Spring and Summer Headbands

Headbands, big trend for spring and summer.

 Warmer weather is not yet in Chicago, but just because the weather hasn’t caught on yet doesn’t mean that you can’t prepare yourself for the warmer temperatures when we can get fresh air and open up our doors and windows!!!

Headbands have a dual purpose. They allow you you to mix fashion and function.

Headbands are so easy and comfortable to wear,  whether worn around the forehead, at your hair line, on top of your head.

You can add an elegant touch, and a splash of color to any outfit. They help you to collect hair back, clearing your face and allowing you to control those rebellious locks, tame the curls or play sports without worrying about hair sticking to your face.

Hair ornaments and jewelry have been used since time immemorial. 

The modern headbands, are believed to have its origins on the garlands that were used by the Greeks and Romans between 475 and 330 BC   

During the 1960s, the diadem became a popular style of the hippie era for men, women and children. 

During the 1990s, the headband evolved to be considered a serious accessory designed to be fashionable in their own right.

Hard Headbands

                                                                                 

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 Headband with Flowers and Rhinestones

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Headband Grosgrain Double Bow

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  Pearly Headband Crochet Flower

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Spring headband Organza bow

The headbands are usually made of hard plastic and are formed to fit around the heads of women and little girls. 

  They come with plastic exposed in a fashion or simply molding design, or are covered with fabric ribbon or yarn.  

Soft Headbands

Soft headbands are usually made from a combination of elastic material, although some might be completely elastic. These headbands can be great additions to an up-or to keep hair spirals away from your face.   

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Two Elastic Spring Headbands Neon Colors

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Elastic Headband with Flower

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Two Elastic Spring Headbands Neon Colors

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Two Elastic Spring Headbands Neon Colors

Headbands for little girls are essential in the spring!

Crochet headbands work wonderfully to keep stray hairs from her face while she plays 

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Lady Bug or Bee Spring Summer Headband

Soft headbands can take on the appearance of a scarf, thick fabric or yarn may have a small amount of elastic and can also be adorned with decorative pieces like flowers or jewelry cloth. 

A popular appearance headbands are multiple, thin and elastic used together.

Three Strands Headband

Three Strands Headband, Black and White

Style and elegance

If you love to get attention, you can opt for a headband with rhinestones, 

sequins or even some feathers, or you can use a small brooch if you are a little more classic

   

Sports headbands

The sport headbands are functional accessories designed to hold hair away from your face and prevent sweat from your eyes. These come in a variety of fabrics including plush and absorbent cotton and nylon blends. These headbands used to come in a few styles, but in recent years, sports headbands come in a variety of designs to match with your training gear.

 Hippie

The 60 may be in the past, but the styles remain  fashion and current.

Headbands with a lot of flowers or plain and used in the forehead,

Crochet Big Flower With Buttons, Elastic Headband

 Scarves or handkerchiefs are especially nice during the summer months, as many are made of lightweight materials that hold the hair without overheating. 

Scarves come in a variety of designs and colors, making them a popular addition to almost any outfit. They usually  have  elastic that hides behind a  tied knot, making them easy to use.

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5 de Mayo is a minor holiday in Mexico

5 de Mayo and How Beer Companies Turned A Minor Holiday 

Into America's Favorite Mexican Drinking Day

The biggest misconception about Cinco de Mayo is that it commemorates of México's Independence Day. 

That holiday is, in fact, celebrated on September 16.

5 de Mayo is a minor holiday in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is actually a commemoration of a victory by Mexican troops in La Batalla de Puebla more that fifty years later, on May 5, 1862 and, according to many people, is more of a U.S. holiday than a Mexican one.

                      For the average Mexican, is just another day.

The holiday is widely misconstrued in this country, even by people of Mexican descent. 

Other people do not seem to care about the origin and cultural significance of Cinco de Mayo, 

they simply see it as an opportunity to go out and get drunk on Mexican beer at reduced prices.

So why is it such a huge event in the U.S.?

Marketing of course.

The holiday gained popularity in the 1950's and 1960's because of The Good Neighbor policy, 

an effort to build a better relationship between Mexico and America, according to National Geographic.

But it really took off when beer companies who see it as little more than an excuse to sell beer (Cinco de Mayo is now the second largest beer consuming day of the year just behind St. Patrick's Day).  got involved 

In the early 1980s, Anheuser-Busch and Miller Company created Hispanic Marketing departments and began sponsoring Cinco de Mayo celebrations, according to Norman K. Denzin's Studies In Symbolic Interaction. In 1989 a party sponsored by Anheurser-Busch turned into a drunken riot, and latino activists accused the company of "pushing a legalized drug upon our community."

Decades later the party remains a key means of marketing to the hispanic beer market. In 2009 beer companies spent $171-million on Spanish language advertising.

True Mexicans love and respect our flag.

Celebrate our Independence on Sept 16

not on  5 de Mayo

El 5 de Mayo y cómo las empresas cerveceras crearon
la celebracion del dia

El mayor error sobre el Cinco de Mayo es que la mayoria de la gente cree que se conmemora el Día de la Independencia de México. Esa fiesta se celebra el 16 de septiembre.

