Skin's stress solutions

Stress is America's #1 health problem according to the World Health Organization.  Not only does stress cause about 75% of our illness but also shows up on our skins as fine lines, wrinkles, redness, inflammation, breakouts, tired eyes, and sagging skin.  You can help prop up your tired, stressed faces with products containing antioxidants.  They play a key role in detoxifying and repairing the cells and moisture barrier of the skin.  Ingredients, such as vitamin A and C and minerals, such as zinc, copper, magnesium, and potassium need to be in your daily skin care products.  (Call Joan, Marie, or Eva, for help in choosing what's right for you.  630 655 3345). 

Facials are an excellent way to correct your skin's needs and help you de-stress through the massage and specialized treatments with safe, effective ingredients.  Add reflexology or a massage or cranial sacral treatment to the service and feel and look even more relaxed.          

Ease your nerves even more by doing deep breathing for at least one minute at least once a day.  Meditation is also a great way to calm your body and mind.  If you need help with breathing techniques or meditation, call Joan and she'll be glad to work with you.  

 Remember everything you inhale and consume eventually shows up on the skin.

Is aging social conditioning

Science today knows that your thoughts and beliefs rule your life.  Change your thoughts and beliefs and change your life.  Here's an article by Deepak Chopra that asks if aging is just a belief system from our society.  Just click on this link.     http://www.care2.com/greenliving/do-we-age-because-of-social-conditioning.html     

Foods for younger looking skin

Certain foods that we eat not only help the health of our body, but also help our skin to be younger looking, smooth, and supple.  The link will give you some ideas as to the best things to eat for this.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-foods-for-youthful-skin.html

Reasons to drink more water

I'm always on the lookout to find more info on how to keep ourselves looking good and feeling good.  This article tells us why drinking water is beneficial for us.......http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-reasons-to-drink-more-water-that-you-may-not-know.html

Article on Overcoming Fear

Great article about what fear is really about.  Fear----False Evidence Appearing Real.  To find out more click on the link.  http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Transform-Your-Fear-Into-Courage

Smile Today and Everyday

SMILE FOR YOU
Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
When he smiled I realized I'd passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected
Let's start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

Keep the smile going by sending this on to a friend.
Everyone needs a smile!!!

How To Calm Your Monkey Mind

Is that chatter in your mind driving you crazy?   If you want to know how to quiet your mind, click on the link below.   It really does work, but takes some time.  I know, I've been doing it for years. 


http://www.care2.com/greenliving/do-you-have-a-drunken-monkey-mind.html

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What To Do In An Earthquake

I was in the Los angeles area during the Northridge earthquake in 1994 for a seminar.  We awoke to our beds shaking alot and things moving in the room.  There were no signs on the door as to what to do at this time.  We were really confused about the best thing to do.  So when I found this article, I thought it might be interesting since there seem to be alot of earthquakes lately.  Hope you find it interesting.      

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/02/25/how-to-survive-an-earthquake--tips-from-a-pro.aspx

Product Consultations

It's time again to reevaluate your skin's daily program.  Your skin care products should be adjusted seasonally.  Now that the weather is colder, we need more emollient creams and lotions to protect our skin and keep it hydrated.  Also your face and neck become acclimated to a particular formula and it stops responding.  Using new product formulas 2 or 3 times a year helps our skin to respond again.

If you need help with your skin and want to  make some changes, but can't have a facial, Joan will consult with you and recommend the appropriate products.  Buy professional, safe, and effective skin care products at Skin Care Plus.  We carry Pevonia, Skin Care Plus line , Circadia and Medicalia. 

Tip

Breathe!
The tense environment we are experiencing at this time is making us feel out of balance and putting us in a state of chronic stress.  Chronic stress is the number one factor that breaks down our immune system and causes illness.  It also has an impact on our skin.  It manifests on the skin as dark circles around the eyes, breakouts, dryness, lack of circulation, hypersensitivity, premature aging, and more.  A habit that adds to these conditions is holding our breath when we are under stress.  Our body tenses up and the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange are cut off.

Proper breathing and this oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange is what reduces the chronic stress cycle and help us to look and feel healthier.  Our breathing is too shallow and too quick which doesn't allow sufficient exchange.  Animals that breathe slowly live the longest.  The elephant is a good example.

So find a quiet place.  You can either lie down or sit up keeping your spine straight and concentrate on breathing SLOWLY  AND DEEPLY.  As you breathe, your chest and abdomen should be moving outward.  Usually our breath is shallow and only our chest rises and falls.  As you inhale, feel your chest and abdomen filling up like a balloon.  As you exhale, that balloon empties and falls back.  The abdomen area moves out more than the chest.  It is important to concentrate on this SLOWLY AND DEEPLY.

Ultimately, our minds become more relaxed and so do our bodies.  This exercise acts as a natural tranquilizer and becomes more effective the more you do it.  Start out slow to get used to the oxygen intake and work up to ten minutes a day, twice a day.  When practiced regularly, this can help to rebalance all systems of the body including the skin. So take a deep breath and consider the healing that is possible and the life force that is contained in the air that we breathe.  This life force keeps our immune system stronger and helps our faces look younger and healthier.

Skin Care Plus is here to help empower you to look and feel your best with our facials, Psych-K, cranio sacral therapy, massage, reflexology, waxing, and more.  If you need help with deep breathing, please call Joan.  When you make an appointment for a facial or any other service, the deep breathing lesson can be part of your treatment.

Tip

Most important thing you can do keep your skin younger looking --- Use a moisturizer / hydrator to protect your skin, prevent water loss, and to add necessary moisture morning and night.

Paraffin wax candles and synthetic fragranced candles are a source of known human carcinogens and indoor pollution. Paraffin wax candles are made from petroleum. Numerous potentially hazardous chemicals, such as limonene, ethanol, acetone, benzyl acetate, etc. are usually used in synthetic fragrances. Best to use beeswax or soy candles. They are safer because they don't release potentially harmful pollutants.

Smile more and you will actually feel better. Endorphins are released when you smile and show that you're happy. Others around you will tend to smile too and you all will respond to each other.

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Cold Weather

It's time again to reevaluate your skin's daily program. Your skin care products should be adjusted seasonally. Now that the weather is colder, we need more emollient creams and lotions to protect our skin and keep it hydrated. Also your face and neck become acclimated to a particular formula and it stops responding. Using new product formulas 2 or 3 times a year helps our skin to respond again.

If you need help with your skin and want to make some changes, but can't have a facial, Joan will consult with you and recommend the appropriate products. Buy professional, safe, and effective skin care products at Skin Care Plus. We carry Pevonia, Skin Care Plus line , Circadia and Medicalia.

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