The Best Way To A Peachy, No-Make-Up Glow!

May 18, 2012 by

 

A pretty peach in the complexion signals health and vitality.  Petal-pink cheeks are so desirable, that the beauty industry makes millions every year selling products to replicate that alluring glow.  But you don’t have to spend a fortune on high-end beauty products, (or worse yet, pile on the cheep stuff), to achieve that healthy hue.  There’s an easy way to get the flush without the blush.

Starting your day with fresh, clean water with a squeeze of lemon will give you that lusterous look.  Hydration counts when it comes to the condition of your skin, so drinking water throughout the day is a must.  But adding lemon to your water, especially in the morning, will deliver a multitude untold benefits, the best of which is keeping your skin clear and vibrant!  Here are some of the ways drinking water with lemon will contribute to a rosy shimmer:

  • Lemons are high in Vitamin C.  Vitamin C will scrub your skin from the inside out, combating aging, wrinkles, blemishes, and dullness.
  • Lemons alkalize the body.  An alkaline body has beauty, health, energy, and strength.  An acidic body, on the other hand, has degeneration, sickness, and sluggishness.  If you feel your skin is deteriorating faster than you’d like it too, you’re probably too acidic.  Drinking lemon water in the morning will help restore your alkalinity and reinvigorate your skin.
  • Lemons help with weight loss. Excess weight can lead to pre-mature aging. Lemons are high in pectin fiber, which helps fight hunger cravings. It also has been shown that people who maintain a more alkaline diet lose weight faster.  Drinking lemon water in the morning helps you start the day off right,  making it easier to choose better foods for yourself the rest of the day.
  • Lemons purge toxins from the blood.  When cleansed, well oxygenated blood circulates to the tissues, your cells receive full nourishment and stay healthy and bright.  Healthy blood keeps the skin clear.
  • Lemon water will help you move toxins out of your intestines.  It’s important to cleanse toxins from your tissues and organs, but once toxins make their way out of the tissues you need to pass them from the body!  Toxic material must be released from the body, or you risk retoxification.  Lemon water does a great job with this because lemons contain a high concentration of minerals and vitamins that help loosen toxins in the digestive tract, making them easier to pass.
  •  Lemon water hydrates the entire system. When your body is dehydrated, or deeply dehydrated (leading to adrenal fatigue) it can’t perform all of it’s proper functions, which leads to toxic buildup, stress, constipation, and the list goes on.  You’ll definitely look ragged if you let your body get this worn out.  So don’t even tempt the gods, start the day with this simple and refreshing elixer.

Drink a cup of warm water with lemon at rise for a month and you’ll definitely notice a healthy rouge reentering your appearance!

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Feel Foxy on Shatavari

May 13, 2012 by

 Ok blog readers and subcribers, this is an Elissa Goodman insider secret.  You are all about to recieve information that is yet to hit the mainstream, but will shortly.  It’s about Shatavari, a bitter-sweet herb used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine.

The effects of Shatavari are powerful and far reaching.  Shatavari is used to rejuvinate a sense of well-being, clear the intestines, and perserve the health and quality of body tissue.  It’s a diuretic, a laxative, and an antacid.  It’s even used as an anti-tumor agent! However, Shatavari is most famously used for something a little more suggestive, and fun!

Shatavari  is a powerful aphrodisiac. The name Shatavari translates to “she who posseses 100 husbands”, which should give you an idea of how sitmulating this herb is said to be.   As an aphrodisiac, it’s used to increase feminine libido, and balance cervical pH and dryness.  Taking Shatavari on a regular basis will help you feel relaxed, frisky, and in the mood!  And while a fantastic passion promoter, Shatavari also supports the female reproductive system as a whole.  It’s useful in relieving menopausal symptoms, restoring fertility,  protecting from threatened miscarraige,  relieving PMS pain and loss of blood during menstruation, and balancing the hormones of women who have had hysterectomies. It both nourishes and cleanses the blood and the female reproductive organs, protecting your most important and fragile area.

In the energetic realm, Shatavari, has a  positive and healing power.  It is said to be a sattvic herb, which means it will make you calm, steady, peaceful, and alert.  It enhances the feelings of spiritual love, and increases life-force and vigor.

All mysterioso aside,  taking an herbalist’s reccommended dose of Shatavari is proven to mend problems with the female system and boost our hormone levels.  Meow!  It’s a perfect Mother’s Day gift for yourself, or someone else.  Doesn’t every mother deserve to feel foxy?!

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Naked But Nutritious

May 10, 2012 by

 

I know going out to dinner can be fun and exciting, but not every night.  Also, take-out can get very boring and expensive. There is something so satisfying about a nutritous, home cooked meal.  I say, why go out to eat when cooking at home can be easy, healthy, delicious, and affordable?  And with the right techniques and ingredients, preparing your meal can be quicker than picking up take-out.

Margaret Floyd (author of Eat Naked) has written another great cookbook, called – Naked Foods. I know you’re probably thinking they both have to do with being naked…sorry, no such luck!  You’ll have to leave that to Fifty Shades of Grey.  The Naked Foods Cookbook shows how to create whole, organic, and fresh, “naked” meals that maximize the natural nutritional value of food. When we eat out or buy commercially made food, we get harmful additives, preservatives, or empty-calorie fillers.

