Brain Quotes

A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains.
- Dutch Proverb

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
- English Proverb

The mind is like a parachute - it works only when it is open.
- Frank Zappa

He who at thirty has no brains, will never purchase an estate.
- Spanish Proverb

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
- Montaigne

My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery-always buzzing, humming, soaring, roaring, diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?
- Virgina Woolf

If my heart could do my thinking, would my brain begin to feel?
- Van Morrison

You know you've got to exercise your brain just like your muscles.
- Will Rogers

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.
- Lyall Watson

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Good things about the sun

The harmful UV rays of the sun penetrate the deeper layer of the skin cause cumulative damage over the years. The ravages are wreaked mainly on the elastic and collagen fibers that lie in the lower layer of the skin and which are responsible for its elasticity and smoothness and hence the cause for a majority of wrinkles can be blamed on the sun. Excessive exposure to UV rays can also cause brown patches of pigmentation on the face or the back of the hands, commonly called as age spots. Our eyes are also very vulnerable to the harmful UV rays and hence need to be protected with suitable eye gear while venturing out in the hot sun. So should you avoid the sun like plague? Isn’t there anything good about the sun or sunlight?

A few good things about the Sun

It makes you snooze.

Light helps synchronize your internal clock during the day so you sleep better at night.

It keeps your bones healthy.

When exposed to sun, our skin makes vitamin D, which helps the body absorb bone-boosting minerals like calcium.

It makes us cheery.

Even if you’re wearing shades, sunlight travels through the eye to the brain, which then releases a mood-enhancing hormone.

It brightens your smile.

Sunlight can help whiten teeth.

Aspirin for acne-prone skin

Aspirin has been around for a long time and its health benefits are wide and varied. Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication. Aspirin's greatest benefit is reducing cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes. According to the American Heart Assoc. virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients. There is growing evidence to suggest regular aspirin use may reduce cancer and dementia as well. Investigators from the Women's Health Study have reported important new findings demonstrating that aspirin reduces the risk of a first stroke in women. When given to someone immediately after a heart attack, aspirin decreases death by 25%.

Aspirin is remarkable for your skin. Its anti-inflammatory properties, capability of sloughing off dead skin cells thus preventing the clogging of pores makes it a terrific product in the treatment of acne and other skin inflammations.

Aspirin face-mask for oily, acne-prone skin

* Crush about 5 – 10 aspirin tablets to a powder.

* Mix to a paste with a little water, less than 1 teaspoon

* Apply this all over your cleansed face.

* Leave for twenty minutes to work its way into the skin and then rinse off with lukewarm water.

* Then apply a moisturizer.

* Try this weekly, after a face scrub.

This mask shows wonderful results on those people with open pores, acne and an extremely oily skin. It works well for other skin types also but they should restrict its usage to once or twice a month.

Aspirin mask for lightening scars and blemishes left by acne

As suggested in the above recipe, powder 4-5 aspirin tablets and mix it in yoghurt or pure Aloe Gel and apply it to your face. Let it sit for 15 minutes. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. Follow it up with a moisturizer to restores skin’s moisture. This mask helps to get rid of blackheads/whiteheads and smoothens the skin also.

Facial Toner with aspirin

Ingredients:

Distilled water – ½ cup
Vinegar – ½ cup
8-10 aspirins

Method:

Dissolve a few aspirins in water and add vinegar to it. Apply it to your face. This not only tones your face but is a good antiseptic lotion as well. Rinse your face with lukewarm water. Do not pat dry with a towel. Store excess in the refrigerator.

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