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Drink matcha tea for boundless energy, focus, and a healthy heart
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Drink matcha tea for boundless energy, focus, and a healthy heart

Drink matcha tea for boundless energy, focus, and a healthy heart Dr Sara Gottfried, whose work I absolutely love, has said that the number one issue that most of her patients come to her with are problems of energy. I don't doubt that at all. It's one of the most common refrains I hear from the busy women I know. I certainly know the feeling. Before I began my odyssey to discover a healthier lifestyle in 2011, energy was almost always front and centre in my mind. How can I get more of it? Why do I feel so tired today? When will I [...]

Most beauty products are not safe and don’t work
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Most beauty products are not safe and don’t work

Most beauty products are not safe and don't work Most beauty products are dangerous and beauty sapping. You've got to pick products with ingredients you would feel comfortable eating. This week we've looked at a 4 step routine for amazing skin after finding out that creams don't work as a delivery mechanism for getting active beauty ingredients to do their thing inside your skin. Now that we know the 4 steps we need to take, it's time to choose the right products to use for each of the them. I've always found choosing beauty products very difficult. There's a lot [...]

The amazing 4 step beautiful skin routine
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The amazing 4 step beautiful skin routine

The amazing 4 step beautiful skin routine Yesterday we learned that beauty creams don't work. Turns out that the great sounding jar of cream that says it is packed full of Vitamin C, CoQ10, and other goodies, never had a hope of working in the first place because the moisturiser in the cream creates a roadblock that won't let the active ingredients through to do their jobs. So now what? These 4 steps will give you skin the best chance of getting the nutrients it needs to be beautiful. Four steps for a great skin care routine Besides [...]

Do creams and beauty products really work?
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Natural Beauty

Do creams and beauty products really work?

Do creams and beauty products really work? Beauty is created in two ways: the foods that you eat, and what you put on your skin. Last week we looked at the basics of beauty creating foods. To get the cheat sheet for essential beauty foods, download this 7-day beauty action plan. This week we'll look at the common problems with beauty routines, and what to do about them. This week as part of natural beauty solutions month we're switching gears from what you put IN your body to what you put ON your body. For years I used the 2 most common things [...]

Do natural beauty solutions really work?
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Do natural beauty solutions really work?

Do natural beauty solutions really work? Well hello February! I'm going into pamper overdrive this month by testing and reporting back on the natural beauty products, foods, tools and techniques that I've been gathering up over the last few years. Take a journey with me as we sift through what feels like a garage full of everything I’ve discovered. Then, we'll try and distill the very best natural things we can all use to look our very best. So phew! First off, there are a lot of things out there to test. Where should we start? I've been testing beauty products [...]