Most of us are familiar with serotonin and dopamine, our “happy” hormones. Serotonin controls our neurotransmitters in the body and brain and helps us regulate and stabilize shifting emotions. (You know, that roller coaster feeling)
About 90% of our serotonin is actually produced in the gut via the peripheral nervous system! In fact, many refer to our gut as our “second brain.”
Your skin is your largest organ, and the state of your skin can tell you a lot about your body's needs. Your skin is exposed to everything the day brings - heat, cold, sun, wind, environmental toxins, household toxins, and more. So we need to do everything we can to show our skin (and our bodies!) some TLC.
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You’ve probably heard of “Greenwashing” where marketing tactics make you think that a product is “green” when actually it is full of a lot of these same harmful ingredients. In the beauty industry, the same is true for “Clean beauty,” which is a marketing technique to make you think the product is “clean” when in fact it isn’t. “Clean beauty” is a largely unregulated term in the beauty industry.
Have you ever noticed that occasionally you might experience some soreness, or even a "bump" in the armpit area? This can be a sign of blocked or sluggish lymph nodes that need a little love. Of course, always check with your health care provider to make sure that it's not something more serious. But if you feel like it's just some blocked lymph, I found a fabulous recipe that works wonders for me, anyway.
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There's a lot of talk these days about manifesting the life you desire - whether that's regarding your perfect companion, your health, finances, and more. Movies and books have been written on the topic, and people have been teaching manifesting techniques for decades. The truth is, manifesting is not some airy-fairy kind of magic. It's all about your focus!
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