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Revitalize Yourself with Innovative Strategies for Beauty and Well-Being

Healthcare In a world where first impressions matter and personal well-being is the cornerstone of a fulfilling life, finding unique ways to elevate your appearance and mental health can be transformative. It’s more than just following trends; it’s about embracing a holistic approach that includes physical vitality and inner peace. This article will take you on an inspiring journey through innovative strategies that not only rejuvenate your body but also nurture your spirit.

Boost Your Vitality with Fitness and Nutrition

To truly enhance your energy levels and overall well-being, integrating a well-rounded fitness regimen with a nutritious diet is key. Incorporating high-intensity functional training with strategic nutritional choices can boost your metabolism and improve your cardiometabolic health. Understanding the importance of meal timing and food quality can also aid in better recovery and sustained energy levels throughout the day.

Find Peace through Mindfulness Meditation

Incorporating mindfulness meditation into your daily routine can significantly help manage stress and anxiety, common hurdles in achieving both physical and mental well-being. Even a short duration of mindfulness practice can alleviate anxiety symptoms and improve your overall sense of well-being. For those new to mindfulness, numerous resources and guided practices are available to help you experience its calming effects firsthand. By making meditation a habit, you’re taking a proactive step toward a healthier and more peaceful life.

Refresh Your Body with Hydrating Foods

Incorporating hydrating foods like fruits and vegetables into your diet is a versatile strategy for enhancing both your appearance and overall health. Foods like watermelon and cucumbers, with their high water content, offer a delicious way to boost hydration without relying solely on beverages. Not only do these foods help maintain fluid balance, but they also provide vital nutrients and fiber, supporting your body’s functionality and well-being. By consciously choosing water-rich foods, you can effectively promote a well-hydrated body, ensuring you look and feel your best.

Keep Health Records Organized

Keeping your medical documents organized is essential for quick access and efficient management of your health information. Start by dividing your paperwork into categories like medical history, bills, and insurance forms. Digitizing your records not only streamlines your storage but also protects them from physical damage. Saving documents as PDFs preserves the formatting, ensures compatibility across devices, and provides a secure, easily shareable file that cannot be easily altered. You can utilize an online PDF creator to create PDF files.

Try Sustainable Fashions

Embracing sustainable fashion not only elevates your style but also contributes positively to your overall well-being. By choosing garments crafted from innovative and eco-friendly materials, you support practices that reduce environmental impact. These materials, often free from harmful chemicals, ensure comfort and ease, which can significantly influence your mental state, helping you feel more at ease and confident throughout your day.

Boost Career Prospects Through Higher Education

Earning a degree can significantly boost your career prospects by equipping you with specialized knowledge, critical thinking skills, and qualifications that make you more competitive in the job market. A degree can also open doors to higher-paying roles and leadership positions while expanding your professional network. The flexibility of earning an online degree allows you to continue working while advancing your education. For example, earning a master’s in data science can help you develop skills in data science, theory, and application, enhancing your value in various industries.

Develop a Skincare Routine

Establishing a skincare routine that aligns with your specific skin type is crucial for achieving the healthy complexion you desire. By integrating practices such as daily cleansing, moisturizing, and applying sunscreen, you allow your products to work more effectively over time. This not only addresses common issues like acne or premature aging but also fosters a habit of self-care that enhances your overall well-being. Incorporating natural ingredients and maintaining a consistent routine can transform your skin’s health, leading to radiant, glowing skin that reflects your commitment to personal wellness.

Focus on Core-Strengthening Exercises

Focusing on exercises such as planks and various yoga poses can significantly enhance your core strength, which is crucial for maintaining proper posture. A reliable core acts as a foundation for your body, helping to relieve tension in your neck and shoulders by ensuring your spine remains in alignment. This alignment not only helps reduce back pain but also increases your awareness of how you position your body.

Ultimately, the art of enhancing your look and well-being is about crafting a lifestyle that celebrates individuality and nourishes both body and soul. By weaving together these diverse yet interconnected strategies, you empower yourself to create a life rich in vitality, confidence, and balance. Each step, from the mindful selection of fashion to the purposeful pursuit of personal goals, writes a unique chapter in your journey toward self-renewal. Embrace these insights as your compass, guiding you to a future where you shine with authenticity and thrive in all aspects of life.

