Easy Facials

All of us like to go and get facials!! But sometimes our lives get really busy and we don't take the time to go and enjoy one... So for those times in our lives I thought I would give you a few at home facial recipes that are not only easy, but great for your skin.

The Avocado Mask....
This is a great mask to moisturize your skin. Even if you don't have dry skin, do it once or twice a month just for added radiance.

Smash up or puree an avocado, add 6-7 drops of a fresh squeezed orange. Add one tablespoon of hemp oil. Massage this mixture into the face and neck.  Also cut 2 cucumber slices and lay them over your eyes. Lie down and relax for 20-30 min. Rinse off and see the effects!!

Cucumber Mask for oily skin....
Peel a cucumber, finely grate it. Lie down and apply the grated cucumber to your skin. Have a warm towel ready to place over the face. Relax for 20-30 minutes, then rinse...Check out the results.

Aloe Vera Mask
Purchase an aloe vera leaf and fillet the leaf and take out the gel, or buy organic aloe vera gel.
Rub a thick layer of the Aloe Vera gel into your face and neck. Allow the gel to dry on your face, and then go to bed and sleep with the gel on your face. Rinse with lukewarm water in the morning.  Instant face lift!

So do something good and relaxing for yourself...

These are the masks I use, try one out and let me know what you think............



Until next time,

Jan
 

Two musts haves for Beautiful skin...

This coming Friday and Saturday I will be teaching a workshop, “Eating for Beauty”, along with my daughter Hannah. One of the topics for this weekend will be on ways to improve and beautify your hair, skin and nails.

So here is a little preview of what’s to come.

Two musts for beautiful skin and hair are silicon and sulfur, (MSM). So what are these, and how do you get them?

When we are born we have large amounts of silicon in our body.  But recent studies have shown that due to our present day demineralized diet, much of our silicon is lost by, get this, age 10, and continues to decline even more as we age.

Why do we need silicon and sulfur? The body must have silicon and sulfer in order to maintain elasticity and collagen. Sulfur provides that radiant healthy glow to our skin.

With declining amounts of silicon and sulfur, premature aging sets in, and the skin begins to sag and wrinkle. Also your hair begins to lose it’s luster, shine and thickness. Not the type of aging process I’m looking for.

So what do I do? I buy silicon and MSM and add it to my daily regime. These are the ones that I am using right now.  Bluebonnet brand of MSM and Cell food brand for silicon.

As always if I find something better I will pass it on

Also, some silicon and sulfur rich foods that you can add to your diet:

Silicon

Tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, romaine lettece and bell peppers

Sulfur

Broccoli, kale, maca, brussel sprouts, bee pollen and blue green algae

Get an early start.....preserve your hair, skin and nails.

until next time,

Jan

Beautiful Skin Secret....

I don't believe that I have ever met a person that didn't want beautiful, healthy glowing skin...Have you?


I know for myself I have tried every cleanser, toner, moisturizer, and exfoliator on the market. I got into the whole skin regime when I was about 13...So that is a lot of years of products!

Over the past few years though, I have done a lot of research and trial and error testing of things that I would have never considered using back in my younger days. Even though now I really wish I had!

So what have I discovered??? Omega 3 oils... From what I understand (and just bear with me, not trying to make you feel like you are sitting in your high school science or biology class) the human body does not have the capability to produce and store Omega 3's. So you must get it from an outside source.

Omega 3 is considered an absolutely necessary fat for keeping the skin healthy, beautiful, and radiant.

People who suffer from Omega 3 deficiencies have skin problems, such as dryness, itching, and skin thinning, along with nails cracking, and hair falling out.

Other problems that are a result of low Omega 3's in your body are depression, diminished immune system, hypertension, and irregular heart beat.

The best source of Omega 3's is in flaxseed oil, flaxseed meal, hempseed oil, hempseeds, avocado's and some dark leafy vegetables.

I take flaxseed oil everyday, along with flaxseed meal, hempseed oil and hemp seeds. I put all of these in my smoothie that I make in the morning. My skin has become so supple and radiant since I have started doing this. I only buy oils that are cold pressed, organic and unrefined. You do not want the oils to have been heated because heat destroys the liolenic acid, which is what gives your skin that radiant glow.