This cookbook is well-suited for people who lead busy lives.  Each recipe is organized around the time it takes for you to prepare each type of dish: “in a rush” recipes take ten minutes or less, “every day” recipes take twenty minutes or less, and an “impress the neighbors” section offers more time-intensive recipe selections. I seek to control the quality of ingredients and nutrients in my food so I  turn to this cookbook time and time again for affordable, naturally delicious meals.  After you make a few meals from it, you’ll make it your go to source for fun, fast, and fabulous food ideas!

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Superfood Protein for a Prettier You

Apr 30, 2012 by

I hear from so many people,  ”I would give up meat, but I don’t know where I ‘d get my protein from!”  I’ve thought about this complaint a lot.  

Hormone free, grass fed animal protein contains the most complete assembly of amino acids, however too much meat is not cleansing and it’s a myth that animal protein is the only optimal form because it’s the most complete.  Plus, depending only on meat for protein can make you look dull, saggy, and dried out.  Meat is a very toxic carcinogen and  a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that daily consumption of red meat can result in a 13 percent increased risk of mortality. You won’t look good when your six feet in the ground!

The best approach to protein is to look for synergistic forms from a wide variety of sources. Elephants are massive animals who eat nothing but grass, proving you can thrive on plant based diet.  I am sure you have heard of superfoods: nutrient dense foods that assist metabolism of, improve digestion, aid weight loss and provide an intoxicating array of vitamins and minerals.  Superfoods can supply a plant-based diet with essential protein levels.  Additionally, superfoods are great source of essential fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals that protect and enhance your appearance. Below are the best superfood souces for protein, so you can get the nutrients you need and support your lovely looks!

1. Wild Blue-Green Algae – a super complete protein, great for relaxing, and sustains energy.  Add a few tablespoons of this algae to smoothies and drinks.
2. Spirulina-  great for those seeking to lose weight. One ounce contains 16g of protein!
3. Bee Pollen – dense form of protein that also fights allergies. Use: Sprinkle on salad, smoothies, and cereal (hot or cold)
4. Goji Berries -contain 18 amino acids and supply a boatload of vitamin C. Use: Add to smoothies, granola/ trail mix, and salads
5. Quinoa - a complete protein and gluten free as well. Use: Replace rice, flour, oatmeal, and make interesting delicious salads
6. Buckwheat – see my previous post
7. Hemp – a complete source and a rich source of Omega-3 and Omega-6.
8. Chia Seeds –  a perfect food, containing essential fatty acids, protein, as well as being a soluble fiber.



All of these foods are not only high in protein, they’re chocked full of other amazing nutrients you need to feel strong, feel healthy, and look youthful and energized.

 

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Babalicious on Buckwheat

Apr 25, 2012 by

Wouldn’t it be nice to take a “get gorgeous” pill?  The only silver bullet is working from the inside out.  You have to eat  your way to shimmering beauty.  And eating buckwheat is a dazzling means to firm, hydrated skin, sustained energy, and improved digestion.  While normally used in place of grains, like rice or cous cous,  buckwheat is actually a seed.  This makes it a fantastic carb alternative for people with gluten allergies.  Some buckwheat can become cross-contaminated with wheat or other gluten products.  Always buy the highest quality buckweat and double check with your waiter at a restaurant to ensure that your buckwheat is truly gluten free.

That being said, buckwheat’s robust and dark flavor make it a delicous way to eat to our most attractive selves. Here’s why buckwheat tops the charts:

  • Buckwheat’s high in antioxidants that will clear and fortify the skin.
  • Buckwheat’s high in minerals that keep the mind and the body relaxed.
  • Buckwheat’s a low glycemic food and can help you kick sugar.
  • Buckwheat’s a high protein and high fiber food that will satisfy your tummy and detox your body.

Enticed?  To prepare a beatuy boosting buckwheat dinner, try the recipe below for something simple and tasty! Remember  to only by organic buckweat, and if possible, sprouted.  Sprouted grains, nuts, and seeds are easier to digest than non sprouted!

Buckwheat and Roasted Vegetable Salad

Roasted Vegetables
1 onion
1 big bell pepper (yellow or green)
1 medium-sized zuchinni
1/2 lb oz. summer squash
1/2 lb oz. cauliflower
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt to season
fresh herbs (e.g coriander, oregano, whatever you like…)

Buckwheat
1 cup buckwheat (sprouted if you can find it)
2 cups of water

Salad Dressing
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of white balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 clove crushed garlic

Peel and cut all vegetables in bite-sized chunks. Place them on a baking tray. Chop the fresh herbs and add. Salt generously. Then drizzle 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables and stir thoroughly so that everything is covered thinly in the oil. Place in the oven and bake at 450 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or vegetables are cooked.

Bring the buckwheat groats to boil in salted water, then simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Most of the water should be absorbed by the buckwheat. Check regularly for doneness, as the buckwheat should always have a bite. Overcooked buckwheat looses its shape and texture.

Mix  the dressing and toss all portions togeather.

