Category Archives: WELLNESS

BAI – MEET THE POWERHOUSE SUERFRUIT! (GLUTEN FREE TOO!)

June 9, 2013

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celebrates a new outstanding flavor:

Molokai Coconut

I AM ADDICTED!!!!

TRY THEM ALL THOUGH – ALL AMAZING!

COFFEEFRUIT Meet Our Superfruit

You’ve probably met the inside of the coffeefruit, what your everyday cup o’joe is made from. But we’d like to introduce you to the outside – coffee’s superfruit. Can something made from coffeefruit taste refreshing? Yes, the name may say coffee but the flavor is pure, delicious fruit. Imagine supercharged antioxidant power swirling with fragrant, fresh tasting fruit – that's 100% natural, free-radical crushing bai and bai5.


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Wondering why you’ve never heard of coffee's secret superfruit?

You’re not the only one! It just so happens to be one of nature's best kept secrets. Previously, the bright, round cranberry-like fruit of the coffee plant was left behind after coffee harvesting, a valuable antioxidant resource discarded. Only recently was the casing that once nurtured and protected the coffee bean recognized for its health-enhancing properties. Now, from the coffee fields of Indonesia, bai brings the antioxidant benefits of coffeefruit directly to you.

IT STARTED WITH A SIP… 

For two decades I traveled to exotic regions around the world in search of the best-quality, green coffee available. It was on one of those trips, during a visit to Indonesia, that I stumbled upon something unexpected: coffeefruit, the casing that surrounds the coffee bean, is an antioxidant powerhouse. I've been determined to share the secret of coffeefruit ever since.

Back home I turned my family's kitchen into a makeshift lab for more than a year mixing coffeefruit and exotic fruit juices to create a great-tasting, healthful beverage. The result? An antioxidant-rich, refreshing line called bai. In August 2009 bai was founded. The name bai – the Mandarin word for "pure" – was chosen to represent the simple, natural goodness of a beverage dedicated to fostering great health.

At first bai was sold only in health food stores in Princeton, New Jersey where the antioxidant infusions were created. Word of mouth about its delicious, refreshing nature ensured bai would move into other areas quickly. Soon bai could be found in specialty stores and in major retail markets throughout the northeast and California. Within months of its founding bai had launched a second line of infusions, bai5, a low-sugar, 5-calorie beverage created in response to customer's interest in even more healthful options to sugary, high-calorie drinks. The first bai5 infusion, Sumatra Dragonfruit, became an instant best seller. – BEN WEISS – CEO & FOUNDER

Today, as bai continues to grow, one thing is clear: the secret of coffeefruit antioxidant power is finally out!

 

Seven of the top skin hydrating boosters from Amy Chalmers, CDT

April 22, 2013

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1. EFA’s omega-3s and -6s feed the Keratinocyte so it can make the ceramides in your skin and build your acid mantle — which is one of the top three layers of the skin’s defense system. Good sources of omega-3s include kiwi, hemp, flax, cod, and salmon. Good sources of omega-6s are wheat germ oil, borage oil, evening primrose oil, walnuts, and USANA’s BiOmega.

 

2. Antioxidants prevent lipid peroxidation, which breaks down the membrane of cells and prevents them from doing their work. Good sources of antioxidants are: beta-carotene, vitamin A, B3, C, and E, glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, lutein, and resveratrol CoQ10.

 

3. Amino acids and minerals feed the keratinocyte. Keratinocyte helps your natural moisturizing factors keep water locked in where it needs to be to preserve the softness and smoothness of your skin. Some great sources of amino acids and minerals are USANA’s Essentials and Active Calcium.

 

4. Water needs to be consumed throughout the day to have an accumulative effect. Drink a minimum of 2 liters daily. Good hydrating drinks include coconut water, kambucha, Green Tea, Lemon Water, Herbal Teas, and the most obvious, clean pure water.

 

5. Greens are full of an assortment of essential nutrients to optimize cell function to keep your skin looking its best. Make your own green drink and be sure to include the following boosters: greens powder, chlorella, seaweeds, Bok Choy, spinach, and kale.

 

6. Vitamin D supplements are a great way to get the proper doses recommended without having to put your skin in the harmful rays of the sun.

