SKINCARE & BEAUTY BY JANA ELSTON

meditation for healthy mind-body skin Have you ever wondered why some of your skin or beauty results may be taking longer than you would like? Is it possible that you may be sabotaging your beauty with your diet and lifestyle habits? There is only so much that can be done with the latest machines and skincare technology. Many people seek a quick fix. We can correct many skin condition and deliver excellent results, but is it possible to gain even better and long-term results if you approach your beauty concerns holistically? Let's take the case of acne. We can address, take care of, and even to some extent, control acne breakouts. But what we are dealing with is often the symptoms of a greater problem. So, all we can do is alleviate the symptoms, but in some cases to address the cause, you may need to look further than corrective skin or beauty treatments. Many people look for the magic cure for acne (or ageing, or pigmentation etc). There are excellent treatments that w...

We all dream of a healthy, long, and voluminous mane cascading down our waist that can be styled in numerous ways to change our look. But you see, like all the other parts of the body, hair also requires utmost attention, nourishment, and care or else they lose their healthy sheen and shine. Here are some tips that can help your hair grow longer and healthier: Regular Trimming Sessions If you want to give Rapunzel some serious competition with your long, lustrous locks, you need to get regular trims to clip out the dead hair and encourage the growth of healthy hair. You see, a nice trim will help you get rid of those awful split ends that cause excessive breakage, reduce the shine, shrink your hair volume, and stump the hair growth altogether. Essential Oils Just like your body, your hair and scalp also require essential nutrients, minerals, and vitamins. There is an abundant variety of natural oils that can help you nourish your hair with moisture and hydration. Oils such...

Resolve to be kind to yourself and schedule a little time out this week to relax and re-connect with yourself. To become conscious of your health and wellbeing. 90% of our waking hours, we do the same thing, day in day out. We wake up, shower, dress, eat on the run, work, come home in the evening to cook and clean, fall asleep on the lounge watching TV before finally getting off to bed. Time just flies, and the days, weeks and years just become a blur. We live our lives on auto-pilot. We buy and eat the same takeaway because we have always done so. We sit on the couch all night because we have always done so. We rush through our morning routine, after sleeping in, because we have always done so. We gradually build habits and routines that are not healthy for us long-term. But we don't seem to notice as we adapt to a fast-paced lifestyle, neglecting our spiritual self, our mental health, our nutrition and our wellbeing. People no longer know how to identify stress because they...