5 de Mayo es una fiesta menor en México, el Cinco de Mayo es en realidad una conmemoración de la victoria de las tropas mexicanas en La Batalla de Puebla

La fiesta mexicana conocida como "Cinco de Mayo" es ampliamente mal interpretado en este país, incluso por personas de ascendencia mexicana. Otras personas no parecen preocuparse por el origen y el significado cultural de Cinco de Mayo, que simplemente lo ven como una oportunidad para salir y emborracharse con cerveza mexicana a precios reducidos.

Así que ¿por qué es un gran evento en los EE.UU.?

Comercialización por supuesto.

La fiesta fue muy popular en los años 1950 y 1960 debido a la política del Buen Vecino,
 un esfuerzo para construir una mejor relación entre México y Estados Unidos,
 según la National Geographic.

Pero realmente despegó cuando las compañías cerveceras que ven esto nada más como una excusa para vender cerveza ( Cinco de Mayo es el segundo dia con mas venta de cerveza en todo el año, solo atrás del dia de San Patricio ) se involucraron, haciendo esto  más comercial que patriótico,   sobre todo porque han llegado a promocionar la fecha como “Drinko de Mayo”,
(“drink” significa beber, o bebida, en español)  

A principios de la década de 1980, Anheuser-Busch y Miller Company crearon departamentos de marketing hispano y comenzó a patrocinar celebraciones del Cinco de Mayo, de acuerdo con estudios de Norman K. Denzin en la interacción simbólica; el partido sigue siendo un medio fundamental de marketing para el mercado hispano de cerveza.

En 2009 las compañías cerveceras gastaron $ 171 millones en publicidad en español.

Barefoot Sandals

  Barefoot Sandals   Do you know what they are?   

  Simply, as the name states, sandals with no soles.  

Turquoise Crochet Gypsy Sandals

Are an anklet that extends over the instep decorating it and end in a ring on the second toe. They usually have 2 loops decorated and look like an infinity symbol.  

Can be used by girls of all ages; You can find them in sizes:  

Babies, Toddlers, Children, and Women 

Baby Barefoot Sandals

Now... where can be used?  

 These are some very popular uses:

Babies and toddlers: Barefoot sandals are great for all occasions. 

This is the perfect gift for a new baby or the perfect addition to any princess' wardrobe.

 Great baby shower gift for the baby who has everything. 

Can be worn for a wedding, birthday, family gathering, baptism, 

a photo shoot, or just to be Stylish at home. 

Children and pre teens: These sandals are perfect for beach soft surfaces, 

like sand and grass. Can be worn at the beach, pool birthday party, 

or a party in the park.

Barefoot sandals are very versatile and can go with plenty outfits. 

Can be combined with any type of clothes.  

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Women:  

Barefoot sandals are used in Beach weddings, for the bride and bridesmaids.  

You can use them at the pool, in a pool party.

While on a cruise or in a boat.    

Take them to outdoor parties and festivals at the park.   

Use them at work under your shoes or boring flip flops. 

A decorative pair of barefoot sandals can be worn under a pair of flats or heels for a stylish look all year long.

Barefoot Silver Sandals

Barefoot Crochet Sandals

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The Health and Beauty Benefits of Antioxidants

We've all heard about Antioxidants, 
but do you really know what the benefits of antioxidants are?



 Antioxidants have gotten great press, and rightfully so. But how do they work once inside our bodies, and what are some sources of antioxidants? Have you ever seen the bottom-feeder fish in a fish-tank, sucking up all the gunk and grime? Think of antioxidants as molecular-sized, “free radical scavengers” in the fish-tank of your body. Once an antioxidant finds its way into the body, mostly through the foods we eat, it slows down, or even prevents, the oxidation of other molecules. When molecules in the body oxidize, they can create free-radicals, or cellular byproducts. It is very normal to have these free-radicals in the body, but in excess, they can wreak havoc on our cellular structures.

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/health-benefits-of-antioxidants/

What Are Free Radicals? 

Free radicals create a destructive process in our cells, causing the molecules within the cells to become unstable. They may even be a big player in the formation of cancerous cells by a “chain-reaction” effect, causing other cells to become damaged. Because of the inherent instability of free-radicals, they try to attack other healthy cells to get stable themselves. This causes the once-healthy cells to react in the same way, attacking others in an never-ending attempt for cellular stability.
   Free-radicals are bullies that start pushing everybody around, and encourage nice cells to become bullies as well. Just like most conflicts, the results are “free radical waste products” made up of our broken, injured and deformed cells. If our cells are weak, it is natural that our organs, tissues and skin of the body will likewise become weakened.

As you can imagine, oxidative damage plays a huge role in many of our modern-day diseases, such as muscle and tissue degeneration, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, as well as many other health problems. You are exposed to free radicals as a normal bi-product of regular bodily processes, like breaking down the food we eat, taking toxic medicines, as well as through exposure to pollutants. In addition, over-exposure to the sun (sunburn) and smoking can also increase your body’s need to oxidize and create free-radicals. Antioxidants stop this cellular chain reaction of oxidation by neutralizing the free radicals.