 

7. Hyaluronic acid is a powerful antioxidant that is best known for its cushioning and plumping role in the skin. It has the ability to bond water to the tissues. It helps drive collagen production and is necessary for normal skin function. To ensure the maintenance of healthy levels of hyaluronic acid in your skin, supplement with magnesium, zinc, and phytoestrogens.

 

About Amy Chalmers:

Amy Chalmers is a qualified Cosmetic Dermal Therapist (CDT) and is passionate about developing and delivering alternatives to invasive and ablative cosmetic procedures. She has an extensive background as a trainer, a researcher, a consultant and founded Natural Skin Solutions in Vancouver Canada.

 

The Beauty Detox Foods: Discover the Top 50 Beauty Foods That Will Transform Your Body and Reveal a More Beautiful

March 30, 2013

GET READY TO GET CLEAN GET REAL AND BE TRANSFORMED FROM THE INSIDE OUT WITH KIMBERLY SNYDER’S NEWEST BOOK  

The Beauty Detox Foods: Discover the Top 50 Beauty Foods That Will Transform Your Body and Reveal a More Beautiful You 

…THE must read for all health & beauty die-hards

(or those just getting into it!)

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 I believe the word health is synonymous with the word beauty

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Clinical nutritionist to the stars and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder’s highly anticipated second book debuts today. 

WHAT:: Over 85 full color recipes—perfect for all budgets and all types of eaters. 

Snyder is infamous for having custom created nutrition plans for celebrities like Fergie, Drew Barrymore and Owen Wilson to name a few. And now we get in on those very recipes that help create those healthy, energized and stable red carpet bodies.  

 

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Her first highly touted book, The Beauty Detox Solution: Eat Your Way to Radiant Skin, Renewed Energy and the Body You’ve Always Wanted shared the secrets of natural nutrition and wellness. Her follow-up reveals more natural beauty insights like:

Synder’s top 50 beauty foods readers can replenish their health and unveil their most beautiful selves. Kimberly is nay to extreme food deprivation and yay to flavor, healthy choices lifetime habit of good solid eating. The intro is shares a very inspiring personal journey then eases into a clear three-part breakdown.

1.  A review of Snyder’s tried and tested program principles for healthy, detoxifying eating. Focusing on digestive health, you’ll learn how to free up energy normally sucked up by digestion, and redirect it to creating a more beautiful self from the inside out.

2. The top 50 beauty detox foods, organized by common beauty concerns like: acne, under eye circles, belly fat, brittle nails, and lackluster hair.

3. Exciting new recipes to increase your “Beauty Energy” using the top beauty foods complete with shopping lists for every meal, including dessert!

 

My definition of beauty is that it’s deep, lasting and magnetic, and grows from the inside out.


Groomed LA sat down with Kimberly at her recently launched store GLOW Bio and we literally cannot stop getting our smoothies on there!

PURCHASE: Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

COST: $17.95 U.S./$20.95 CAN

FOR MORE INFORMATION visit www.kimberlysnyder.net

THE BACKGROUND: Certified nutritionist, Kimberly Snyder, is a celebrity wellness guru and the best-selling author of The Beauty Detox Solution, and her brand new follow up, The Beauty Detox Foods. Her star client roster includes, Drew Barrymore, Fergie, Olivia Munn, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, and more. Snyder has also prepared cleansing, energy packed food on the face paced sets of The Avengers, 21 Jump Street, Transformers 3, The Internship, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Watch, Couples Retreat, Going The Distance, The Dilemma, and Hall Pass. As a renowned health and beauty expert, Snyder regularly appears on national television and in print to share her accessible, affordable, expert tips for optimal, natural living. For her innovative advice, Vogue named Snyderone of the “top results-oriented nutritionists” of 2011. Snyder is also a leading member of The National Association of Nutrition Professionals and The American Association of Nutrition Consultants. Thanks to Snyder’s GLOW BIO—one of a kind, probiotic enhanced smoothies and juices, Glowing Lean System and global Beauty Detox Movement, thousands of people have achieved better digestive health worldwide. 

 

The newly renovated Spa at Las Ventanas

March 27, 2013

 

On the heels of a complete spa renovation, The Spa at Las Ventanas will unveil a fully transformed spa menu this April. 