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Metabolism Boosters For a Sexier Waistline

Apr 2, 2012 by

 

Most of the items you see on the shelf, claiming to boost your metabolism, don’t do squat.  They make hot-to-trot claims about reving up your ability to burn calories and help you loose weight and instead are usually ineffective or downright dangerous.

Ready for the truth? The only way to get your metabolism going is to eat well and regularly exercise.  A healthy lifestyle will reward you with quicker calorie burn, and loads of endorphines, better sleep, and sustainable energy! However,  foods and supplements you can take to make sure your metabolism is working at it’s optimal rate do exist. These three food and supplement items taste great, are safe on your body, and get your metabolism working  at the top of its ability!

1. Organic Raw Cacao

Cacao nibs are yummy bits from the cacao bean that contain metabolism-boosting nutrients theobromine (a non-caffeine stimulant), anandamide (an actual endorphin – think “runner’s high”) and magnesium (nature’s muscle relaxant that keeps us from getting so worked up we stress the body out).  When these nutrients combine, they stimulate your metabolic engines and help you burn up more calories.  Look for “organic raw cacao” and add it to your smoothies, afternoon snacks, or even in your mole sauce!

2. Organic Oolong Tea

This blend of black and green tea gives you the potent powers of both, including caffeine and antioxidants. Oolong tea has been shown to increase caloric burn by about 5 percent for approximately an hour. If you consume 2,000 calories daily, that’s about 100 extra calories burned. Oolong tea inhibits absorption of some fat consumed at meals. It’s not a “fat blocker,” however, less fat absorbed means less triglycerides made, which means a healthier waistline and cholesterol levels! Oolong la!

3. GTF Chromium

Most supplements marketed as metabolism-boosters can be quite expensive and ineffective. That said, GTF chromium, is an effective tool for enabling optimal metabolism.  GTF chromium enables your system to run as efficiently as possible, making certain that cells receive sugar from the blood efficiently.  Look for better-quality brands that are organic and non-GMO. I like New Chapter GTF Chromium Food Complex

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Kombucha, ever heard of it?

Mar 26, 2012 by

Fizzy kombucha

 

Well if you haven’t, you’re not alone! I’ve been familiar with Kombucha since the start of my nutritional path ( years ago when I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma), but for many people the name Kombucha Tea sounds like something that might exist when the sky turns green (as is in really weird).  Even though commercial kombucha tea has only been on the market since 1995,  the fizzy stuff has actually been brewed for centuries, even millenia.

So how has this new-fangled health drink stood the test of time?  Great things are eternal and kombucha is a great drink.  It’s a probiotic tea filled with healthy microbacteria.  Kombucha helps restore your bowel flora. And I believe gut health = total health. Also Kombucha is full of glucuronic acid, glucon acid, lactic acid, amino acid, antibiotic substances, and B vitamins which reduce your stress, support glowing skin, hair, and nails, and strengthen your immune system.  Just two ounces before bed will regenerate your skin, hair, and nails as you sleep.  When you get up in the morning, you’ll be shocked by the results: your skin will look radiant!

There are endless great things about Kombucha. It will boost your energy, help you metabolize fat,  and reduce your sugar and alcohol cravings. Sugar and alcohol are mean calorie culprits, so when you start to reduce your sugar and alcohol consumption, you start loosing weight almost instantly.  The question most people have, however, is what does kombucha taste like?

Taste is where most people gripe about kombucha.  You could describe kombucha as a lightly sparkling, sweet and sour drink with a fruity fragrance, but  it wouldn’t be quite accurate.  Every brand is different, but kombucha is more on the sour side of sweet and sour.  It’s an amazing elixer, but an accquired taste.  The best and mildest kombucha is GT’s Kombucha’s Synergy line.  Their teas is 95% kombucha blended with 5% fruit juice, so the taste is milder, and sweeter. I love the Cosmic Cranberry and Gingerade flavors.

Because it is such a powerful tonic, I recommend only two to four ounces per serving.  When you find the kombucha flavor you love, you’ll be hooked.  It’s an astonishing drink with amazing health properties.

 

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The Best Bloomin’ Blender!

Mar 22, 2012 by

Vitamix blender

 

The Vitamix 5200 blenders are the best on the market.  You can use them to make your cleansing smoothies, dips, soups, and chopped vegetables…they even grind up nuts and grains!  and when you put it head to head with other blenders of it’s caliber,  Vitamix comes out on top:

Price

Vitamix has the lowest price for it’s quality and has a 7-year warranty no matter where you buy it.

Strength

Vitamix allows you to add fruits and vegetables whole or with very little chopping to remove the core. It will blend them completely and you won’t need to stop the blender.

Capactiy

Vitamix’s 64 oz. jar can be filled to the brim, and you can use the blender when the jar is at full capacity with the same results as if it were only at half full.

Speed and Power

You can gradually ramp up this blender from 500 RPM all the way up to its top end of 37,000 RPM by slowly turning up the dial. This allows for much smaller increments of power ramp up.

The Vitamix blender is a kitchen workhorse that blows any other blender out of the water! If they are out of your price range, check out the refurbished section for returned models which are usually as good and more inexpensive!

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