Elixir of eternal life and youth – milk

Milk is a unique animal product. The nature generously presented milk with biologically active agents in the most useful and easily acquired for the person combinations. From an extreme antiquity milk was used in the medical and cosmetic purposes. Ancient Egyptians for rejuvenation and improvement of an organism used milk of she-asses, and men of science of Ancient Rome and Greece recommended milk of different animals for treatment of many diseases. Medicinal properties of milk were mentioned by great east scientist Avicenna who advised to use it as milk "reduces ugly spots on skin and if it is regular to drink it, especially with honey or sugar, very much improves complexion". Especially useful he considered goat and asinine milk.

Interestingly! According to experts, milk increases the resilience of an organism and normalizes a metabolism.

Chemical composition of milk

• Proteins of milk consist of three main types: casein (76 — 88%), albumine (12 — 15%), globulin (0.1%). Proteins of milk contain all amino acids necessary for an organism, including 8 irreplaceable amino acids which cannot be synthesized in an organism.

• Milk fat biologically the fullest also contains all known fatty acids (arakhidonovy, linoleic and linolenic). Vitamin A and carotene are dissolved in milk fat therefore they are absent in skim milk. Milk also contains vitamins B, B6, B12, E, K, C, PP, N, folic acid, pantothenic acid, is well-cared.

• Milk sugar, or lactose — the only carbohydrate which is in milk and making 4.6 — 5.2%. Lactose is a part of special substances — coenzymes which participate in synthesis by our organism of proteins, fats, vitamins, enzymes.

• From mineral salts in milk there are salts of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, sodium, potassium, lemon, hydrochloric acids, etc. Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are a part of bones, teeth, besides, magnesium influences work of heart, and phosphorus is a component of nervous tissue and cells of a brain.

• From minerals in milk are found: cobalt, copper, zinc, bromine, manganese, sulfur, fluorine, aluminum, lead, tin, titanium, vanadium, silver, etc.

Interestingly! Sheep milk is one and a half times more nutritious than cow and contains 2 — 3 times more vitamins A, B, B2.

Contraindications

The intolerance of milk arises at the shortage of the enzyme of lactose splitting milk sugar. This deficiency can be both congenital, and acquired (as a result of diseases of a digestive tract or just long break in consumption of milk).

Milk in the cosmetic purposes

It is known that milk was used in the cosmetic purposes for a long time. The famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra took baths from milk and honey, and Poppaea Sabina, the wife of the emperor Neron, - bathtubs from milk of she-asses. Eating milk, skin becomes smooth, elastic, shining.

Dairy and barmy mask

To part 40 g of yeast in 1 tablespoon of warm milk and apply to face skin in 3-4 layers (each layer in process of drying previous). In 20 minutes the mask is washed away warm water.

The cleaning mask

To take 2 tablespoons of oat flakes and boil soft in 1/2 glass of milk to a condition of porridge. To put in a warm view of the face, a neck and a zone of a decollete with a thick layer. To cover from above with a terry towel. To hold on skin before full cooling. To wash away warm water.

Nutritious mask

To take on 1 teaspoon of cottage cheese, olive oil, milk and carrot juice. It is good to mix and put components on a face. To wash away warm water in 20 minutes.

Grain mask

From fresh white loaf cut off a crust, fill in a crumb with milk and stir to density of sour cream. To apply to face skin, a zone of a decollete and a neck. To wash away cool water in 20 minutes.

Conditioner for gloss of a fair hair

Mix 1/2 glass of milk with the same amount of broth of a camomile, add 6 drops of apple cider vinegar. Rinse with this mix the washed-up hair. Wrap up a polyethylene film and wrap up with a towel. In 20 minutes wash well hair with water.

Dairy srub

To take 2-3 tablespoons of sea salt of a fine crushing and to fill in it with warm milk before formation of gruel. To apply to skin with circular motions, and then to wash away cool water.