a cool drink and watch...

Dieting Advice from 1918

The first ever bestselling diet book, Diet and Health With Key to the Calories, by Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters, was published in 1918. For those who didn't want to lose weight using "sanitized tapeworms" this book offers some real gems. Here are a few of my favorites:

"Thin people have been proved to radiate fifty percent  more heat per pound than fat people"

"Mineral oil will make a fine mayonnaise dressing. It has little or no food value, so the constipated overweight individual may indulge...