Some may not think of broccoli as a beauty food but its actually great for the skin. This gorgeous green is high is Vitamin C which aids in collagen production. As you may know, collagen is what gives our skin its firm structure, literally holding skin cells together. Collagen helps our skin to look firm…
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Beauty Food: Mulberries
Important to Chinese medicine (since the fruit is commonly found in China and all around Asia) for its cancer preventing and longevity benefits, mulberries are considered one of the very few superfoods that serves a lot of purpose in healing our bodies. It is a blood tonic ( for those of you with anemia or…
Beauty Food: Goji Berries
One of nature’s superfood, Goji berries hails from an evergreen shrub found in the regions of China,Mongolia and the Himalayas. Resembling red raisin, these berries are used in Chinese soups and stews, where they tend to plump up and add a strange sweetness to the dish. Otherwise, they are delicious to snack, as is or a…
Event Recap: Green Your Beauty Routine!
A few months ago I decided that I wanted to have an event where bloggers and editors could gather in a relaxing environment and talk about beauty. I wanted the event to be fun, yet informative so I came up with, Green Your Beauty Routine. If we’ve ever chatted at great length, you know…
Beauty Food: Lemon Water for a Post-Thanksgiving Beauty Detox
Now that we’ve all consumed more calories than we care to remember it’s time to detox. The holiday season is always way too tempting with a myriad of delicious desserts, decadent chocolates and wonderful aromas tempting us every step of the way. I know that sweets are a huge weakness for me and this Thanksgiving,…