According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, psoriasis affects 7.5 million people in the United States (NPF, 2012). The condition doesn’t consider how many people know your name or how many Twitter followers you have. It doesn’t go on hold while you’re taping your show or on stage dancing/singing.

It’s an autoimmune disease that does what it wants unless you do something about it. Many celebrities have dealt with the disease while remaining in the public eye, maintaining a positive outlook, and having a successful career.

Models like CariDee English who recently was the winner of the television show America’s Next Top Model. She has dealt with psoriasis since childhood. Like other celebrities with the condition, CariDee has channeled her success and influence to spread awareness about the disease. She’s even published photos of the itchy plaques that were taken during a flare-up to show that it affects people from all walks of life.

There are prescription drugs to help but now there is a natural way of dealing with it… 100% Pure Virgin Organic Coconut Oil by Edible Haven. It has been found to be an excellent natural treatment for relieving psoriasis. A common recommendation is to take 2 tablespoons of virgin coconut oil each day. It can either be consumed directly from the spoon, or you can mix it into a fruit smoothie, sauté vegetables with it, or use it as a replacement for butter when eating pancakes. Another option is to apply coconut oil topically onto the affected area 3 times per day. 

You can go www.ediblehaven.com and download a free E-recipe book.

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First tip is for STRETCH MARKS!!!!

100% organic virgin coconut oil for hair, elbows, knees and feet to prevent dry skin and of course your belly to prevent stretch marks. WWW.EDIBLEHAVEN.COM (As Seen on The Ellen Show)

Second Tip is for Post Pregnancy!!!

STOP YOUR HAIR FROM FALLING OUT from pregnancy stress and hormones: According to studies in theUK, heat speeds up all our metabolic processes including our hair follicles. End of summer sun damage, dryness and heat from the indoors during winter, hastens dryness and hair falling out. Here’s a great trick to put on your hair to help strengthen the hair and keep it from falling out!

• 2 eggs
• 3 TBS of witch hazel
• 1 1/2 TBS VODKA
• Mix together and massage into the scalp (avoid the hair ends)
• Then rinse out.

The eggs protein and lecithin fatty acid ill condition the scalp. While vodka’s antiseptic properties will fend off fall to causing fungus. And the witch hazel will act as an astringent, causing follicles to tighten around the hair shaft so strand will be less prone to fall out.

Third tip is Go Organic and Eat Fresh Foods!

Recent studies show that a woman’s exposure to pesticides during pregnancy can permanently decrease her child’s IQ and memory. Avoid contact with pesticides during pregnancy. Fruits and veggies are important, so eat organic and use EWG’s Shoppers Guide to Pesticides to determine which conventionally grown crops have the least pesticide residues. Choose milk and meat produced without added growth hormones. Limit canned food, since can linings usually contain the synthetic estrogen called Bisphenol A (BPA).

Forth tip is Wash With OLIVE Oil for a moist pregnancy face!

Sounds terrifying, right? But you should relax and try it if you have dry, weary skin, says Miami Beachdermatologist Leslie Baumann, M.D.: “Many natural oils contain linoleic acid, which helps skin retain water.”

Directions:

Start with 10 ml of olive oil, mix in 2 drops of one of these oils: carrot seed to boost elasticity, frankincense to restore skin tone or lavender to calm redness. Massage it in for thirty seconds and then rinse with warm water. We promise, no morning-after acne.

Fifth and Final Tip…Honey Belle to Get Rid of Cellulite for Summer!

Think of a big huge vibrator shaped like a liberty bell that hums loudly.

www.bellebodybuffer.com

(As seen on The Ellen Show)

Kym Douglas Bio:

Television personality and Best selling author, Kym Douglas, is the Fashion and Beauty contributor on the wildly popular Ellen show for the last 4 years. She is also the celebrity Beauty Guru on the nationally syndicated and Emmy winning The Doctors and the Lifestyle Expert on the #1 rated FOX morning show, Good Day LA which airs in the second largest market in the country,Los Angeles. She is the Best Selling Author of “The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets”, “The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets”. Kym also has a third book in the Best Selling series titled, “The Black Book of Hollywood Mom & Pregnancy Secrets” and her newest tome is “The Beauty Cookbook.”

Visit WWW.KYMDOUGLAS.COM OR Follow her on Facebook/ Twitter to find out where she’ll be seen next giving expert tips on Lifestyle and Beauty.

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