If you only want to start out with one oil, I would recommend flaxseed oil. If you are not mixing it in a smoothie, you will probably want to chase that tablespoon of oil with some juice.

So if you are not taking in some source of Omega 3, you can consider yourself deficient even if you haven't seen the signs yet.

So what are you waiting for?? Begin adding some flaxseed oil daily to what ever skincare routine you follow, and your skin and body will thank you.

Until next time,

Jan

Celebrities, what are they eating?

If you have been following my blog, you know that I am a raw food eater..

So last week I was just curious as to how many celebrities are either vegetarian, vegan, or raw...

I was very surprised at how many celebrites that included..So I thought I would just share with my readers some of these famous names and faces!!

Demi Moore will be 48 this year! She has been eating the raw diet for over 10 yrs.

Super model Carol Alt is 50! She has been on the raw food diet since she was 34.

Alicia Silverston began eating a vegan diet when she was 21, that was 12 years ago. She looks incredible and has written a vegan cookbook, "The Kind Life"

Woody Harrelson is 49, hear what he has to say:

The designer Donna Karan will be 61 this year! She has been on the raw food diet for 9 years.

Actress Angela Bassett is a knock out at 52! She has been on the raw food diet for 8 yrs.

I have only been on a raw diet for a little over a year, and it has changed everything about me. From my hair to my toenails. I can't wait to see the results after another 5-10 years. From looking at these pictures, life looks pretty good on the raw diet!!

Untill next time,

Jan

What is in your dreams....

Ever since I went to see the movie Inception I have been so much more aware of my dreams. So I thought I would post a few interesting facts about what is going on when the lights go out and the mind shuts down and the subconscious kicks in and the dreams begin.

We dream about 5 to 7 times a night. According to research you dream every night whether you remember your dreams or not. If you have had a stressful worrisome day or you have been involved in an intense  learning situation or something traumatic has happened you will dream more.

If you are like me it is hard to remember most of the time what you dreamed. So if I wake up in the middle of the night, or when I wake up first thing in the morning, I now lay in bed for an extra few minutes trying to make myself remember what I dreamed before I jump out of bed, because once I am up and going I can't seem to remember them.

Here are a few hints for dream interpretation....
Our dreams use vocabulary of symbols and allegory to convey their message.
Your dreams are messages sent from your subconscious to you, trying to show you something about yourself.
If you pay attention you will see that dreams are always about you and your circumstances-where you are stuck, or what you are missing, or what you are avoiding, ignoring or where you are needing to go.
Through dream study they have found out that 95% of the time the characters,  creatures, monsters, or strangers are representing you. Dream interpreters say that you should assume that all the people in your dreams are representative of you unless you recognize them as your spouse, children, parents, co-workers, etc.
Also, don't try to translate your dreams too literally. If you dream you are driving fast in a sports car along dangerous curves and lose control and die, don't presume that that is literal. It's far more probable that your dream is telling you something much less literal about yourself. Possibly, you need to get control of a certain part of your life, or the path you are taking is putting you in danger. Or you need to slow down the fast pace that your life is on. Death usually means the end of one part of your life and the beginning of another, or transition and change, or that change is coming very quickly-Intuitively you will know, because you are the dreamer and it is coming from your subconscious.

Nightmares are usually your subconscious trying to shock you into taking a look at some aspect of your life.
Dreams that repeat themselves are usually messages from your subconscious trying to get through to you.

I am definitely making more of an effort to remember my dreams. I believe that dream interpretation is a dialogue between me and my subconscious, which lets me know that I am connected to something powerful and infinite.

Just a little food for thought before you lay your head down on the pillow again!

Until next time,


Jan

Mind Power

Okay, so I went to see the movie Inception yesterday starring Leonardo DiCaprio!!  All I can say is WOW!

A must see...

It takes about 30-40 minutes to figure out what is going on, but after you do, you are sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next, and by the end of the movie you realize that you have been sucked into the whole plot of the movie and the dream sequence and you didn't even see it coming!! It's all about the power of the subconscious and our dream state!! My daughter in law Megan will love it!!

