Not exact matches
Soaking grains properly
before preparation will allow you to
absorb nearly double the
minerals and vitamins from grains.
Getty ImagesThink of it as your personal garbage disposal: Your colon (aka your bowel or large intestine)
absorbs minerals and water from food
before pushing the remains out into the toilet where they belong.
Before you go thinking this is a healthy thing, consider the fact that most vitamins and
minerals require cofactors and other trace
minerals that are only found when you eat the whole food source to be
absorbed and used properly in the body.
Allow your skin to
absorb those beneficial
minerals before tapping your face dry, and you're good to go.
This is usually because the
minerals have been applied
before the moisturizer has been
absorbed or because the moisturizer being used only lays on the surface of the skin.