Featuring a full-range of new holistic therapies inspired by the rich history of Mexico, the eight new treatments were designed to restore energy and balance to the body, while quieting the mind, and bringing peace to the soul.

 

Here are highlights from the new menu: 

  • The Path of the Shaman is a unique cleansing ritual performed by a Shaman healer in a private sanctuary within the spa that specially designed for this experience.  The Shaman uses an herbal mixture called copal to purify and cleanse the body before massaging it with bamboo. The experience culminates in a warm herbal tea to soothe and protect the body and mind.

 

  • The Body and Mind Energy Restoration is inspired by ancient philosophies—Thai massage and personalized yoga instruction to relax your muscles, Shirodara to calm your mind and Reiki to balance your chakras. The restoring and energizing experience culminates in a satisfying lunch from La Cocina del Spa.

 

  • The Equilibrium Bamboo Massage uses bamboo trunks instead of hands to provide a deeper, firmer massage. This treatment, inspired by the stunning nature surrounding The Spa at Las Ventanas, also involves the ancient technique of equilibrium to activate the flow of energy throughout your body and invigorate your senses.

 

Situated between San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, the resort of Las Ventanas is located 20 minutes southwest of San Jose Del Cabo International Airport. At the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, Los Cabos combines a starkly beautiful desert landscape with one of the richest marine environments encompassing both the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez. The latter is an underwater wonderland, teeming with diverse sea life. The desert is a mosaic of color and texture with forests of saguaro cactus, sand dunes and stunning rock formations. Los Cabos is Mexico's leading luxury vacation destination. Hollywood first discovered it in the post-World War II years when stars went down for the sport fishing and to relax in privacy on the beach. There is so much to do here and enjoy in the warm sun that shines year-round.

March 25, 2013

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Infrared heating blankets. Lymphatic therapy. Par for the course at the recently opened Shape House on Larchmont. As a contributing beauty and wellness editor, I am committed to offering our readers economic products and services that actually work.  Extra points when company owners have heart,soul and passion.  Weight loss and its inevitable maintenance is the billion dollar question for men and women alike. Sweating, detoxification, elimination of our accumulated junk (food, stress, toxins, environmental waste) is an undeniable factor. Couple this with a clean approach of eating (protein, vegetables, cut the crap and drink WATER) will aid in weight loss.  No one can argue this.

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Shape House staff recommend lymphatic therapy for additional shaping, cleansing and detoxification. Lymphatic therapy is…of great support to the lymphatic system, which is in charge of our immune system. The lymphatic system carries bacteria, viruses, and even mutated cells away from healthy tissue and flushes it out of the body. When the lymphatic system is strung out or not flowing properly, bacteria and viruses sit in the body and don’t have a way out.  The feeling is similar to the experience when you get your blood pressure measured at the doctor’s office. For your entire body. You slip into a suit that is connected to a device. It pressures and releases different parts of your body. I felt new agey and scientific, almost like I was doing an experiment on myself all while relaxing and dozing on and off.

Lymphatic therapy can:

Improve a sluggish colon
Eliminate cellulite
Assist your body in ridding itself of parasites
Provide relief from asthma, earaches, edema, fibromya and many other diseases.
Reduce menstruating cramps.
Induce a deep relaxation and great sleep the following night.

Below a chart comparing infrared sweat to other activity:

Now for the cost…

1 infrared session = $45

1 Lymphatic session = $45

Shape House is created by Sophie Chiche as a modern day urban sweat lodge.  Chiche's desire was to create a community in a healing, restorative backdrop.   Chiche's accents are evident throughout. A door painted SWEAT, iPad tablets to sign in, unique gifts for sale Shape House is 100% creative magic. Where else can someone finda  Dream Room where visitors can create avision board  Relax, journal, set your intention.

 

Personally, an infrared or lymphatic session seems equally healing  as a massage and less expensive.  Shape House also offers packages and monthly memberships.  Take a break from everyday stress, anxiety and life.  Take an hour or two out and treat yourself to a well deserved sweat

Shape House is located at 434 N. Larchmont Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90004; 323 467 3000

 

 

 

 

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