Clean Kiss Lifestyle

It is no secret that the hormonal changes we go through in midlife, also known as (peri)menopause, can wreak havoc on your skin and body, not to mention your mental health.  

There is one thing that "the experts" (medical doctors, alternative/holistic practitioners, menopause educators) all agree on. That is that you can be doing things proactively to minimize the impacts of your dropping estrogen levels and to make your experience more pleasant. 

Keep reading to find out the 5 Natural Health Tips to ease your menopause transition so that you can (hopefully) have a positive experience, instead of the horror stories we all hear about from friends and the media. 

Drinking coffee is a sacred event to me. I am not one to take a sip and leave it on the counter to get cold. I only prepare my coffee when I am ready to sit down and savour it as part of my daily ritual. 

This is especially truer now in my life that I have chosen to reduce my coffee habit down to only one or 1.5 per day. It makes that sacred coffee even more sacred! 

I used to drink four cups a day, all before 9 am. For real. It was when my kids were little, I was exhausted all the time, and I was under extreme stress and pressure with the business I had at the time. And my health was suffering as a result. 

Now I am finding natural ways to boost my energy with coffee alternatives such as elixirs, herbal teas, fresh fruit waters and more. I have made the switch and seriously reduced my coffee intake because my cortisol and hormones were giving me big signs that the coffee was doing more harm than good. 

If you can relate, then keep reading to find out what to drink instead that is still fun, brings you joy and is as tasty as coffee! 

As a Certified Aesthetics Nutritional Professional, CNAP (meaning I am trained in how nutrition affects skin), I get these questions a fair bit. Let's dive in and get to the bottom of this topic in a moment.

But first...before we do that I just want to preface this discussion by saying that your skin is only "angry" if you deem it so. We don't like to label any skin condition as a "problem" unless you are here because you think it is a problem.

You are beautiful in whatever skin you are in be it acne-prone, aging, inflamed or any other skin challenge you face. We do not define beauty as "perfect" skin. Perfection doesn't exist! But if you do want to have healthier looking skin, you are in the right place. 

You may have decided it's time to make the switch to a natural deodorant after this trend has been sweeping Amazon, online store shelves and armpits now for almost a decade in a big way. And it isn't slowing down anytime soon.

But how on earth do people survive making the switch to natural deodorant?

You've heard the (horror) stories from friends and co-workers about how they tried a natural deodorant and had horrific body odour before noon that day! We all have heard them, maybe even lived them.

Or perhaps you heard about a friend that went through a "detox" process for a month and then they were fine with their switch to natural deodorant. 

Maybe you made the switch already during the global pandemic while working from home or maybe you are just plain resisting it because even at home alone you aren't willing to give up your trusted and true anti-perspirant in lieu of wicked body odour.

I get it. Change is hard. 

As a Wellness Expert, I promote and educate on the trifecta of good health:

Non-toxic Skincare + Holistic Nutrition + Movement

It's a simple formula.

What you put ON your body + what you put IN your body + how you MOVE your body.

It all sounds great doesn't it? It is great. But life is messy and imperfect and obsessing over getting it all right is going to make you CRAZY! 

That nourished glow of a healthy complexion.  You know it when you see it.  There are some simple skincare and lifestyle principles that can help you get there if you really are committed to having healthy looking skin, at any age or stage of your life.

The truth of the matter is that you can use all the natural, beautiful skin care products that money can buy you but unless you are following these simple lifestyle principles to keep your whole body healthy you will not achieve your skincare goals. 

Keep reading for my Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid this Fall for your skin.  

I am a Skin Health Coach and a Natural Skincare product formulator. I have studied extensively how to get healthy glowing skin using natural, plant-based ingredients such as what is used in natural skincare products that are tailored for acne-prone skin, as well as the role that nutrition and stress plays when it comes to the skin. 

In other words, I take a holistic view of the skin and look at both what you put ON the skin as well as what goes IN the body. 

I am an expert in Natural Skin Health and love all things to do with the skin, our largest organ. That is why I became a natural skincare product formulator and started my own indie skincare brand (indie means independently owned). I am also a Certified Nutritional Aesthetics Practitioner (CNAP) because I care passionately about how to help women to get healthier skin at all ages, but especially in (peri)menopause.