Guest Blog by Naturopath Kelli Kolar
As a naturopath and nutritionist I love to support you to make better choices about your diet and skincare routines and look much younger and healthier.
Sugar triggers a process called glycation, where sugar molecules bind to proteins like collagen and elastin, causing them to become stiff and malformed. This leads to various skin issues, including premature aging, inflammation, and acne.
In recent times, we’ve been dealing with pandemics, working from home, zoom meetings, with so many changes to our usual routines and lifestyles in a relatively short amount of time.
Lockdowns have forced many former face-to-face interactions to be held virtually, causing people to spend more time looking at them selves online and one report found, leading to unsatisfied feelings and lowering of self worth.
Holistic care is the key to turning around not only our skin health but also our mental and emotional health. So what does Holistic mean?
Eating well is a basic must for any and all times of life. Not only is food creative and fun and brings us a lot of joy, it's also essential for good health, growth and the never-ending cycle of repair our bodies undergo throughout a lifetime.
When we are pregnant and blessed to be creating a new life, good nutrition is at the top of our list. For many of us, this extra focus on nutrition means we are at our healthiest.
We prioritise our own nourishment and nurturing out of the incredible love we have for the new life we carry within.
From time to time, we all get puffy eyes. Sometimes we know why - it could be self-inflicted after a big night (or week) of socialising, late nights and lack of sleep, alcohol or eating all the wrong foods.
Other times it can be seasonal - like pollen and allergies affecting our sinus, tear ducts and sensitivity of our eyes, leading to the slightly swollen eyelids and puffiness under the eyes.
So what can we do to eliminate puffy eyes when they happen? Here are our tips to help you to get your skin and eyes looking puff-free.
When we look after our inner health and wellbeing (mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically) all else will fall into place.
We exude a radiance, our skin is healthy and glowing, we have energy when we wake in the morning, our thoughts and emotions are in harmony.
And because health and wellness begin in the gut, so we thought the best way we could support you in your journey of health was to share a few delicious gut-loving recipes to get your year off to a healthy and energising start.
Here are four easy recipes to have on rotation to get your body the daily fuel it needs...
This easy acai overnight oats recipe is a healthy, simple breakfast for the whole family that you can make ahead of time for busy mornings and customise with many add-ins and toppings.
It's a great meal prep idea for Sunday night to prepare for the week ahead of breakfasts. We find after making these overnight oats once, it's easy to double the recipe so you don't run out by Monday night – everyone loves them!