This is one of my very favorite salads. Arugula, tomatoes, avocado, sea salt, red wine vinegar and olive oil. Does it get any easier?
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How to Tighten Skin
If you’re suffering from some extra skin, either from aging or from sudden weight loss, you may be wondering how to tighten your skin without cosmetic surgery. You may even be wondering if it is possible.
There is good news; it is possible to firm up skin without expensive, painful and risky plastic surgery. You see, your skin’s elasticity is due to collagen, and when you stimulate the production of collagen your skin will become firmer and tighter.
These seven tips will help you do just that.
1. Hot Baths. When you think about how to tighten skin, you may not think of hot baths, but a hot bath with a half teaspoon of sea salt will not only relax your skin, and the rest of your body, but also remove toxins from your body. This will help your skin to regain its elasticity and firm up.
2. Massage. A soothing massage with a good lotion or oil is excellent for your skin as well as your muscles, and will tighten loose skin while making you feel great. This is an excellent addition to your skin-tightening regimen.
3. Vitamin E. One of the first answers most people will give to the question, how to tighten skin, is Vitamin E. Adding this nutrient to your diet will help firm your skin, but you can also take Vitamin E capsules, break them open and rub the liquid onto your skin for 15 or 20 minutes to firm and tone loose skin. This is an excellent treatment for sagging skin.
4. Water. Your skin needs lots of water, and most people simply don’t get enough. Dry, dehydrated skin will sag. Drinking eight to ten glasses of water daily will hydrate and tone your skin. When you’re wondering how to tighten skin, remember to drink plenty of water and avoid caffeinated drinks, which are dehydrating.
5. Raw Fruits and Vegetables. Your diet has a major impact on your skin. Most people don’t think about this, but vegetables and fruits can greatly increase your skin’s elasticity. Three of the most important are cucumber, coconut and tomato.
6. Soy protein and Aloe Vera Extract. Add these two nutrients to your diet to help your skin produce more collagen and elastin and improve its elasticity; this is one of the best how to tighten skin tips.
7. Olive Oil. Olive oil is another method for tightening skin, and should be applied to the skin in the same way as Vitamin E to help firm and tighten skin.
With these tips you can increase your skin’s elasticity and firmness easily without surgery.
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Hello Blue Skies
First week of eating better plan is down. Last week I ate really well, loosely tracked my calories, lost seven pounds, was incredibly productive, two days of Zumba and one day of strength training. I couldn’t have asked for a better week.
Here is a sampling of what I ate:
honey apples with raw almond butter and raw honey
sweet potato with sea salt, olive oil, cayenne pepper and garlic
peppers and steak with cauliflower “rice”
lots of local fruit
eggs with mushrooms and chevre
feta and local beef meatballs with homemade tomato and basil sauce over local zucchini
I also had ribs, chicken, kale, salads and some un-paleo rice and peanut butter. I only had a craving once for sugary/floury comfort food which was quickly put out of my mind when I knew how physically horrible I would feel. I feel good eating this way- clear, less moody, less depressed. Not up or down, just like a (relatively) normal person. I had one episode of feeling depressed and that was after eating way too much peanut butter before realizing that it was made with sugar. I remember thinking “why do I feel so bad?” It’s taken me a very long time to realize that my issues with depression are directly related to food and activity.
I don’t feel deprived, bloated or unsatisfied. I eat when I’m hungry. I’m not overly concerned about calories. I just feel a little more sane. And I’m losing weight.
I have three sessions of Zumba planned, the new Insanity workout DVD to try and another session of strength training.
Here’s to another successful week!
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