by Mary-Jane Liddicoat (click here to listen to the interview COMING SOON with Mary-Jane broadcast on TBSe FM 1013 Mainstreet 'Better Living' program 23 May 2012)
Everyone wants to be healthy and beautiful, right?
What do I mean by beautiful? What I don't mean is slavishly conforming to the latest arbitrary dimension fad. Like the 1950s 36"-24"-36" Marilyn ideal or Korea's current obsession with female 'lines': S-line (breasts and buttocks, viewed from the side), U-line (exposed lower back), V-line (one for face, and another for the line in-between breasts), W-line (breasts), X-line (long legs and arms, with a narrow waist), and M-line (abdominals, for men).
To me, beauty is an energy you exude. A glow, a youthful radiance full of joy and possibility. This shine is what attracts others, regardless of your physical features. In other words, beauty is really just another expression of health.
Today I will share five simple keys to creating this energy of health (and thus beauty) with ease.
If you'd like to know more, ask me in person anytime between 9:30-11:30 am Wednesday 30 May at the International Health & Beauty Fair, Ambassador Hotel in Seoul. I'll be doing hands on skin care demonstrations - so come along and pamper yourself!
Busy? Start here
I know you're busy. Me too. Who has time to keep up to date with all the latest science beamed to us hourly via the internet and media?
Personally, I find it interesting and scan it quickly for goodies. Most people, however, busy with work and family, simply ignore it and do what everyone else does: buy the easiest and cheapest products at the local supermarket. Fair enough.
Sadly, the ever rising rates of chronic illnesses show that this approach is clearly not working. How many people around you do you know with one of these: cancer, heart disease, diabetes, depression, Alzheimers, stress/chronic fatigue, skin disorders, digestive complaints, or are simply sick all the time? Probably quite a few.
The fact is, people are sicker, less happy, and more stressed than ever before, despite having the vast amounts of new 'scientific knowledge'.
Does that make sense? No. Perhaps we have TOO much information and have become confused? So my invitation is to get back to basics. Ready? Let's go.
Breath & drink deeply
Oxygen and water, they're free and vital. WIthout them you won't last long. Have more of them you'll look and feel even better - so get as much of these two as you can!
Our bodies are 70+% water so don't skimp. Be aware that not all water is created equal. If you don't have ready access to pristine, mineralised water, then buy the best water filter you can. My favourite filter costs several thousand dollars and produces the highest quality clean AND bioavailable mineralised alkaline water.
If you live in a particularly polluted city, consider adding some drops of liquid oxygen to your life. In Korea, you can visit oxygen rooms in some saunas and in other cities you can pop into an oxygen bar. Instead of shot of coffee, grab some oxygen! Your body and brain will love you for it.
Mineralised, oxygenated, alkaline bodies are robustly healthy and will repel most viruses and bacteria.
Feed your body the right stuff
Most cultures throughout history have considered food to be the best medicine. So why has our modern Western culture seem to have forgotten this and fallen in love with fast and processed food?
I get it. We're busy and it's fast. It's also fast at slowing us down.
The best prescription for health & beauty is whole food (unprocessed), free of chemicals (organic), farmed close to where you live (fresh). No faster snack than an apple!
Another handy thing to know is that our bodies actually NEED natural salt (not table salt; personally I like pink Himalayan salt with 80+ trace elements) and a good dose of Vitamin D from the sun.
The soil our plants are grown in is now often extremely poor, and our food does not contain all the vitamins, minerals and elements we need, so that's why we take supplements. When you do, make sure you get the best quality supplements you can. Not all supplements are created equal (see more below).
Avoid potentially harmful chemicals
Go through your bathroom cabinet and take a look at the labels on your bath gel, shampoo, conditioner and other personal care and beauty products. Can you spot just these TWO names? Probably. Their Chemical Material Safety Data sheets say this:
And these are just two of 3000+ potentially harmful chemicals we are exposed to each day in our food, personal care, beauty and household products.
Start by removing just these two chemicals from your home. If you're keen, carry a checklist of some of the most commonly used ones to avoid (listed on this free bilingual multi-lingual pocket guide) with you shopping so you can be more aware and avoid as many as possible.
Looking for a cost effective, natural way to remove toxins, bacteria and other nasties from your body, home or office? Try nature's best: charcoal (hey, NASA uses it, why not you too?).
Relax, move and laugh!
Laughter is the best medicine they say? What if that were true?
Start with a smile. Whenever you're feeling sick, tired, stressed, or cranky, force your face into a grin. It may feel odd at first, but you will get used to it and be amazed at the difference it can make to your health and beauty.
Bodies and minds love to move and wiggle and dance and leap and have fun. Exercise will pump your body full of oxygen - another bonus. It will also make you ready for bed.
