Parsley, that miraculous spice!

Do you know how else you can use parsley, except as a condiment?

Parsley is much more than spice that enhances the flavor of your food or ordinary ornaments. There are numerous medicinal properties and can be used for cosmetic purposes.
Parsley contains two groups of special ingredients, which are very important for our health.  
The first group of ingredients contains natural essential oils, which include myristicin, limonene, eugenol, and alpha-thujene. The second group includes flavonoids: apiin, apigenin, luteolin and crisoeriol.  
In addition, parsley is an excellent source of vitamins C, A and K.

  

Parsley tea for slimming

Parsley tea is great for expulsion of toxins from the body, to strengthen the gastric glands against heart disease, kidney disease, and improves metabolism. Spring is the perfect time to decide to detoxify the body. Parsley contains two very important ingredients, which are apiol and myristicin. These are the elements that make the urine flow increases, which significantly lowers the removal of urinary tract infections. Flavonoids, which includes parsley, especially luteolin, act as antioxidants, binding to free radicals and thereby preventing their harmful effects on the body.

Parsley tea is easy to make:
1. boil water (about 1 liter)
2. add cleansed parsley root in a water
3. let it boil for 1 minute
4. let it cool down (room temperature)

Parsley tea is prepared for removal of excess water from the body, so you can lose a kilo or two. Many slimming teas contain parsley.

 

Problems with period

If you have a problem with painful or irregular menstruation, parsley is again a solution for you, as it promotes bleeding. Snacking parsley in the days before the cycle removes excess fluid from the body and prevents premenstrual bloating.
However, parsley is not entirely harmless plant. First of all, its use during pregnancy has to be controlled and metered. Even small amounts of parsley can cause digestive processes and facilitate easy period. So be careful when you use parsley in pregnancy!

 

Parsley for skin

Parsley is good for skin care, especially against freckles since it is rich in vitamins A and C, and many minerals. A handful of parsley leaves, finely chop and soak in a liter of cold water in the evening. Drain in the morning. Wash your face morning and night. 
In a fight against wrinkles, you can use the same recipe, just reduce the amount of water (instead of using a liter, use two deciliter). Soak a cotton ball in the resulting liquid and  lightly coat the area around the eyes, mouth and neck. Allow the skin to dry on air. Repeat this treatment several times in half an hour.

Get rid of cellulite!

Cellulite, that nasty spoiler of female beauty. We all have it, and want to get rid of it. But how? I will show you my way of dealing with that ugly appearance in this post.
First of all, if you want to get rid of cellulite, you need to hydrate your body. Drink at least eight glasses of water a day, because cellulite occurs due to dehydration. Second, drink four cups of parsley tea a day. Why parsley tea? Because, parsley tea is very efficient natural diuretic, and will cleanse your body of toxins. 

Parsley tea is easy to make:
1. boil water (about 1 liter)
2. add cleansed parsley root in a water
3. let it boil for 1 minute
4. let it cool down (room temperature)

Drink this tea every day for a month, then do a pause for two weeks. You can even add some lemon in a tea, but do not add sugar. The results will be visible after first week of drinking this tea. 

You will also need to do massage cellulite-affected areas with scrubs in your bathtub or shower.

This is a recipe for anti-cellulite scrub, which is highly efficient.

You will need:
- salt (2 teaspoons)
- coffee (1 teaspoon)
- cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
- geranium essential oil (5-6 drops)
- almond oil (3-4 teaspoons)


 

Massage cellulite-affected areas once a week with this scrub. You can also scrub your whole body with this, your skin will be extra soft. If you don't have almond oil, you can add some other oil, like olive, or unrefined sunflower oil. I added geranium essential oil in this scrub, because it has anti-cellulite effect. If you don't have it, you can do this scrub without it, but I recommend buying that oil. 

You can also have anti-cellulite bath, once a week, if you have a bathtub. Just add a few cups of coarse sea salt in a warm (100 F) water, and relax for 20 minutes. After bath, take a rough towel and scrub cellulite-affected areas, massage in your favorite body lotion and enjoy that "new skin" feeling. :)

And at last, but not less important - physical exercise. Go on a walk when you can, run, swim, ride a bicycle... Anything. Exercise is important in fighting cellulite, because you need to stimulate your blood circulation in order to get rid of cellulite. 

I hope you will find this post helpful and get rid of cellulite fast! :)