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A Registered Dietitian's Personal Collection of Recommendation for Healthy Eating, Great Skin Care and Meal Planning Tips for Busy Families
Category: Skin Care
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As much as I love to explore different facial products, what goes into your body can also have a huge impact on your skin health. Vitamin A is an antioxidant and can be found in all orange coloured and/or red coloured fruits and vegetables. Currently, it’s summer. What better way than to get your Vitamin…
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How often do you have fish in a week? During consultations, typical answers include: “I eat fish but not very often. If I were to quantify the frequency of fish consumption, it would be a couple times a month.” When asked what type of fish an individual consumes, the typical answer includes: sole/tilapia/haddock/halibut. When asked…
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Did you know healthy skin should sit at a pH of 4-5.6? Healthy skin is naturally acidic in nature. By keeping your skin acidic, the skin will maintain a strong acid mantle (aka your skin’s barrier made of sebum) and have the ability to stop growth of bacteria. It is best for you to use…
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During a recent facial I had gotten, I was gently reminded that my cleansing game was not up to par. Why? When the aesthetician initially cleansed my skin, she could feel the layers of dead skin I had failed to remove. I need to remember to exfoliate my face more often. I do exfoliate my…
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As the warm weather is upon us, the dilemma of how to avoid getting too smelly is always present. How do we pick? As we become more concerned about ingredients being used in our cosmetic products, I have ventured to using more natural options for deodorant. Have you heard of the company called Consonant Skincare?…
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Men and women alike are now obsessed with caring for the delicate area around our eye. Â We don’t like to see the appearance of puffiness, dark circles, wrinkles (i.e. crow’s feet) or sagging (the bags under our eyes). Will any product on the market effectively eliminate any of these issues completely? The answer is probably…
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My mother has ingrained in my head to look your best, good skin is a must. This means always wash your face first thing in the morning and no matter how tired and/or late you get home, you must wash your face to rid yourself of the makeup. If you are not a person who…
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Probiotics are the good bacteria in your gut (i.e. microbiome) which help promote a good immune system and digestive system. If someone has a good digestive system, it will help with skin health as well. Every person’s gut’s makeup of probiotics is unique. Unfortunately, most individuals don’t have a perfect microbiome; therefore, it’s really important…
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Don’t get me wrong- there used to be a period of time where I would do anything to get the golden tan. I would lay out in the Caribbean sun for a good chunk of the day and roast away! 🙂 The current 30 something year old me shudders at the 14-16 year old me…
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Everyone is under the impression that sugar is the devil. Sugar needs to be eliminated from the diet. What happens? Sugar is then eliminated from an individual’s diet for an extended period of time before he/she gives up. Sugar creeps back into the diet and it becomes a vicious cycle. Does sugar intake affect…
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