This movie has prompted me to talk about a book that I am reading called,

"Mind Power Into The 21st Century" by John Kehoe

Techniques to harness the powers of thought

The book presents a remarkable and specific guide to harness the powers of your Subconscious mind

Tap into your creativity

Improve your self image

Develop a prosperity consciousness

Interpret your dreams along with so many other things.

The book aligns itself with a quote  that I live by,

"Your thoughts are a preview of your life's coming attractions"

Getting down to the nitty gritty of life we can truly see that our outer world is just a reflection of our inner world, which is our thoughts.

Everything that happens in our life begins with a thought.  

Our thoughts are the power behind what is being created in our lives, which then becomes our reality. Nothing in our lives happens without the power of thought!

I think that it is probably fair to say that we could all use a dose of more positive thoughts in our lives.

I have personally discovered that if I don't like the way things are going in my life, the first place that I check is my thought process that has been going on in my head for the past 24 to 48 hrs. I call it " the stories I tell myself." Sure enough I realize that I have been thinking thoughts that have put me in that state of mind or bad mood. So what do I do, I begin to shift the way I think, and that changes the way I act and feel. Negative thoughts produce negative feelings and emotions.  Positive thoughts produce positive happy feelings and emotions.

Changing our lives through the power of thought is a process and it doesn't happen overnight. But if you want to learn more about how your thoughts and your subconscious can be the tools to create the life that you want for yourself, pick up this book and give it a read.

A verse from the Bible says"Whatever things ye pray for and ask for believing that ye have received, ye shall receive them. Notice that it says that you must believe you have received them-not that you will receive them, but that you have received them. This is more than just hoping or wishing, this is claiming what you want in the inner world, the world of thought and creative energy, a very powerful process."

Until next time,

Jan

Eating for Beauty!

In August I will doing another weekend workshop in Memphis on Eating for Beauty. So I thought I would use my blog to give everyone a little preview of what's to come.

An amazing fruit that I just personally discovered today was the "papaya"!!

I sent my husband to the grocery store to buy me my first papaya! Yes my first!  I was stunned at the beauty of this gorgeous fruit!

I cut into the papaya and was smitten at the site of this succulent, sexy velvet looking, orange juicy, yummy fruit full of seeds that are actually unbelieveably healthy for you!

So, why am I so sprung on this papaya?

For soooo many reasons, but here are just a few.

To start off with I decided to use the fruit for a facial!! 

Papaya is known for it's extensive skin care therapy. When applied it feeds and nourishes the skin and reduces wrinkles.The vitamin A accelerates the formation of new skin cells and exfoliates the old skin cells. It is also loaded with vitamin C, an antioxidant, and with the beta-carotene which protects the skin and promotes skin elasticity. Try out this recipe for an amazing facial that loosens dead skin cells, which improves the elasticity and also helps stimulate collagen production.

1 cup of fresh pineapple

Half a cup of fresh papaya

1 tbl of honey

Puree fruit together. Add honey and mix into a paste. Leave on as a mask for 15-20 min. Then rinse completely.

So I tried out this facial today and walked around with fruit all over my face for 20 min! I felt and smelled pretty delicious!! When I rinsed my face I was so happy with what I saw. My skin was tighter and firmer and my husband kept going on about how radiant and glowing I was!! The proof is in the pudding!!

So after my facial I cut up the other side of the papaya into cubes and set and ate it up. It has somewhat of a honeydew melon taste ( which I am not really fond of) but I could see how I could aquire a taste for this, especially because of all the wonderful things that it does for you.

When you eat the wonderful fruit it cleanses and soothes your digestive tract. It is very good for indigestion.

David Wolfe says "After eating 2 medium sized papayas each day for a week, one will feel remarkably cleansed from the inside out. Papaya greatly enhances skin beauty, nail strength and hair luster."

If your insides are clear and clean it will show in your skin.

Papayas also have anti cancer properties. The enzymes eat the protein-laden material surrounding certain cancerous tumors. They have been know to be perscribed to women with breast cancer.

So treat yourself to an at home facial, and then eat the remains to protect your skin against wrinkles and eliviate skin damage!!

Until next time,

Jan