Spring Health tips

You are what you eat

The skin needs basic vitamins and nutrients to achieve a glow from within. The result of eating greens at every meal (even breakfast) and always wearing sunscreen is glowing healthy skin. Eating greens will help to oxygenate your skin, encourage lymphatic drainage, and keep you de-puffed and glowing from within.

Massage your face

Lymphatic drainage massage is a lost art and certainly a tool that any woman can use to make her face look rejuvenated. On dry skin, you just massage the skin in a circular motion upward [and make sure you have clean hands and a clean face]. Start at the base of the neck, on the sides where your arteries are. Massage in gentle circles upward, toward the jaw, up the sides of the face and around the eyes. This will help coax nutrients into the tissue. If you're prone to breakouts, you'll want to do the opposite motion and start on the top of the face [working your way down]-this will coax the waste away.

Dry brush away your cellulite

If you have cellulite and skin elasticity issues, try 'dry brushing' [your problem areas with a natural fibre brush]. Start two weeks before an event and you'll see problem areas slim down. Dry brushing stimulates lymphatic drainage, helps with cellulite, and gives the butt a lift. It only takes a minute before you get in the shower and it really works.

Choose a natural fibre brush, and then brush lightly in a circular motion all over your body, focusing on problem areas, for 5-10 minutes daily. Pairing this regime with a DIY coffee scrub is like dynamite to those dimples.

DIY Body scrub

The night before a big event, do a full-body exfoliation. One of my favourite products for body is Eminence Organics Coconut Sugar Scrub. It contains coconut oil, honey, and sugar dissolved into glycolic acid. It makes skin feel so good and glow everywhere. Exfoliation is key to a perfect glow.