Skin Care Meets Fitness Meets Nutrition Seminar a HIT!

I wanted to thank everybody for attending our Skin Care event last Tuesday.  We had a lot of fun discussing proper skin care from both an aesthetic perspective and a nutritional and fitness perspective.  We hope you are enjoying your gifts and are using them daily to improve the quality of your skin.

I thought it would be helpful to briefly recap some of the nutritional elements we considered that evening, as everyone contributed to a great discussion and we all learned so much from each other.  In helping to overcome or improve any health condition, it’s smart to simply be mindful to being economical and resourceful.  This is sound advice I’ve received from my friends and teachers over the years, and it directly applies to this topic of healthy skin.  How?  Well, before you try to add value to your skincare by using high-grade cosmoceuticals such as the Anakiri skin care line, you want to make sure you are not detracting from the health of our skin by the types of foods you eat.  Many common foods in our diet can be quite harmful to the health and appearance of our skin.

I asked the participants which foods they thought was the absolute worst for skin health.  The answers slowly but surely came.  Caffeine was the first example.  We know that caffeine-containing beverages can cause the body to eliminate a lot of water which then can give the skin a less supple appearance.  It is a good idea to keep well hydrated, and products like Rehydration can help in this regard.

Next, someone mentioned sugar.  Sugar is well known to cause a host of metabolic problems in your body, most notably relative to weight and blood sugar control.  High blood sugars cause a process in the body called ‘glycation’ which can end up accelerating the aging process of all tissues and cells, including the skin.

After that, someone mentioned saturated fats – and here we were closer, right around the corner from the answer I had in mind.  Saturated fats have surely been demonized in our low-fat dietary recommendations that our nutritional establishments have been circulating for the last 50 years or so.  However, recent evidence has pointed out that the body has a need for saturated fats and indeed, there is no link between saturated fats and heart disease as previously thought.  Now that’s some refreshing news!

The big culprits here are the trans fats and hydrogenated vegetable oils.  These have been seriously linked to a host of imbalances and diseases – to the point they have been banned in cities like New York and Chicago where restaurants are strictly forbidden to use them.  They cause a rapid oxidation, or breakdown of cellular tissue, much like you would see in the face of someone who is a chronic smoker where the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles are higher than average.  Avoid these artificial fats like the plague and your skin and whole body will thank you!

All of the above represent items in your diet you should avoid if you want better health and better skin.  Remember, out with the bad first, and then in with the good to maximize your results.

Committing to a lifestyle that embraces proper nutrition and fitness is a surefire way to achieving that radiant glow which people cannot resist.  Then you will see your skincare products work magic!

Fitness meets Skin Care

Ricardo and I are so excited to hold our second Fitness in the Round meeting of the year this Tuesday night at 6:00pm at The Spa on Green Street. We are going to have an exciting evening centered on anti-aging skin care through nutrition and our top Spa line of skin care products, Anakiri. This will be an interactive event where one of our estheticians will take you through an anti-aging and skin care routine, utilizing Anakiri products as well as our new skin care tool, the renowned Clairsonic, a sonic facial cleansing device. Ricardo will finish the evening discussing the importance of nutrition in skin health and offer tips on nutrients to help fight the aging process.

Our goal this year is to continue to offer quality educational opportunities each month, giving our clients and community as many tools as possible to live long optimal lives. We will be holding fun, interactive events that will include massage, skin care, exercise and nutrition, in an effort to inspire and to promote new perspectives on wellness. We understand at The Body Sanctuary Inc. and The Spa on Green Street that as we age we have to often change our habits and how we care for our minds and bodies; this will often create a plateau as we look to find the right rhythms for each decade of our life. Take the time today to step back and look at your life and assess your needs, please feel free to bring your questions and concerns to us via our blog, our events or our individual services at The Spa on Green Street, where people are eager to find new paths to health.  Have a wonderful week and please give us a call if you would like to attend our Tuesday night event at 6pm, as space is  limited. 678.450.1570