I have sensitive skin, so years ago I did an overhaul of my beauty products by getting rid of anything that was not hypoallergenic or pure and natural. I continued to use up the body products I already had, though, keeping them away from my sensitive face and decollete. As you can see in my “extra makeup” basket above, I was sticking with Almay and Physicians’ Formula and Burt’s Bees and natural makeup as much as possible. I figured I could still use whatever lipstick I wanted because my lips never broke out in a rash.
Then my husband alerted me that someone told him there was lead in lipstick. And recently on Facebook and Instagram, friends spoke up about it.
How could this be?!
So I did a spring cleaning of my lipsticks and threw out about 60% of them. Then I went online to find out what lipsticks had lead and which ones didn’t. I’m sharing my list with you (in three parts below).
My thinking is that age doesn’t matter. Whenever you start to improve your lifestyle, by becoming vigilant about the purity of your cosmetics or whatever, you can improve your health. You can get better and better all the time.
Now that spring has sprung (or at least begun), the countdown to the lazy hazy days of baring more body has begun. Age doesn’t matter. We’ll all be wanting to wear way less clothing in the hot, sunny days ahead. And really, we should all be getting our regular exercise, if not to get in shape then to improve our health!
The stores are aware of this, so every year they help motivate us to get to the gym with sales on athletic wear, running shoes and sneakers. March and April are the best time of year to buy these.
Sarah Jane Adams at MyWrinklesAreMyStripes on Instagram is partial to Adidas shoes and shows how to rock them in your 60’s or anytime you like. (See above.)
I looked at the sales on women’s sneakers, and they don’t just cover athletic shoes. There are some serious shoes and then there are some seriously awesome-looking shoes. You can get high-performance for the gym and some street cred, too.
Here are just a half dozen samples of what you can find right now:
A dear friend of mine, Althea, gave me this list of “Raw Food Health Documentaries” and then she added in a few more that she found online. At the time, another mutual friend of ours was struggling to end her soda pop addiction. Althea and I were finding articles that informed us of the shocking and deadly diseases that occur from drinking too much soda.
This list of 20 documentary films exposes truths that the food industry doesn’t want us to know about. These films will get you to think twice about what you eat and where your food is coming from. If you eat meat, they might get you to care more about how animals are treated on their way to your table.
Age doesn’t matter. Good food can heal and revitalize you. Armed with the knowledge that you gain form these films, you can become a guide to friends and family. And if you’re inspired to support causes for the health our society and the humane treatment of animals, activism is another factor that contributes to vitality.
So watch out! I think these films are going to end up changing my diet and the way I think about food! :0
This is a diary of the healthy lifestyle goals that my son, Chris, and I are making together each month. Since it takes 21-30 days to develop a new habit, making a goal for the month ahead is an effective strategy.
The buddy system is one of the main ways to get motivated. I’ve always found that if I say out loud to someone what I plan on doing, I’m more likely to do it. Because if I say I will, I feel responsible to follow through.
Age doesn’t matter. It’s never too late. You can always make progress and actually reverse the signs of aging!
My birthday gift from my son this year was a chakra mineral starter set of healing crystals, with a velvet pouch containing the chakra healing stones. The gift card said, “Hi, Mom! May they bring you abundance and comfort! From Your Son.”
I was surprised to get this chakra healing set of crystals when I had just posted an article on “How to Use the Amazing Powers of Color.” This was synchronicity at its best! In my color post, I included a list of how to heal and correct the chakras by their corresponding colors.
I decided to share my gift with you. I had already intended to write about crystals, and I will explore the topic more in the future if you like. I hope that the basic information I am sharing with you here is helpful!
When we “cleanse” our chakras with crystals, we dispel negative energy that is building up inside of us and disturbing our delicate energy balance. This promotes both emotional and physical self-healing.
Age doesn’t matter. Throughout history, the wisest healers were those of a venerable age.
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