Bodies and minds also love to sleep and relax. When you're asleep your body and skin rejuvenates and your mind sorts itself to give you optimum performance the next day.
What if you could laugh, dance and sleep your way to better health & beauty? I'm in!!
Choose health & beauty
Is your point of view that you are inevitably going to get older, uglier and sicker? Be aware of the huge influence your thoughts have on your physical body.
What if instead, your point of view was that you never need be sick, tired, or lack energy?
Your point of view creates your reality. So which do you choose? I know my choice.
Your body may of course have something going on it needs to tell you about. That is what discomfort and pain can be. Your body saying "HEY listen to me!!! I need something!!!". So would you be willing to listen?
In fact, what if you started a conversation with your body to give it what it needs, before it screams at you in pain? Like this: "Body, what do you require?" Your body knows exactly what it needs, just listen.
All products are not created equal
What do you spend your money on? Expensive handbags, shoes, clothes, cars, kids education? Sure, no problem with those if they make you feel good. Feeling good is good for your heal
What do you do when it comes to water, food and other products you put on and in your body? Do you default to the cheapest available? A lot of people do.
I was prompted the other day to learn more about how supplements stack up against each other. In 2007, a group of Canadian and US scientists did a comparison.
A staggering 50 out of the total 110 multivitamins did not even reach 10% and only the top 11 multivitamins were above 25% of what the human body needs on a daily basis.
The popular supermarket brands all featured below 10% possibly due to being forced to compete on price with other supermarkets. The downside for you, means the product you take every day is a hugely inferior supplement.
I am sure this model is not limited to supplements. Recently the Korean government announced it was not happy to find that 80% of the cost of personal care/beauty products went toward the PACKAGING alone. So you can imagine the quality of the product ingredients...
In other words, you get what you pay for. A good approach? Choose products that have a direct impact on your health - those that you ingest or absorb into you body - backed by a great company with a good reputation for quality assurance and do not just buy any old product because of the price.
Like to make a difference?
As consumers, we have enormous influence to create the world we'd like. How? Simply by choosing where we spend our money.Here's how. It's not rocket science.
Everyone wants to be healthy and beautiful, right?
What do I mean by beautiful? What I don't mean is slavishly conforming to the latest arbitrary dimension fad. Like the 1950s 36"-24"-36" Marilyn ideal or Korea's current obsession with female 'lines': S-line (breasts and buttocks, viewed from the side), U-line (exposed lower back), V-line (one for face, and another for the line in-between breasts), W-line (breasts), X-line (long legs and arms, with a narrow waist), and M-line (abdominals, for men).
To me, beauty is an energy you exude. A glow, a youthful radiance full of joy and possibility. This shine is what attracts others, regardless of your physical features. In other words, beauty is really just another expression of health.
Today I will share five simple keys to creating this energy of health (and thus beauty) with ease.
If you'd like to know more, ask me in person anytime between 9:30-11:30 am Wednesday 30 May at the International Health & Beauty Fair, Ambassador Hotel in Seoul. I'll be doing hands on skin care demonstrations - so come along and pamper yourself!
Busy? Start here
I know you're busy. Me too. Who has time to keep up to date with all the latest science beamed to us hourly via the internet and media?
Personally, I find it interesting and scan it quickly for goodies. Most people, however, busy with work and family, simply ignore it and do what everyone else does: buy the easiest and cheapest products at the local supermarket. Fair enough.
Sadly, the ever rising rates of chronic illnesses show that this approach is clearly not working. How many people around you do you know with one of these: cancer, heart disease, diabetes, depression, Alzheimers, stress/chronic fatigue, skin disorders, digestive complaints, or are simply sick all the time? Probably quite a few.
The fact is, people are sicker, less happy, and more stressed than ever before, despite having the vast amounts of new 'scientific knowledge'.
Does that make sense? No. Perhaps we have TOO much information and have become confused? So my invitation is to get back to basics. Ready? Let's go.
Breath & drink deeply
Oxygen and water, they're free and vital. WIthout them you won't last long. Have more of them you'll look and feel even better - so get as much of these two as you can!
Our bodies are 70+% water so don't skimp. Be aware that not all water is created equal. If you don't have ready access to pristine, mineralised water, then buy the best water filter you can. My favourite filter costs several thousand dollars and produces the highest quality clean AND bioavailable mineralised alkaline water.
If you live in a particularly polluted city, consider adding some drops of liquid oxygen to your life. In Korea, you can visit oxygen rooms in some saunas and in other cities you can pop into an oxygen bar. Instead of shot of coffee, grab some oxygen! Your body and brain will love you for it.
Mineralised, oxygenated, alkaline bodies are robustly healthy and will repel most viruses and bacteria.