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Nutrition and Hydration Week 2016 – How you can show your support!

Nutrition and Hydration week 2016 will be marked , this year, from Monday 14 – 18 March 2016.

Open water near Jaipur

Open water near Jaipur

The aim of the awareness week is to create a global movement to reinforce and focus energy, activity and engagement on nutrition and hydration as an important part of quality care in health and social care settings. The value of food and drink is immeasurable in assisting the prevention of avoidable malnutrition related illnesses.

Estimates suggest that 1.3 million people over the age of 65 suffer from malnutrition, with the vast majority (93%) living in the community. Furthermore, one third (34%) of people aged 65 years or over are at risk of malnutrition on admission to hospital.


Ruth Boyce, Senior Specialist Dietitian for Leicester’s Hospitals, said: “It is paramount that we continue to recognise and highlight the importance of providing adequate nutrition and hydration to our patients as part of delivering the highest quality of care.”

The team has organised a series of activities throughout the week to encourage staff and patients to get involved.  Wards across the three hospital sites will be invited to promote nutrition through a different theme picked for each day, such as ‘Monitoring Monday’, ‘Training Tuesday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’.

On Wednesday afternoon wards will be encouraged to take part in a Worldwide Afternoon Tea, to promote awareness of the work the Nutrition and Dietetic team and show how to improve nutritional intake. The Worldwide Afternoon Tea will be an attempt at the world record by the Nutrition and Hydration week team and will indicate each participating organisation’s commitment to improving nutritional care.

Photographs, videos and updates about Nutrition and Hydration week will be posted on the Dietitian team’s Twitter account – @UHL_DIETITIANS. For more information about Nutrition and Hydration week 2016, visit www.nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk.

 

 

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5 Juicing Recipes for Glowing Skin

5 Juicing Recipes for Glowing Skin

Juicing Recipes for Glowing Skin

Juicing Recipes for Glowing Skin

We all want better skin. There are so many factors that play a role in lessening the clarity and the beauty of our skin. The skin is the bodies protective barrier therefor it is exposed to the environment, it can be affected by stress levels, the food that we eat, and it can also be sensitive to hormone changes in our body. Every now and then you need to provide your skin with a rejuvenating boost. Although many people use masks and skin treatments as a way to give therapy to their skin they forget that the vitality of our skin is also determined by the things that go into our bodies.

If you are not providing your body with nutrition, your skin will suffer. You will not be able to produce healthy skin cells if you are filling your body with junk foods and skimping on fruits and vegetables. Juicing is a great way to treat your body and your skin. There are many foods that have great benefits for the skin and when you juice you are putting potent amounts of minerals and vitamins that your skin needs to thrive. Below we are sharing five juicing recipes that will leave you with glowing skin.

  1. Carrot and Orange Juice

Recipe:

2 whole carrots (with the stem chopped off)

1 peeled orange


As children, we are told to eat carrots in order to improve our vision, but they have many more benefits for the body aside from helping eyesight. Carrots are amazing because they are jam packed with beta carotene. You may be wondering what beta carotene is. It is an antioxidant that protects cells by preventing cell breakdown. It is a pigment with an orange/red color and our body takes it in as a source of vitamin A. The abundance of vitamin A in carrots makes it great for the skin as vitamin A is needed in order for our body to produce healthy, glowing skin. This vitamin promotes the skin’s production of collagen. Collagen is what gives the skin its fullness which keeps the face looking young and plump. Without collagen the skin will quickly begin to sag and wrinkles become more prominent.  It also helps to protect our skin from damage against free radicals.

Oranges also present many benefits for the skin. They are fortified with vitamin C. You may have seen vitamin C skin serums and other products for the skin containing vitamin C and that is because it does wonders for the skin. It naturally has the ability to fade dark spots on the skin. If you have acne scars or spots from sun damage vitamin C is your friend. The vitamin C in oranges also has the capability to reduce inflammation so that means that your breakouts will look far less severe.

