BALANCED SKIN FOR LIFE

In all areas of life balance represents a health medium. When talking about healthy skin you can see what happens when your skin is not balanced, you end up with dry or oily skin, which leads to other skin problems. An imbalanced pH level of the skin and skincare products are to blame for numerous skin disorders such as eczema, acne, psoriasis, dermatitis, rosacea, and early aging of the skin. There is a pH sweet spot for your skin to function properly and look it’s best.

pH BALANCE FOR YOUR SKIN

You can throw off the pH balance in the skin by what you put ON the body and IN the body. Most skincare products have harmful chemicals that destroy the acid mantel and wreck the pH balance. Your dermis will warn you when you have thrown off the pH balance by becoming sensitive, swelling (inflammation), sudden acne breakouts or having the appearance of aging (rapid wrinkles).

SKIN PROTECTIVE LAYER

The skin’s protective layer (Acid Mantle) is responsible for keeping lipids and moisture in, and keeping germs, pollution, toxins, and harmful bacteria out! A healthy pH balance for the skin ranges from 4 to 6.5 (some areas of the body require varied ranges). When you are younger the acid mantel is more active and maintains a healthy environment for skin to look young. With age the pH begins to become alkaline (more neutral) providing more opportunity for bacteria to grow, sensitivity to develop, and wrinkles to occur.

FROWNIES AND SKIN PROTECTIVE LAYER

Frownies skincare products keep the skin at that perfect pH sweet spot! Frownies skin care products keep skin healthy and youthful appearing at any age!

BALANCE IN SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

Soaps have high alkaline content that destroys the acidic balance; especially if you have sensitive skin you should use acidic pH balance cleansers to promote skin health. The problems with skin care products are they are either too alkaline or too acidic, find balance in Frownies skin care. Frownies pH Balancing Complexion Wash and Frownies Rose Water Hydrator Spray have all-natural ingredients, to cleanse the skin and protect from harmful bacteria by balancing the skin’s ph. Frownies Complexion wash and Frownies Rose Water Spray are guaranteed to improve the health and appearance of your skin leaving you looking your most youthful self!

WHAT FOODS HELP WITH SKIN HEALTHY GLOW

At FROWNIES we know what you feed your face matters. What you eat can affect your hormone balance, cause acne, and create inflammation (which is associated with skin aging). That is why we are telling your what you eat is as important as the serums and creams you apply for that healthy glow look.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

Frownies has collected a list of foods that help prevent skin problems and promote skin health. The term "you are what you eat", is reality when it comes to your skin. How much mind you pay to what you eat, not only shows in your figure, but also shows on your face. You’re welcome in advance for your gorgeous, healthy skin!

 FOODS THAT HELP PREVENT SKIN PROBLEMS

FACE YOUR FEAR

At Frownies we believe some of us  too often, allow fear, worry, and doubt to dominate and define our lives. We allow it to steal our joy, our sleep, and our precious dreams. “The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things.

If you want to know happiness and realize your dreams, you have to be willing to take a leap of faith despite being afraid.

Too often, we hold back and play it safe, in order to avoid becoming successful, feeling embarrassed, looking silly, being hurt, and facing rejection or possible failure.

We cling to fear from our childhood, traumatic experiences, and the negative media. It’s our responsibility to acknowledge, face, and dissolve our fear.

Are you willing to begin now, to dig for the courage to do all the things you were meant to do, but haven’t yet begun?

The following tips will allow you to face fear and put it in its place:

 Get comfortable with fear

Invite fear into your life. When you fear something, move toward it. Feel it, and breathe through it.

Do the things that frighten you. Action builds courage. Tell yourself, “This fear will pass.” Your world expands as your courage expands.

Make your dominant thoughts positive

Fearful thoughts attract more fear. Positive thoughts attract success. Instead of expecting the worst, train your mind to expect the best. Only allow positive assumptions about your future.

Don’t give time, attention, or energy to fear

Hold yourself accountable. Be consistent, be prepared, be dependable, and focus on solutions.

Be innovative, take the initiative, and go the extra mile. If you don’t take action despite your fear, opportunity will pass you by.

Never dwell on scarcity

Learn to think, speak, and live as an abundant person. Turn off the news. Celebrate what you have. Be generous.

Focus your attention on being ready, willing, and prepared for the beauty, wonder, connections, good fortune, and favorable circumstances that are yours if you are willing to work and be open to it.

Revisit your victories

Strengthen your belief in yourself by reflecting on the last three years of your life and every success you’ve experienced. You are worth celebrating!

Close your eyes and feel the celebratory emotion of each one. Bring the same drive, persistence, and talent into now and allow it to inspire and motivate you.

