Pleasure and enjoyment need to surround our food in order to achieve the naturally glowing skin and energized health we all deserve. In my last article I shared 3 Foods That Ruin Your Complexion and it caused quite the buzz. It is not all about deprivation -- as that won't ensure sustainable changes in our health. So ...
All artificially imposed notions of beauty naturally make women feel less attractive. Women begin to feel as if they are miles away from the impossible standards given to them by the media. Should we enhance our natural beauty? Absolutely! However, we seem to be destroying, not enhancing, it. We will experience different kinds of beauty from the ...
Since my job is often times to make jet-lagged and over-worked models look perfect for the catwalk, I realized that some of my beauty secrets could be interesting for those of you trying to look a bit more refreshed, no matter where your lives have taken you. Whether you're working hard, playing hard, traveling a ...
Perhaps you’ve heard the statement “diet has nothing to do with acne.” Well, that's a lie! It's a ridiculous statement that has been made by dermatologists and doctors who often have little to no training in nutrition. Doctors would rather take the quick and easy route to write a prescription for a cream or drug to address ...
Stress seems to be a regular word in our vocabulary. Most of us probably feel stress every single day. What exactly is this thing, feeling, word that is tossed around on a daily basis? STRESS DEFINED It can be defined as thoughts, feeling, behaviors and physiological changes that occur when the demands placed upon us exceed our ...
The most surprising prescription I've been given by a doctor wasn't something I could pick up at my local pharmacy. Instead, she told me to get out in the sun more -- and go easy on the sunscreen. The advice from my doctor came when a blood test revealed I had a vitamin D deficiency. As someone ...
I always say if you can’t eat it, it has no business going on your skin, hair, nails or in your home environment. Playing detective with people’s health has been my job for the past eight years. People don’t just “get sick." Illness is created, slowly. Illness is cumulative. I have found that toxicity is one ...
Vitamin A is one of 13 essential vitamins needed for normal cell development, growth and function. This fat-soluble vitamin is extremely beneficial to the integrity of epithelial tissue. This tissue is the layer of the body that serves as a selective barrier to environmental factors, such as the skin. Vitamin A is needed by all ...
Getting real about getting it on with Eco Sex author, Stefanie Iris Weiss. This is definitely PG-13 material, but we can't leave any stone unturned when talking about your health and body in a greener way! Stefanie gives us a more holistic perspective on our sexual sustainability. The myths of "sexual dysfunction" are many. If a ...
Potassium is a vital mineral for proper bodily functions and it’s one of the most common deficiencies in the US diet today. Many people don't know that potassium is a key indicator to healthy skin! The reason being is this mineral is a key player in cell integrity by maintaining electrolyte balance and internal fluids - keeping ...