  1. Beet and Lemon Juice

Recipe:

½ a beet

1 lemon

½ cup water

Beets are stellar for the skin. They can prevent breakouts by cleansing the liver and the blood. When your body is full of toxins your skin suffers. When the toxins that are in your liver and blood are filtered out of the body they can no longer cause breakouts. They are also full of other nutrients that promote healthy skin.

Lemons are also wonderful for the skin. They are a source of citric acid which can help fade stubborn marks on the skin. This juice will leave your skin flawless and scar free!

  1. Apple and Ginger Juice

Recipe:

1 large apple

1 tablespoon of grated ginger

This juice is one that has a great taste. The apple is sweet and subtle and the ginger gives it a bit of a spicy kick. It is also great for your complexion. Make sure that you leave the peel on the apple because it is full of pectin which boosts the production of collagen in the skin. The ginger in the juice makes it great for anyone who suffers from acne. Ginger has anti-inflammatory abilities which will help improve the clarity of your skin.

  1. Kale and Lime

Recipe:

2 cups chopped kale

1 lime

1/4 cup water

Kale is another powerful source of beta carotene which we have discussed previously in this article. Like other citrus fruits lime is a source of vitamin C and are skin brighteners which repair the skin from damage that was inflicted to it by the sun or by breakouts.

  1. Cucumber and Mint

Recipe:

1 cucumber

¼ cup mint leaves

Cucumber is mainly water, which means that it is hydrating and it also contains a small amount of vitamin C. Mint is awesome for the skin, it is fortified with vitamin A. Salicylic acid, which is an acid used in many anti-acne products, is naturally occurring in mint.

conclusion

Amazing skin is possible. Juice a few times a week using these recipes and you are sure to see a visible difference in the beauty of your skin. In order for our body to produce healthy skin we have to take care of our body on the inside and out.

References

https://www.solvaderm.com/blog/skin-brightening

https://www.thebeautyinsiders.com/category/natural-skin-brightener

 

Author Bio

Kelly Everson (@kellyeverson12) is an American author and MA in English literature. She is a health article writer who has written numerous articles/online journals on stretch marks, pregnancy, sleep disorders, female health and joint pain problems. She is also passionate about health, beauty and fitness. She is contributing to Consumer Health Digest from 2011. Examiner from 2013, Epochtimes & Healthline from 2014

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Why Hydration Matters – watch our latest Web TV show


Watch our live webinar, featuring two leading experts in hydration research, discussing why what we drink is just as important as what we eat…

Show date: 4th June 2015

Great ways to keep hydrated

Great ways to keep hydrated

Show time: 2:30pm

With the promise of a BBQ-worthy summer and balmy days to come, it’s more important than ever that we make sure we’re drinking enough throughout the day to stay healthy and hydrated.

But proper hydration isn’t just an issue during the summer months. It’s important to take in enough fluid throughout the year. So how do we know if we’re well hydrated? How strictly should we be sticking to the ‘eight glasses of water a day’ guideline?

In this live webinar, we’ll be joined by Professor Ron Maughan, Emeritus Professor of Sports and Exercise Nutrition at the University of Loughborough, and Chair of the European Hydration Institute’s Science Advisory Board. He’ll be discussing recently released research that demonstrates the effect hydration can have on our health, wellbeing and performance.

Also in the studio will be Professor Monty Mythen, of University College London Hospital, to explore why hydration doesn’t receive the same amount of focus from researchers, doctors and the media as healthy nutrition, and why it should.

Both guests will also be myth-busting and giving their advice on remaining healthy and hydrated and discussing signs and symptoms of under hydration which we should all be aware of.


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World Water Day 2015 – What are the benefits of hydration.


The benefits of drinking water

The benefits of drinking water

March 22nd sees the marking of World Water Day.

We thought that this is a great opportunity to remind our readers of the benefits of hydration and the dangers of dehydration.

So why drink plenty of water? Three liters of water has been recommended:-

a) Keeps your skin looking great!
b) Prevents muscle fatigue thus giving you more get up and go! Useful if you have a medical condition like fibromyalgia or multiple sclerosis where fatigue is an issue.
c) Can help with weight loss.
d) Great to assist with bowel and kidney functioning. Which means that is helps getting rid on unwanted body waste.
e) And finally it is a great way to overcome the effects of a night out.