Five Vitamins & Nutrients for Keen Vision and Pretty Eyes
Vitamin A While we’re on the subject of eyes, let’s talk Vitamin A—also known as beta carotene. Vitamin A helps maintain healthy teeth, bones, skin and good vision. It’s especially important for sharp low light vision, which tends to decline as we age. In fact, cases of extreme deficiency can lead to blindness! […]
Anti-aging For The Area Around Your Eyes
Your eyes are the window to your soul, which means we use them to convey loads of emotions. Surprised? Raise your eyebrows! Delighted? Break into a grin, complete with eye-corner crinkles! Serious and intense? It’ll show in your gaze. But the root of emotion is “motion,” and over the years, all this motion leaves its […]
Keep Your Eyes Beautiful So You Can See Beauty
Many would say that sight is the most important of the five senses and for good reason. Our world is full of beauty in every direction. It is important that we take special care of our eyes so we don’t miss the beautiful sights both near and far. Eye health, much like skin care, starts […]
The Minerals Your Skin Needs to Thrive
Minerals are just as important as vitamins for a healthy body and vibrant skin. Without minerals, nutrients aren’t able to penetrate cell membranes. This means if you’re not getting enough minerals, your skin is likely under-nourished. Take zinc. This fantastic mineral stabilizes blood sugar and metabolism and supports immunity, but it also plays a huge […]
Foods to Help You Have Regular Bowel Movements
We’ve all been there— bloated, gassy, and irritable. Straining to get our bowels moving. Even if you only suffer from occasional constipation, the discomfort is real. Unfortunately, our society typically turns to over-the-counter laxatives to treat constipation instead of addressing the underlying issues— including our diets. You have probably heard us talk about how the […]
Banishing Constipation for Good (Skin, That Is)
Our last post was all about pooping. Guess what? This post is not about pooping—it’s about not pooping! We’re really into bowel movements this month, because bowel movements are important. They should be normal part of daily life—something you’re not embarrassed to do or to talk about. Constipation increases skin blemishes and belly-bloat and generally […]
The Pompous Pomegranate
Ok, so maybe we’re a sucker for alliteration, but also, the pomegranate should be pompous. Why? Well, those glittering wee jewels of seeds pack a nutritional punch. Pomegranate has vitamin C for collagen (ahem, only the building block of beauty!) and vitamin K for an even skin tone. It has folate, which helps fight gray […]