Does Beauty Come in a Basket?
we resort to quick fixes - eye creams that claim to reduce puffiness and dark circles overnight, weight loss pills that will magically make you shed five pounds in one week and “potion” lotions that make your skin “firm” and “glow.”
Furthermore, the vitamins and minerals that must be ingested are now formulated in skin products. Can beauty be found in a jar?
After your nightly routine, you look into your reflection and can’t help but notice your beauty “problems” - greyish skin, brittle hair or acne.
“What you’re actually seeing is a reflection of the inner imbalances not only by a lack of the vital beauty essentials - a detoxed system, purified water, powerful proteins, beautifying oils, immune-boosting fruits and veggies, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and balanced hormones - but also by toxic overload and mental, emotional or spiritual blocks,” said Ann Louise Gittleman, author of The Living Beauty Detox Program: The Revolutionary Diet for Each and Every Season of a Woman’s Life. However, after cleansing (detoxification), a well-balanced diet and exercise will help you feel wonderful.
Gittleman prescribes a different cleansing diet for every season, focusing on the organs that are affected by climate change. Her methods are based on traditional Chinese medicine. “The right nutrition, internal cleansing and hormonal harmony are the pathways to attaining natural beauty and vitality,” she said. Gittleman redefines beauty by breaking down the necessary foods one should eat, turning beauty inside out.
