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Calm and cool your skin with these two ingredients

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Healthy Beauty, Natural Skincare, Organic Beauty, Product Reviews Aloe vera, anti-inflammatory, eczema skincare, Green Leaf Naturals, natural skincare Permalink 0

Two Ingredients to Calm and Cool Your Skin | The Organic Beauty Blog

Towards the end of summer, those of us blessed with sensitive skin seem to be in a constant state of redness. All that sun and heat combine to create a perfect storm of oily/sweaty skin, breakouts, and sun damage which don’t seem to clear up until the cool fall weather kicks in.

For sensitive skin (Pitta skin, if we’re going to get all Ayurvedic about it), there are two skincare ingredients that can’t be beat: aloe vera and rose. These two are great for use year round, but are particularly beneficial during the hot summer months, when sensitive skin can get particularly inflamed. Here’s why these two cooling, calming ingredients can’t be beat:

ALOE

Aloe vera has been used since ancient times for it’s healing properties, and though it has many benefits, skincare is where it really shines. Anti-inflammatory and antiseptic, aloe is used to soothe inflamed skin, counter the signs of aging, heal sun damage, and to treat chronic conditions such as eczema, rosacea, acne, and psoriasis. It’s loaded with antioxidants and skin-feeding nutrients, and features two phyto-hormones (Auxin and Gibberelins) that heal wounds, soothe inflammation, and promote cell turnover. It’s pretty much the perfect skincare ingredient!

ROSE

Rose is another ancient skincare ingredient that is basically a magical beauty potion. Perfect for all skin types, rose petals distilled into rosewater are anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, antibacterial and antioxidant. It balances skin’s pH and oil production, unclogs pores, reduces redness, heals inflammatory skin conditions (like dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea), and promotes cell regeneration. Women (and men, I’m sure) as far back as ancient Egypt and India have touted it’s ability to keep skin youthful, glowing, and beautiful. As if all of that wasn’t enough, the scent of rose is soothing to the nervous system, and promotes feelings of calm, joy, and openness.

These two ingredients are such a perfect match that combining them in your skincare routine really amplifies their soothing and beautifying effects. So you can imagine how pumped I was to discover Green Leaf Naturals, an entirely organic, all-natural skincare line that harnesses the beautifying, soothing power of these two all-star ingredients.

3 Berry Recipes to Help You Take Advantage of Summer’s Superfood

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Monday, July 31, 2017 Diet and Foods, Healthy Cooking, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Recipes anti-aging foods, anti-inflammatory, berries, healthy recipes, seasonal eating Permalink 0

8 Awesome Health Benefits of Berries:

This healthier coffee is actually good for you.

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Diet and Foods, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Uncategorized anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, Four Sigmatic, health foods Permalink 0

Four Sigmatic Mushrooms Elixirs | The Organic Beauty Blog

I was never a big coffee drinker. Not out of any high minded health reasons, necessarily — I just didn’t like the way it made me feel. Jittery, anxious, higher strung… Pretty much like your average New Yorker. Seeing as I was doing everything I could to counteract the energy of my former city, coffee just wasn’t for me.

Now that I’m a mom, and one living on the fairer (calmer) coast, there have definitely been days when I craved a good cup of joe. I would source some great organic coffee from the cafe down the street, add coconut oil (or sometimes even some grass-fed butter… more on why that’s a must here), and still, an hour later, I would find myself a little more testy or jittery or wired.

Why does this happen? Coffee does a number on your adrenals, stimulating a fight-or-flight response that can leave you feeling wired, and then depleted. People who drink coffee on the regular pretty much live in this state, so it’s a little less noticeable. But that fatigue you feel before you’ve had your first cup? Or at 3pm? Or in the evening? Or pretty much anytime between your cups of coffee? Yeah… that’s adrenal fatigue. And it is no bueno. In addition to messing with your body and mind, this caffeinated adrenal overexertion also stimulates the release of cortisol, which leads to higher stress levels, poor sleep, premature aging, and even weight gain.

Ok, ok, so we get why coffee isn’t the best thing in the world. Well there’s got to be a better option out there, right? One that isn’t a pseudo-coffee hippie drink (though I definitely love me some chicory)?