Beauty From the Inside

How do you make the most of your external efforts to stay looking fabulous?

It seems that while beauty treatments are the most common way to try and keep you looking young and beautiful, the true secrets lie in what you eat.

An article from the Huffington Post “New Year, Younger You: 20 Anti-aging Herbs and Spices You Must Add to Your Diet Now” is really highlighting the importance of adding ‘a little extra spice’ to your life to help you not only look better but live longer (in a healthier body).

In a nutshell, adding herbs & spices to your diet can have the following effects:

• Increase the nutrients in the food you’re eating - herbs & spices are high in anti-oxidants - great for health & beauty;
• Herbs & spices rev up your metabolism - in other words, they make you burn more calories - isn’t that what we all want?
• Some herbs and spices help you eat less - high in flavour means you don’t need to eat as much to satisfy your taste-buds;
• Use less salt - similar to the point before, because herbs and spaces are so high in flavour and nutrients, you can cut down on your salt intake - this makes for a less puffy, more streamlined body;
• Herbs and spices have medicinal qualities - it’s back in fashion now to use natural ingredients to keep yourself healthy rather than dosing up on pharmaceutical drugs.

Now if that doesn’t convince you to add a little extra spice to your life, read on for some specific examples:

• rosemary and basil for their anti-inflammatory power
• cumin and sage for their dementia-fighting power
• cayenne and cinnamon for their obesity-fighting power
• coriander and cinnamon for their sugar regulating powerslemon grass, nutmeg, bay leaves and saffron for their calming effects on your mood
• turmeric for its cancer fighting power
• oregano for its fungus-beating power
• garlic, mustard seed and chicory for their heart-pumping power
• basil and thyme for their skin-saving power
• turmeric, basil, cinnamon, thyme, saffron, and ginger for their immune-boosting power
• coriander, rosemary, cayenne, allspice and black pepper for their depression-busting power 

You can read the full article here