Scattered Radical Particles (SRPs)

SRPs are atoms or molecules that have one or many electrons, none paired in its external orbit. In other words, these are atoms and molecules that have "lost" one or many electrons from its original structure, by effects of either internal or external factors of the body. These are capable of existing independently and are produced in every cell in the body. 

Therefore, these molecules are VERY reactive inside the organism, given that they need to recover its electrochemical balance by "stealing" the missing electrons from other balanced molecules. Through this action, a chain reaction, that is very aggressive and destructive for the rest of the cells in the body, is brought about. 

Today, we know for sure, that SRPs directly cause cell aging in the organism. The same applies to skin aging, which is the largest natural external covering and protection of the human body.

The loss of electrons in the cell, that develops SRPs, is generated by 2 causes: 

1. To endogenous factors (internal or natural): 

Mainly from natural causes, such as body's metabolism function, breathing, exercise. 

92% of SRPs come from the metabolism function that takes place in the mitochondria; inside the cells. 

2. Due to exogenous factors (external or induced) such as:

 Oxidative Stress

It is defined as the rupture of balance and equilibrium between the development of SRPs and the ability to being neutralized by the body itself. 

In simple words, Oxidative Stress is the excess of SRPs in the body.

Antioxidants
These are substances capable of neutralizing the oxidant action of SRPs. We find these substances in some foods, whose nutrients act by releasing electrons in our blood stream, which are captured by the SRPs to become stable molecules. 

Antioxidants have proven to be an effective and an efficient protection for preventing premature aging and chronic degenerative diseases. 

  BelAge® product has been published descriptively in three of the main versions of the Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Specialities: Vademecum IPE, PLM Latina and P.R. Vademecum. 

A truly health-effective product for everyone, Antioxidant,   of  100% natural origin.

The consumption of BelAge during the day, preferably in the morning, stimulates and increases the activity of two major antioxidant enzymes (SOD and GPx), substances with strong detoxification and antioxidant effects.

BelAge is based on 2 efficacy proved Sanki Mayor materials and formulas: ADS (Advanced Delivery System) and Orisod Enzyme.

ADS (Advanced Delivery System)
BelAge has been developed with the nanotechnology ADS that allows ingredients to lead directly to the site where they are really effective in the body: the interior of cells and mitochondria, responsible for supplying most of the energy necessary for cellular activity.

ORISOD ENZYME 
New generation of ORISOD complex (fermented bioactive complex) helps to up-regulate endogenous antioxidants enzymes at the cellular level (SOD, Catalase, GPx), supportscellular detoxification and regeneration, and reduces lipid peroxidation.

The complex rich in fermentation metabolites (like the L-pyroglutamic acid) supports mental energy and trigonelline, and has also an up regulating effect on the metabolic enzyme (ALDH2) Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2.
The fermentation process alters the chemical structure of the olive leaf, offering more stable polyphenol antioxidants and metabolites that up-regulate several endogenous enzymes, improving the metabolism and enhancing the energy balance.

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March 8 Women's Day

Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity... 

If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior... 

If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women...

Mahatma Ghandi

March 8  Women's Day 

In 1975, during International Women's Year, 

the United Nations began celebrating 

International Women's Day on  March 8. 

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's

In 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City 

demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

  

1909   The first National Woman's Day was observed 

in the United States on 28 February. 

The Socialist Party of America designated this day in 

honour of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York

1910   The Socialist International, meeting in Copenhagen,

 established a Women's Day, international

No fixed date was selected for the observance.

1911   As a result of the Copenhagen initiative, 

International Women's Day was marked for the first time (19 March)

 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland

The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, 

was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality 

between women and men. 

Since then, the UN has helped create a historic legacy 

of internationally-agreed strategies, standards,

 programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.

Over the years, the UN and its technical agencies have promoted the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security, and full respect for human rights. The empowerment of women continues to be a central feature of the UN's efforts to address social, economic and political challenges across the globe

http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/

Each year International Women’s Day 

focuses on a key issue for women.

 The theme for International Women’s Day 

this year is ending violence against women.

The United Nations estimates that up to 70 percent of women experience physical or sexual violence from men in their lifetime. The World Health Organisation claims that acts of violence perpetrated against women aged between 15 and 44 causes more deaths and disability than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents and war combined.

In recent months there have been a few cases of violence against women which have attracted mainstream media coverage and with that, the attention of the Australian public. The rape and murder of Jill Meagher, the shooting of Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai and the gang rape of a young Indian doctor Jyoti Singh are examples. The sad thing is that for each of these women who came to the attention of the mainstream media there are millions more who did not.

Imagine what the world might look like if women could live free from the fear of being a victim of physical or sexual violence, survive childhood and grow into women, not be victims of honour or dowry killings, not have their genitals mutilated, not be forced into early marriage or simply murdered for being a woman. Gender-based violence must be eradicated, so we might achieve true equity for women and girls.

http://www.nswtf.org.au/news/2013/03/06/international-womens-day-end-violence-against-women.html