SIMPLE BEAUTY TIPS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER

 

•  BEAUTY IS NOT HOW YOU LOOK BUT HOW YOU FEEL, SO FIRST OF ALL FIND A REASON TO BE HAPPY!
• Always shower with the coldest water you can handle. If it's Summer try cold or almost cold. You will be amazed how shinier your hair will be and how firmer your skin will get! Not to say you will feel more energetic! Cold water stimulates collagen and elastin production. What makes our skin lose elasticity is the slowing down on the production of these fiber, so tough up and get cold!
• Still dry, dull hair? Apply a mixture of pure olive or almond oil throughout you hair and scalp and sleep on it with a shower cap. Next morning, wash it and see its shine!
• The skin around your eyes is the thinnest in the body, you probably know. What's next? Your neck! Almost as thin as your eyes. So when you apply your facial products go down to your neck up to your chest. That includes your sunblock! You can now delay that pleaded chicken neck!
• Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate! Your skin is made up off 14 layers. The top layer is dead and always shading while the ones bellow keep moving up to the surface while new cells are produced underneath. A newborn's skin is completely renewed every 24 hours, that is why it is SO smooth. Ours? Hum... about 1 day per year... so mine about 40 days, since I turn 40 in about a month! So exfoliation is the best way to remove the top layer, made up of dead cells to uncover the softer skin underneath. Now, most people make the mistake to use way too much friction when exfoliating. DON'T! Let the grains gently exfoliates the skin. Too much friction will "hurt" the newer skin and may cause more harm then good. (If you look in a microscope, over exfoliated skin looks rather rough, not smooth!). So, be gentle! If you break out after exfoliating, you are using too much pressure! The grains also have to be tiny like table sugar, not too course. Try my sugar scrub! The citric acid from the lemon in it, dissolve the "cement" that hold the cells together, the sugar than scrub the dead cells away!
• Your body is your temple, YOU decide what you bring inside it. Be good and relax sometimes... that's not the same as relaxing and being good every once in a while!
• The best way to get in a better shape is to start exercising if your are not or increasing your routine if you already do something. Length is more important then intensity. At least 25 minutes (30 to 45 is best). Your metabolism will kick only after 20 minutes and will keep higher for 36 hours. Set a doable goal. Trust me, starting is the only difficult part, after you start... you won't be able to stop! Try Yoga! No other exercise eliminates more toxins then that!
• Drink a gallon of water a day! Okay... as much as you can. Eliminate those toxins!
• No time for make up? Keep a mascara and lipstick in your purse. It's like magic!
• Buy clothes the size you are, not the size you used to be or want to be. When people see you they don't know if the pants you wear are size 2 or 20 but they do notice if they are squeezing you not fitting you. Your clothes have to fit you not you fit your clothes!
• Accessorize woman! Is a beautiful house with no decoration really beautiful? Just a simple necklace, earrings, a belt or a scarf, or even a nice watch will add some charm tpo your figure!
• Dress up or wear hills sometimes... even our posture improves! And you won't look so awkward on hills if you have to attend a wedding!
• Feel proud of your age at all ages! Not ashamed or sorry! If you feel sorry for you all the time, no one else will! People will think you are annoying!
  
• Laugh everyday! Smile to strangers and see what you get back! Once I knew a person who said her mom taught her from a young age not to have too much facial expression because she would get expression wrinkles!!! How did she look? She was beautiful, still wrinkled, but looked very dull and sad...

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MY FAVORITE DISHES WITH LEFTOVER ROTISSERIE CHICKEN? #3

CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH

INGREDIENTS: (amounts will vary depending on how much chicken you have)

Leftover Chicken shredded or cut into small pieces

1/4 cup of pineapple juice

1 tomato or 10 cherry tomatoes

1/2 Celery stalk cut into large pieces (1 if using the heart only)

1/2 Celery stalk diced

1 large carrot broken or cur into large pieces

1 large carrot diced

Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans

1/4 cup raisins

Slices of toasted whole wheat bread

In a blender put the pineapple juice, tomatoes, large pieces of celery and carrot. Save the diced carrot and celery for later. Blend until texture is even. Add chicken little by little making sure you have some left. (You should obtain a paste). Add parmesan to thicken the paste as needed. Pour you patè into a large mixing bowl and add the remaining chicken, diced veggies, walnuts and raisins. Taste, add salt if needed. To give it a twist you can add cumin or curry or nutmeg. (they all go very well with this recipe but don't add all together!) Serve with the toasted bread and fresh fruit on the side or make lettuce wraps! I like to add arugula to the sandwich...Yummy!

To see other leftover rotisserie chicken go here.

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NEW KIDS JUICE, with veggies and less sugar!

This new juice from Apple & Eve makes it easy to add more veggies to your bundle of joy! It is tasty, attractive and besides carrots (full of Beta-carotene, a Pro-Vitamin A, good for our eyes!), it has only 9 to 10g of sugar per box! That is at least half of other brands including the "100% fruit juice" ones! You should give it a try!

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MY FAVORITE DISHES WITH LEFTOVER ROTISSERIE CHICKEN? #2

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN SOUP (Canja de Galinha)

This traditional Brazilian soup is used as a remedy for cold or as a comfort dinner in a cold night.

INGREDIENTS: (amounts will vary depending on how much chicken you have)

Leftover Chicken shredded or cut into small pieces

4 cups Chicken Broth (homemade or organic store bought)

1 lg or 2 sm carrots cut into 1/2''cubes

1/2 cup of white or sweet potato cut into 1/2''cubes

2 chopped roma tomatoes

Some Rice - brown or white(cooked, leftover is great too!)

Chopped italian persley or scallion

In a large saucepan bring chicken broth to a boil over medium flame. Add the carrot and sweet potato and cook for 5 minutes. Then add tomatoes, rice and chicken and cook for 5  more minutes. Turn off heat and sprinkle with herb of choice and a little parmesan cheese! Bom apetite!

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KIDS' FAVORITE CAULIFLOWER CASSEROLE!

Cauliflower is a highly nutritious vegetable, member of the cruciferous family, and it contains many nutrients that can help prevent a range of diseases from cancer to cataracts. This is a very simple, yet tasty dish!

INGREDIENTS:
1 med head of cauliflower
16 oz Monterrey Jack cheese, cubed
16 oz turkey breast or cooked ham, cubed
1 cup Alfredo Sauce (store bought or home made)
1 can Nestlè Table Cream
1 tbsp milk or lemon juice
Parmesan Cheese

There are 2 ways of making this dish. You can choose between keeping the head intact or cutting the florets of the cauliflower. If using the head, boil it in water. If cutting into florets you can steam them. Either way add 1 tbsp of milk or lemon juice to boiling water to retain its white color. Cooking time and water amount will vary depending o method chosen and size of cauliflower. Cook for a short time to maintain crisp texture and nutrients. Be careful to not overcook! The cauliflower will break apart if you do. Set the head or florets on a colander to drain excess water.

In a bowl, mix the alfredo sauce and table cream. Add parmesan cheese to taste.

Place the drained cauliflower in a baking dish. Stuff the head with the cheese and meat cubes or simply sprinkle them on top if doing the florets version. Cover completely with the mixed cream and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for 10 minutes in 350ºF pre-heated oven. Broil briefly to brown. Serve over brown or white rice. Buon Apetit!

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