For years to look your best was believed to apply layers upon layers of products with chemicals now that we know are very hazardous to our health. Parabens, triclosan, sodium laureth sulfate and BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) are just a few of the ingredients used in traditional cosmetics and beauty care products. These products are used for various reasons, such as: to preserve the product, emulsify it, control the viscosity of the product, and to give color to the product. Some of these chemicals are known to be carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and hormone disruptors, which can accumulate in the cells of the human body over time.
While these products can in most cases improve our appearance, there is no money amount that can justify the long term effect this temporary beauty can result in, when we know that true beauty radiates from within. True beauty is the result of of a clean, nutritionally dense diet, daily exercise, stress management, and minimizing one’s exposure to toxins. Nature and nutrition provide a surplus of “beauty products” that will nurture every cell in your body, relieve your body burden and have you feeling absolutely beautiful.
The following are recommendations that can assure you a radiant, healthy look:
- Hydration - Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day, and eat hydrating foods. Include hydrating green juices and smoothies, water-rich salads, vegetables, and fruit. Consider your climate and season, but try to choose raw foods as much as possible. Staying hydrated supports detoxification and elimination of waste from the body. Optimize this process by starting each day with an eight ounce glass of water at room temperature (or slightly warmer) and the juice of half a lemon.
- Consumming healthy fats - Fat plays as an important role to maintaining your health. It metabolizes fat-soluble vitamins A,K, E and D, it lubricates joints, promotes healthy cell function and is key to healthy hair and skin. You can choose from the best quality, healthy fats, which include olive oil, coconut oil, and flax oil. When cooking with oils, choose those with the lowest smoke point, such as coconut, and use on a low heat. Whole foods are an excellent source of fat (avocados are a great choice, and they're also very hydrating at 70% water). Also good for you: raw nuts, and seeds, and fatty fish like wild salmon.
- Beauty Sleep - It is not just a saying, but sleeping a minimum of 7 hours daily can restore and reduce the stress that creates those unwanted bags under your eyes. It is recommended that your room be noise, electrical and light free. A deep sleep is restorative and beautifying to repair and rebuild your body.
- Exercise - Execising is another way of cleansing your body by stimulating the lymphatic system that promotes the release of toxins through the largest organ that is our skin, by perspiring. Exercising increase the oxygen intake in your cells. Physical acitivity increases oxytocin and serotonin levels, making you feel better.
- Choosing products for skin - Here is where we invite you to visit our website at www.margiesorganicskincare.com that provides you with helpful information about the products we carry, the ingredients and results you can expect. Remember that anything that is applied to the skin is carried to the bloodstream, making it part of your body. That is why it is recommended you read the labels of each product to make sure they are not toxic.
- Stress management - Whether is a prolonged or temporary situation it still creates havoc to your health and most visibly, your skin. Kown hormones to be the result of stress are the adrenaline and cortisol, when exposed to them for a long period of time it ages the body. These hormones are carried through the bloodstream all over the body. Recommended ways to reduce stress naturally are meditation, yoga, improve nutrition, water consumption and massage.
