Holiday stress can cause breakouts right when you least want them. Fortunately, there are simple ways to reduce stress while participating fully in the party season.

Dr. Andrew Weill MD told a meeting of the American College of Cardiology I was at in Hawaii that the single most important therapy he had encountered in his medical career was – breathing exercises. Right there and then, he led the audience in a simple practice of slower, deeper breathing and invited them to observe what it did for them.

It’s a super easy experiment to do yourself. Just by deliberately breathing into your abdomen, you can feel an immediate release of tension. Breathing deeper in an easy, relaxed way causes a cascade of good things to happen in your body and mind.

This can be very handy at any time, but it is especially helpful for transiting stressful periods – like the holiday season.

Liz Burns, a former Olympic athlete and fitness coach, has additional easy tips that can make all the difference to how you feel through the party season. For example, having a stash of nuts to snack on can help you avoid showing up to parties hungry so you don’t gorge on the fatty, salty food that’s there. And she suggests you be realistic about your schedule. It’s better to reduce your exercise or skip your exercise routine than to have it overburden a day with too many obligations. Stress, after all, is an inside job.

There are more ideas about de-stressing for the holidays in this article in Organic Spa Magazine: De-Stressing for the Holidays.

Happy Holidays!

Detoxing brings aliveness and illumination! Fortunately, there are simple ways you can detoxify as part of your normal daily life.

Sweating is good, especially in a sauna, and alternating heat from the sauna with a cold shower works wonders. If you don’t go to a health club with a sauna, you could think about buying a portable infrared sauna for use at home. I had one for years.

Herbs can help a lot. Dr. Schulze is the best source of detoxifying herbs and tinctures I have come across. If you get more ambitious, he has a 5-Day Detox Program on his website. I’ve done it and the herbs seem to make the cleanse easier to go through. You can check out his approach and buy cleansing teas and herbs here: https://www.herbdoc.com/.

Worry and stress are toxic. They create chemicals that break down collagen. I find a walk in nature clears my mind like nothing else. Anything that brings serenity to your mind will detoxify it. Meditation, music, whatever you pay attention to that shifts your mind into a relaxed state – that’s the royal road to anti-aging.

You can read more simple ways to detox in this article from Organic Spa Magazine: 7 Simple Ways to Detox

Here’s to a lifetime of health and beauty!

1. Checking Hydration

You can easily see if your skin is properly hydrated. Just pinch your cheeks. If fine lines appear above where you are pinching, your skin is dehydrated. The best thing to do is to drink more water and keep your skin moisturized with a good cream that will help prevent lines from forming.

2. Checking Collagen

If you see deep vertical lines when you pout your lips, you could use more collagen. Add foods with deep, vivid colors to your diet, especially green vegetables, and purple and red berries. Be sure to include foods rich in sulphur, required for collagen synthesis, like cucumber and celery.

The best way to go – eat a rainbow every day, and use an organic moisturizer like Creme Supérieure to feed your skin and restore its lustre.

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