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19 Jun 2014

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Start your day with lemon water

A simple ritual for more beautiful skin. Many foods undermine our beauty and health however on the other side of the coin there are lots of foods that nourish us and keep our skin looking beautiful. Lemons are one of these foods and this is why. The first step to having gorgeous skin is to have great digestion. Even if you eat a healthy diet, you won’t absorb the nutrients unless your digestion is working efficiently. A lovely ritual to help digestion is to begin your day with the juice of half a lem[...]

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How to make almond milk and skin benefits

Almond milk is a great alternative to cows milk and it is delicious, especially when made fresh. Almond milk contains loads of vitamin E, the most important lipid-soluble, membrane bound antioxidant in our bodies. Vitamin E has been shown to improve the barrier function of our skin making it stronger and more resilient. Almond milk is so easy to make too and you can add some yummy spices and flavours to it if you wish like cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, vanilla. It's helpful to have a nut milk bag to strain i[...]

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Recipe of the month: Bestow green smoothie

Half quantity of filtered water or coconut water Half quantity of apple or pineapple juice 1 banana 1 dessertspoon of Bestow Beauty Oil 1 dessertspoon of Bestow Beauty Powder A handful of leafy greens (kale, silver beet, spinach) 1 handful of frozen or fresh dark berries (optional) 1 pear or apple – can be peeled if preferred (optional) Place all the ingredients in a blender to mix. Rotating your leafy greens each week will give you the maximum health benefits. For a cool drink, use frozen berries[...]

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Liver friendly green smoothie

One of the easiest ways to spring clean your body is by committing to have a green smoothie, full of leafy greens, every day. Try this smoothie recipe from Karen Niven Naturopath. INGREDIENTS ½ quantity of coconut water ½ quantity of water ½ a lemon A handful of leafy greens (kale, parsley, spinach, silver beet, chard, or any other green vegetable that can be wrapped around your finger). It is advisable to rotate your greens rather than have the same one continuously 1 green apple 1 tablesp[...]

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Bestow berry smoothie

INGREDIENTS* Half quantity of filtered water or coconut water Half quantity of apple or pineapple juice 1 banana 1 dessertspoon of Bestow Beauty Oil 1 dessertspoon of Bestow Beauty Powder A handful of leafy greens (kale, silver beet, spinach) 1 handful of frozen or fresh dark berries (optional) 1 pear or apple – can be peeled if preferred (optional) DIRECTIONS Place all the ingredients in a blender to mix. Rotating your leafy greens each week will give you the maximum health benefits. F[...]