Chapter 2 of the Natural Wisdom guide to youthful ageing.

Hello again, in my last blog post I discussed my desire to move away from the belief that to be beautiful we need to put something on, like camouflage. I wanted to express my personal view, that the feeling of being beautiful originates within us, and no amount of fashion or perfume can really change that if we don't have that feeling.

In this chapter I wanted to discuss those days when we feel awful, no energy, dull skin, dry hair, bloated feeling and a murderous disposition.

We all get them. It doesn't mean we're bipolar or mad, or bad. It just means we're in the grip of a hormonal tornado and while we're in the grip of one, all we can do in reality is hold on and wait for it to pass.

When it's passed, then we can think about doing something about it. We can consider for example if we may be deficient in an important essential Vitamin or Amino Acid ?.  Omega oils 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 are proven to help us regulate and balance our hormones, along with being abundant in powerful Antioxidants and having considerable anti inflammatory benefits amongst many.  B5, also known as Pantothenic acid or the 'stress vitamin' is a B Vitamin incredibly useful for helping us cope with stress by helping relieve the pressure on our Adrenal glands. Vitamin D3 is absolutely essential and integral to our overall health (check out the Vitamin D Council for unsurpassed information) If we are deficient in Vitamin D3 everything from our bone health to our mental health can suffer. Powerful Antioxidants such as Vitamin C, CoQ10 and Astaxanthin are enormously helpful not only in our desire to age youthfully but in healing and energy production. The sad fact is, with the amount of sugar and chemicals we consume in our daily Western diets we're just not getting a balanced diet anymore and we need to supplement and make a concious effert to eat fresh, healthy food (locally sourced is best) to help us to stay on top.


I wanted to also offer suggestions for actions we can take that can help during one of these hormonal tornadoes. All I can really suggest is what works for me and that is Self Love & Adoration. I literally dote on my self, girly movies with popcorn and my comfort blanket, housework can wait, other people wash up and cook if  I can swing it and I treat myself to pampering. I do my nails, I give myself a Natural Wisdom Facial and I do what I call 'my pages' where I write stream off conciousness "woe is me" monologs that are a little like hoovering under the bed or empying & spring cleaning the dustbin in my mind...

Even with a healthy, active and privileged lifestyle we all get these days that make us feel down in the dumps. The piont I would like make, is that the solution to these miserable days lies in what we can do for our selves, not something in a bottle, jar or syringe.

So...curl up, watch your favourite movies, eat popcorn and pamper your self....

The Natural Wisdom (home spa) Facial

• Begin with our Rosehip & Pomegranate Cream Facial Cleanser. Apply to clean dry hands and then to clean dry skin, cleanse in a circular motion all over your face to lift off all the oily grime and then add a little water and cleanse thoroughly once again. Using one of our luxury hand crocheted cotton wash cloths rung out in hand hot water, remove and rinse face while gently exfoliating. End with a holding a cold wash cloth to help close the pores.

• Tone with our Rosehip & Pomegranate Antioxidant Hydrating Toner which contains Vitamin C, Hyaluronic acid, comfrey root extract, Aloe vera leaf extract, Which hazel and Rose water. Apply to the palm of a dry hand, rub hands together and massage into face and neck pressing gently onto closed eye lids.

• Whilst your skin is still damp with our Toner, apply 2 pumps of our Rosehip & Pomegranate Antioxidant Treatment Oil to the palm of your hand, rub palms together and massage face firmly in upward and outward direction paying particular attention to areas of tension like eyebrows and jaw line. Press gently onto closed eye lids. Be sure to tense facial muscles to provide resistance, this has been shown to tone facial muscles in a way that encourages collagen formation and firms skin to help reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Massage for between 5- 10 minutes. Face should feel warm and flushed when you finish. This encourages good blood flow to the skin. We advise this regime twice a day.

• Now watch what your skin makes of that...you won't be dissapointed.

Special Affinity: This facial is especially suited to skin in need of some intensive care. Dry, dull, blemished skin in need of a lift.

Considerations: If you suffer from cystic acne, intense massage may inflame sore areas so this facial may not suit you at this time.

The Natural Wisdom Guide To Youthful Ageing

Chapter 1: Changing our paradigm (belief system)

We have been sold a story from child hood, that to be beautiful we must put something on, a cream, a perfume. Jewelry. I believe it is time we changed this paradigm and reflected on the real meaning of beauty.

Healthy radiant beauty and youthful ageing begins within, by first acknowledging that our skin is the outside of our inside, the reflection of what we eat, how we feel, what we believe and how we see our selves. It is the wrapping of our spirit, the spark of light and life which distinguishes our uniqueness from others, without which we are simply dead.

In my opinion, I believe that skincare should be seen as topical nutrition, we don't eat synthetic food so why are we sold synthetic skincare when our skin is a systemic organ connected to every part of us.

"Our skin is the outside of our inside, it is the reflection of what we believe, how we think, what we feel..."

When I was a child, my mum would say to me..." Don't pull faces or the wind will change and your face will stick" it took me many years to fully understand what this meant. I have summarised this over the years and instead of saying this my 3 children, I simply suggest to them... " Smile more than you frown".

We have all walked by the person with the angry look and stare, have you noticed how it ages them? I believe that our outside is the reflection of our inside. If we are smiling inside, we are smiling outside.


Yeah, but what about bad days..?


We all have bad days and they are fine and natural and we can't be content 24 hours a day but we can practice contentment.

So, my answer for youthful ageing are the things I try and practice myself; and believe me my life has had and still has its challenges...& remember, change is constant but that doesn't mean we leave our selves free to be ravaged by time, there is a lot we can do to stay young and youthfull for much longer...

• Smile more than you frown
• Practice feeling content with each moment
• practice being solution focused
• Nurture yourself inside and out with good food & good skincare.
• Exercise body and mind

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