Metabolism Boosters

Here is a short and easy list of foods that get your metabolism going. Everyone wants a fast metabolism. By simply adding these foods to your diet, exercising daily, and eating clean, you will accomplish great things.

1. Cold Water
2. Almonds
3. Spinach
4. Turkey
5. Mustard
6. Salmon
7. Hot Peppers
8. Cinnamon
9. Oatmeal
10. Yogurt
11. Green Tea
12. Blueberries
13. Coffee
14. Ginger
15. Coffee

If you do not know what to eat after a work, then eat a banana! If you eat a banana 15 minutes after your workout, your  body will store it as glucose for energy later. Not Fat!

DIY: SPA DAY

Don’t have the time or money to spend endless days in the spa? Think again!

Lets bring the spa to your very own room. After some thorough research, I’ve found the healthiest and most efficient natural spa treatments. The three treatments are easy to use and contain all natural products! Light some candles around your bathroom, play your favorite music on Pandora, and get your blender running! Yes, I said blender.

FOR YOUR FACE

Mango is wonderful for your face, they are a key ingredient in clarifying and moisturizing your skin. Also, mangos reduce pores and help reduce acne

What You Will Need

• Four Slices of Mango (antioxidant)
• 1/2 a cup of plan yogurt (exfoliant)
• Four Strawberries (collagen booster)

Directions

• Mix all of the ingredients in the blender, until you get a paste. Massage the paste into your skin. Leave the paste on for ten minutes and then rinse. After your will see a radient glow coming off your face.

FOR YOUR HAIR

You hair absoluely adores the vitamin E and fatty acids that coconut oil gives it. Coconut oil leaves hair frizz free and gives hair a radient shine. The sweet smell of this treatment will leave you wanting summer to come even quicker!

What You Will Need

• One Tablespoon of Coconut Oil
• 1/4 Tablespoon of Honey
• Two Tablespoons of Aloe Vera
• One Tablespoon of Peppermint Oil

Directions

• Mix all ingredients into one and massage into scalp. After massaging into scalp, then apply to the rest of your hair. Leave the treatment in your hair for 10-15 minutes and then wash out with you shampoo. Tip: If you add a little pit of distilled apple cider vinger (natural acid), it will help seal hair cuticles and increase shine.

FOR YOUR BODY

Brown sugar is a key ingredient to rejuvinant your body. Brown sugar scrubs away the layer of dead skin sitting on your body. With this easy treatment, you will have soft and beautiful skin.

What You Will Need

• One Cup of Raw Brown Sugar
• Four Ounces of Jojoba Oil
• Four Ounces of Avocado Oil
• Three Tablespoons of Lemon Juice
• Four Drops of Lavender Essential Oil

Directions

• Mix all ingredients together and head right into the shower. Scrub away with your hands or a wash cloth!

The Perks of Having a Period

Typically, all women of all ages utterly despise their time of the month. Not to blame them, we all know how tough and painful it can be, if only for a few days. We moan and groan, lay around and curse our bodies, yet we are unaware of the positives!

 1. Three days after your period begins, estrogen levels are very high. These escalating levels cause an increase in the production of skin firming collagen, helpful for less wrinkles! Also, estrogen causes hair to create more oil, making it softer and shinier. Beautiful hair is always in style.

2. It’s time for your skinniest jeans and cutest crop top, girls! Two weeks before your period starts, estrogen is at it’s peak. This means that your metabolism is speeding up and your hunger is partially depressed.

3. Post-ovulation, or when the body goes into “pregnancy mode”, happens whether you are pregnant or not. During this pregnancy mode, your nesting instincts will kick in, and you’ll be an organizing and cleaning queen!

4. During the duration of menstruation, a great amount of progesterone is produced, which means your mental skills are positively working hard. It’s a perfect time to start that project or idea you’ve been putting off for a while.

Squats on Squats on Squats

Lately, there has been a health kick sweeping the world! It seems as though everyone is trying to get in shape and get that perfect beach body. This is my very first Beauty and Health post, and I know all women want that beautiful booty! If you feel as though you don’t have a butt or you don’t like the way it looks, I have an amazing secret for you…SQUATS! Ladies, squats have just become your new best friends. Squats tone your butt, thighs, quads, hips, and hamstrings. What’s not to love?

Here are a couple of ways to do squats:

• The Power Cage: In the power cage you will use the bar, which you place behind neck on top of your shoulders. You can add-on weight, to gain more strength. I would advise asking a trainer at your gym, to do them properly.
• The Free Weight Squat: With these squats you do not need any equipment. You simply squat down as if you were going to sit in a chair. ALWAYS REMEMBER: Do not let you knees go past your feet. If you knees do go past your feet, you can cause injury and you are not going to get the full effect of the squat.
• Overhead Squat: This is anything non-weight squat. You do a regular squat, but you put your arms straight forward.

The Challenge! Here is a fun way and easy way to break into doing squats!

Good Luck and have a healthy friday!!!! 🙂 Don’t forget today is Flex Fridays!!! 😉