HEAL YOUR GUT + YOUR SKIN

Because the digestive system truly affects skin health let's give it some loving attention.

You can support your overall health by following simple guidelines. 

• Go to bed early so you wake refreshed with enough time to breathe, move and meditate to begin your day in a balanced way. 
• Adopt the Aruveydic practice of oil pulling first thing. Use quality coconut oil - which has a whitening effect and is anti-bacterial. This protects your digestive system from toxins that may have gathered while you sleep.
• Drink a glass of warm water with the juice of half a lemon to wake your digestive system + further flush out toxins.
• Eat a breakfast that doesn't contain processed foods. Try porridge with warm spices like cinnamon or sour dough bread + avocado. Eat mindfully + slowly. 
• Aim to breakfast like a queen, lunch like a servant and dine like a pauper. Ideally finish eating three hours before you go to bed to allow your body to process food. 
• During the day, drink warm or hot water not very cold water as this upsets the digestive system. 
• Fasting is valuable to flush out your system. Can't face the thought of a fast? Try a mini one... eat your last meal before 6 pm and then have a breakfast of fresh fruit the following morning at 9 am to give your body a full 15 hours to recover. 
• Keep food natural like your skincare. 
• Have a plan. When we're disorganised we tend to eat mindlessly, either too much, too fast or just the wrong foods. This leads to digestive problems which affect your whole system.