Just Breathe…for Beauty
I don't know about you, but when I have a crazy busy week like this one, the most immediate way my body responds is to lose its natural, full breaths. Quicken the pace, and I'll step to it, but I'll also forget to take a slow breath for hours on end. This might seem like a trivial thing (after all, I'm not hyperventilating or anything), but you'd be surprised at how profound the connection is between breathing and beauty. When you fail to take full, relaxing breaths, your body's stress levels rise, making you breathe even shallower, causing you more stress...it's ...
A Healthy Delivery for You, or Your Mom
Unless you just had a birthday, you're a college student, or you're hooked on online shopping, it's probably been awhile since you arrived home to find a package on your doorstep. The heyday of snail mail may well be behind us, but there's still nothing quite like the feeling of getting a special delivery with your name on it. It's even more exciting when it shows up out of the blue after a long day of work. That's exactly when my KLUTCH Club box arrived: at 6pm after a long day of writing and editing. Inside the shoebox-sized container were a ...
Chocolate Truffles for Beautiful Skin!
Sugar, as I've written before, is no friend to your skin (or mine!). Refined sugar spikes blood sugar, causing inflammation and accelerating skin aging, in addition to interfering with collagen production. We know this, yet we still get dessert cravings. What's a skin savvy-girl to do? Make my Raw Cocoa Almond Truffles. Now, if you have daily sugar cravings that are generally hard to control, they could signal that something is off in another area of your diet. For example, if you eat mostly plant foods, your sugar cravings could be a signal that your body needs more protein. Cravings are often ...
Spring Beauty Supper: Asparagus Sage Risotto
Asparagus Sage Risotto, adapted from Mario Batali's Asparagus Risotto Risotto is a dish that requires more patience than culinary expertise. And even though it's not incredibly complicated, it always seems to impress your dinner guests (even if that's just your roommate). But what may impress them even more is the amazing beauty nutrition knowledge that you'll be able to tell them as they chow down on this perfect spring dish: ASPARAGUS is a major anti-aging food because it boosts the body's production of glutathione, an anti-inflammatory nutrient that can stop the action of some enzymes that naturally break down collagen— which contributes ...
Youth in a Bowl: Crunch this Anti-Aging Spring Salad
Your body — and your skin — have been holding out all winter for fresh spring produce to arrive. Get your skin out of winter mode with this anti-aging salad, designed to show off spring's bounty and give you a big boost of beauty nutrition. To thoroughly enjoy this beautifying meal, take a trip to a local market that carries fresh produce and shop for organic (the most nutrient-dense) veggie choices where you can. Picking out fresh ingredients by hand adds a whole new level of beauty to the experience. Here's what you need to know about the beauty foods in ...
Five for Spring
My five favorites for spring: 1. Fresh greens. I am hooked on mache lettuce (shown). It has a buttery, light flavor and is a natural source of beautifying omega 3s, iron and folic acid. 2. JarrowSil. I am all about getting beauty nutrition from whole foods, but this supplement caught my eye, and I'm loving it for its blend of silicon (one of the forgotten beauty nutrients, needed for skin, hair and nail flexibility and healthy collagen!), boron, and zinc (essential for collagen synthesis, acne prevention, and antioxidant protection). We don't store zinc in our bodies, so it's important to find good ...
Beauty Nutrition
Just Breathe…for Beauty
I don’t know about you, but when I have a crazy busy week like this one, the...
Youth in a Bowl: Crunch this Anti-Aging Spring Salad
Your body — and your skin — have been holding out all winter for fresh spring...
Five for Spring
My five favorites for spring: 1. Fresh greens. I am hooked on mache lettuce (shown)....
This Spring, Sip Skin-Healing Herbal Teas
There’s no question that coffee tastes delicious, but I’ve always found...
This Beauty Queen Knows Her Beauty Foods
How’s your spring beauty detox coming? Here’s some inspiration for you:...
Detox Your Diet
*Congratulations to Danya Day, winner of the Sprayology homeopathic Life Detoxer!* Spring...
Breakfast of Beauties, from The Green Smoothie Bible
Making a healthy, beautifying choice for breakfast feels great, and it sets the...
Beauty Foodie: Gomasio
If your skin and your taste buds have been looking for a little extra something...
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Natural Beauty Products
A Healthy Delivery for You, or Your Mom
Unless you just had a birthday, you’re a college student, or you’re...
Still Harboring Synthetic Fragrance? Time to Trade Up!
Even before I started working in the beauty industry, I loved the mood-changing...
Detox Your Home for Spring
*Congratulations to Julie Stewart, winner of the Neom Organics Real Luxury Home...
Spring Detox Your Beauty
*Congratulations to Jess Dixon, winner of the organic bath and body set from Moksa!* The...
Beauty Ingredient 101: Bearberry
The most striking aspect of the bearberry plant may be its bright red berries...
Worried about Lead? Swap for these Luxe Natural Lipsticks
In case you were holding out on tossing a few of your conventional lipsticks, thinking...
Healthy Beauty for Tweens
A BIW reader just brought the recent New York Times beauty article ‘It Starts...
New from Naturopathica: Your One-Stop Skin Aid Kit
As a lover of all things natural beauty with a weakness for a hands-on trial, I jumped...
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Recipes
Chocolate Truffles for Beautiful Skin!
Sugar, as I’ve written before, is no friend to your skin (or mine!). Refined sugar spikes blood sugar, causing inflammation and accelerating skin aging, in addition to interfering with collagen production. We know this, yet we still get dessert cravings. What’s a skin savvy-girl to do? Make my Raw Cocoa Almond Truffles. Now, if you have... [Read more of this review]
Spring Beauty Supper: Asparagus Sage Risotto
Asparagus Sage Risotto, adapted from Mario Batali’s Asparagus Risotto Risotto is a dish that requires more patience than culinary expertise. And even though it’s not incredibly complicated, it always seems to impress your dinner guests (even if that’s just your roommate). But what may impress them even more is the amazing beauty... [Read more of this review]
Gingerbread and a Great New Year’s Read
Let’s face it: even if you go out of your way to avoid sugar year-round, it inevitably finds you during the holidays. And why not? Holiday celebrations and special sweets have been linked for ages. The key is to pick a few treats you love and let the rest go (do snowman Peeps and PB-chocolate santas really evoke the holiday spirit? Didn’t... [Read more of this review]
Padma Lakshmi’s Slimming Body Oil Recipe
I love discovering celebs’ natural beauty secrets, and the one I’ve got today is a gem! Padma Lakshmi, the gorgeous host of Top Chef who is also a former model, recently shared her personal recipe for slimming body oil made with natural oils. She says, “If I knew I had a big event or shoot (especially lingerie) I would make an all-natural... [Read more of this review]
Sip this Infused Water for Better Digestion
Drinking water infused with fruit or herbs is a smart and tasty way to hydrate and cleanse without getting overloaded with sugar and calories. I’ve always liked the Hint waters that are just slightly flavored with natural ingredients, but there’s really no sense in spending a few bucks on a bottle of water when you can make an entire pitcher... [Read more of this review]
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