Clean Kiss Lifestyle

As a woman in midlife, you want to be making the healthiest choices possible when it comes to what you put ON and IN your body. Quality really does matter. 

Choosing toxin-free, clean and natural skincare is one of the first steps to take to ensure your health and longevity in midlife. Making the choice of clean skincare products can help to ensure that you do not get any side effects such as hormonal disruption (from xenoestrogenic toxins), any topical skin issues such as skin rashes, or irritation, or more severe symptoms such as headaches, nausea, fertility issues, or other known effects from toxic ingredients. 

One of our most revered ways of unlocking our own skin's potential is with the use of marine ingredients in both our topical natural skincare and in ingestible products. With that in mind, we want to introduce you to Bend Beauty. We discovered Bend Beauty by virtue of being two proudly Canadian brands who share a mutual love of marine ingredients in skincare products.

I am passionate about pro-aging which means finding ways to answer the question that is often asked by women all around the world which is "How to age gracefully with diet, exercise and wellness products?". I feel very strongly that right off the bat we need to stop thinking about aging as a bad thing. If you aren't aging, then you aren't alive. 

Having said that, I believe that we can age with grace and beauty and, most importantly, appropriately for our age. Have you ever met someone that is your age or younger but looks much, much older than you or older than you would have guessed?

Chances are high that they have been living large and not following some basic fundamental principles of looking after their skin. It could also be genetics or skin type, of course, as some people are prone to age quicker than others. 

In fact, if you are familiar with the field of epigenetics you know that a large portion of your health can be attributed to genetic makeup whereas the remaining health factors come down to lifestyle habits and living a life of wellness that can change the course of your health.

Why would I want to use oil on my face?  

With the uprise of facial oils in Western Society, it is a good one to ask for certain. Whether you have oily, acne prone skin or dry skin, you may also be someone wondering about the facial oil hype and whether or not it is the right skincare solution for you. Perhaps it is the magical panacea you have been longing for. On the flip side, I've even had some people have a complete meltdown as an adult when oil touches their face because they still remember being covered in pimples as a teenager just for coming anywhere near oil on their sensitive, hormonal faces.

You are spending more time at home with your family over the past year and may be noticing certain bodily changes in your children as they approach puberty.  Along with this close togetherness and quality time of homeschooling, board games, family meals, and cuddling on the couch for tv time, you may also be getting close and personal and noticing that your child or teen doesn't smell so fresh anymore. 

You may also be wondering, does it seem that children are requiring deodorant younger and younger these days? Or are we just more aware of personal hygiene given that we are hand-washing and protecting our bodies now due to the pandemic?

Is it hormones taking over earlier in their bodies? Either way I am surprised lately by how many parents come to me asking if our natural deodorant is safe for their school ager (as young as age 5!) and for their teenagers.

It is so simple and satisfying to make your own nut milk and quite frankly I enjoy it much more than store bought nut milks because I know exactly what I am putting into it and what is also NOT going into it. Did you know that when you buy store-bought nut milks, there are usually in fact very few nuts in it. It is mostly watered down sadly and therefore the nutritional benefits are greatly diminished.

In fact, the beauty of this recipe (pun intended) I am going to give you is two-fold.

First, the superfoods that are added to the recipe to combine with the brazil nuts make it even more nutritious than just plain brazil nut milk PLUS it is the fact that brazil nuts are so very good for us. Let's find out why I love brazil nuts as much as I do.