Feed your body the right stuff
Most cultures throughout history have considered food to be the best medicine. So why has our modern Western culture seem to have forgotten this and fallen in love with fast and processed food?
I get it. We're busy and it's fast. It's also fast at slowing us down.
The best prescription for health & beauty is whole food (unprocessed), free of chemicals (organic), farmed close to where you live (fresh). No faster snack than an apple!
Another handy thing to know is that our bodies actually NEED natural salt (not table salt; personally I like pink Himalayan salt with 80+ trace elements) and a good dose of Vitamin D from the sun.
The soil our plants are grown in is now often extremely poor, and our food does not contain all the vitamins, minerals and elements we need, so that's why we take supplements. When you do, make sure you get the best quality supplements you can. Not all supplements are created equal (see more below).
Avoid potentially harmful chemicals
Go through your bathroom cabinet and take a look at the labels on your bath gel, shampoo, conditioner and other personal care and beauty products. Can you spot just these TWO names? Probably. Their Chemical Material Safety Data sheets say this:
- Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS, engine degreaser) carcinogenic precursor, tissue damage resulting in kidney damage. Skin/eye irritant. May cause allergic reaction. Accumulates in organs;
- Propylene Glycol (anti freeze) – May cause eye, kidney, and liver damage, skin reactions, possible seizures in children. Neurotoxin, accumulates in organs, suspected of causing birth abnormalities.
And these are just two of 3000+ potentially harmful chemicals we are exposed to each day in our food, personal care, beauty and household products.
Start by removing just these two chemicals from your home. If you're keen, carry a checklist of some of the most commonly used ones to avoid (listed on this free bilingual multi-lingual pocket guide) with you shopping so you can be more aware and avoid as many as possible.
Looking for a cost effective, natural way to remove toxins, bacteria and other nasties from your body, home or office? Try nature's best: charcoal (hey, NASA uses it, why not you too?).
Relax, move and laugh!
Laughter is the best medicine they say? What if that were true?
Start with a smile. Whenever you're feeling sick, tired, stressed, or cranky, force your face into a grin. It may feel odd at first, but you will get used to it and be amazed at the difference it can make to your health and beauty.
Bodies and minds love to move and wiggle and dance and leap and have fun. Exercise will pump your body full of oxygen - another bonus. It will also make you ready for bed.
Bodies and minds also love to sleep and relax. When you're asleep your body and skin rejuvenates and your mind sorts itself to give you optimum performance the next day.
What if you could laugh, dance and sleep your way to better health & beauty? I'm in!!
Choose health & beauty
Is your point of view that you are inevitably going to get older, uglier and sicker? Be aware of the huge influence your thoughts have on your physical body.
What if instead, your point of view was that you never need be sick, tired, or lack energy?
Your point of view creates your reality. So which do you choose? I know my choice.
Your body may of course have something going on it needs to tell you about. That is what discomfort and pain can be. Your body saying "HEY listen to me!!! I need something!!!". So would you be willing to listen?
In fact, what if you started a conversation with your body to give it what it needs, before it screams at you in pain? Like this: "Body, what do you require?" Your body knows exactly what it needs, just listen.
All products are not created equal
What do you spend your money on? Expensive handbags, shoes, clothes, cars, kids education? Sure, no problem with those if they make you feel good. Feeling good is good for your heal
What do you do when it comes to water, food and other products you put on and in your body? Do you default to the cheapest available? A lot of people do.
I was prompted the other day to learn more about how supplements stack up against each other. In 2007, a group of Canadian and US scientists did a comparison.
A staggering 50 out of the total 110 multivitamins did not even reach 10% and only the top 11 multivitamins were above 25% of what the human body needs on a daily basis.
The popular supermarket brands all featured below 10% possibly due to being forced to compete on price with other supermarkets. The downside for you, means the product you take every day is a hugely inferior supplement.
I am sure this model is not limited to supplements. Recently the Korean government announced it was not happy to find that 80% of the cost of personal care/beauty products went toward the PACKAGING alone. So you can imagine the quality of the product ingredients...
In other words, you get what you pay for. A good approach? Choose products that have a direct impact on your health - those that you ingest or absorb into you body - backed by a great company with a good reputation for quality assurance and do not just buy any old product because of the price.
Like to make a difference?
As consumers, we have enormous influence to create the world we'd like. How? Simply by choosing where we spend our money.Here's how. It's not rocket science.
- Be aware of what is nurturing to your body and what is potentially harmful.
- Buy what is nurturing and avoid what is not.
- Identify companies committed to using only nurturing, safe and effective ingredients, and only use their products.
- Ask your local shops to stock these products/companies; if not, buy online.
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