Simple Ways to make this a healthy year

Today I am going to share my Simple Ways to a Healthier You on my blog. It is so easy that anyone can do it and its not expensive either. Here are several tricks to keeping a glowing face:

• First, drink lemon water. Every morning I have a 9-12oz cup of filtered water and squeeze half a lemon into the water. The lemon is great for cleaning your system and if you take some of the juice from the lemon and mix it into a lemon-yogurt facial mask, you can exfoliate and cleanse your pores.
• Drink lots of water throughout the day. Teen girls should drink at least 8 cups of water daily to keep from dehydration and to keep healthy skin. At first you will make more trips to the bathroom but after a couple months or so your body gets used to the intake and you will notice a decrease in bathroom time. : )
• Eat at least one salad every day and use real lettuce or spinach. If your lettuce isn't a dark green, then it has no nutrition. Ceaser salads are no good so go for romaine or spinach instead. Also to make it really healthy and tastier too, add dry fruits like blueberries or cranberries on top because they are full of antioxidants which is great for your skin and inner body. If you can't eat a salad, eat a bowl of carrots, cucumber and bell peppers. If you like raw onions, add that too. Its so good for you.
• When you notice your face is looking dry, its due to dead skin cells building up on your face. Make this super simple facial mask to exfolitate and refresh your face once or twice every two weeks: 1-2 tbsp brown sugar and 1-2 tsp whole milk. Rub in circular motions on your face for 1 minute. Let set for 5-8 minutes or when it starts to harden. Rinse face with warm water and pat your face dry with a clean towel or hand cloth.
• Check out www.vitacost.com for healthy body products and vitamins. My favorite facial wash is Alba Pinapple Enzyme Facial Cleanser. Also tell your parents to check out Rainbow Light Teen multi vitamins. I have been taking them for a little over 6 months now and can see a difference in my health. It has a whole food base so your body digests the whole vitamin and it helps with acne, period cramping, and more. It is a great product and its inexpensive at vitacost.com. In stores it can be up to $40 but on vitacost, it is less than $15 for a bottle of 90 (you take one multi vitamin a day so it lasts 90 days). Shipping is also inexpensive through vitacost and we always get our orders no later than 5 days after ordering. Check it out with your parents. They have lots of great products.

These simple changes will make a big difference in your overall health and face. I started drinking lots of water (about 10 cups a day) when I was around 13 or 14 years old to keep myself healthy and hydrated and it works great. Be sure it is filtered water though. Unfiltered water has very low Ph and is full of chlorine which actually dries out your skin. If you like, you can buy Ph tester strips at your local health store and test a bottle or water to unfiltered water. You will see that the Ph balance in bottled water is much healthier than unfiltered water.

Hope you will try these out and see the difference yourself, keepin' you posted,

Butterfly

P.S. If you have any questions about anything I said above, leave a comment and I will be happy to answer. Thanks. : )