Live vicariously through the victories of others

Use the success stories of others. Read how the Brooklyn Bridge was built. Study the success of Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Steven Spielberg, Tony Robbins, and Oprah Winfrey. Take note of the courage they developed and follow their path to greatness.

Ask your family and friends for encouragement

Friends and family can see your strength when you forget you have it. At my request, they won’t hesitate to remind you of all trials and triumphs you have come through. Ask your loved ones to do this for you. They will be generous with praise and encouragement.

Create a support group of friends or colleagues 

Robert Fulghum said it best in his book, All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: “When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.” Sticking together makes tough times easier and easier times more fun!

Plan to be great

Step into your power and dream big. Follow it up with calculated risks and deliberate action steps. Have no doubt about your success.

Love is real. Where we see fear, it is merely an illusion; a call for love.

Fear encompasses so many of the negative emotions we encounter every day. In fact, it IS every negative emotion we experience.

The defensiveness we feel when our boss approaches our desk, the silent judgment we pass at the man talking loudly on his phone on the train, the way we snap at our partner after a long day. It all comes from a lack of loving intent, and so, can be classified as fear.

How does it feel to live in love instead of fear? What would it be like to spend a day seeing only with love? No matter what happened or who did what to you, you didn’t get angry or upset and genuinely only saw love in the people around you. How would it change your behavior and the way your day panned out?

Here’s what most people find:

I have less arguments — when I can let go of my need to be right or to defend my position in some way, it’s amazing how quickly arguments dissolve into nothing. When an argument does erupt, I can see exactly where I launched into fear in hindsight.

I have more opportunities — when you put your trust in love, instead of fearing the worst, or constantly worrying about the “bad” people in the world or thinking that you have bad luck or karma, the Universe opens its doors and showers you with love. The list of synchronicities that I have from holding a more loving intention is pretty much endless.

Animals like you more — seriously, they pick up on the vibes!

There are loads of others, too, but hopefully that’s enough of a taste to have you thinking that maybe living in fear isn’t such a good thing.

Are you living fear

Here’s how we think about fear. Read through the list and make a mental note of how often you do this per day:

• Judge someone else
• Judge yourself
• Stress, worry, or get anxious about something
• Shout at someone
• Snap at someone
• Gossip
• Feel angry or slighted
• Carry a grudge
• Complain
• Rely on your own strength (instead of letting the Universe help)
• Feel guilty

Studies show most of us do a lot of this on a daily basis. I know I did! When we’re used to living like this, sometimes it can feel really uncomfortable to hear that there’s a different option.

The option described above IS available to you now. It’s that easy. Choosing love is all about perception. It can take time to retrain your brain, but it doesn’t have to.

My personal mantra (which I repeat about 1,000 times a day) is: I forgive myself and I choose to see this differently.

Every time any one of those fears in the list comes up, I become aware of it, I let it out if I need to, and I repeat the mantra. If it feels too uncomfortable for you, you can try, “I am open to forgiving myself and seeing this differently” instead. It will work.

Keep going. Stop holding yourself back. You were made of greatness and for greatness, and all humans deserve a  life of love ~ you deserve a life of love!

As we get older, our skin naturally loses elasticity. Dirt, pollution, and lack of proper hydration, speed up the signs of aging around the eyes on the skin. Signs of aging show up in the eye area because the skin in that area is thin and vulnerable. Frownies anti-aging Eye Cream addresses the under eye skin problems that inevitably show up, most of them can be slowed or prevented if addressed early. There are different kinds of under eye skin issues that show up due to factors like lifestyle and skin type. To help paint a picture here are some examples:

Dry Skin 

Crow's Feet 

“Smile lines” or “character lines”, more commonly known as crow’s feet, are wrinkles around the eye area. They start appearing on the skin from as early as the mid-twenties, but it’s good to note that getting crow’s feet is inevitable without continual hydration and Frownies Eye Cream provides just that.

Under Eye Wrinkles

SKIN AND INFLAMMATION

FROWNIES president  has been a health and wellness Naturapath for over 30 years. She knows Inflammation is a buzzword in the wellness world and anti-inflammatory diets are all the health rage right now.

Wondering what it actually is to have inflammation, how it affects you and why it’s so bad? Inflammation is not inherently bad. In fact, we need it! Inflammation (in it’s acute stage) is the body’s natural response to heal and protect itself from injury and infection. When the body’s inflammatory response is prolonged, it can lead to a state of chronic inflammation, which is symptom that the immune system is revving in overdrive. Ultimately, chronic inflammation quickly wears down the immune system which is why inflammation is often found at the root of most health issues and diseases today (accelerated aging, autoimmunity, IBS, arthritis, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, dementia and all sorts of cancers).

CAUSES OF INFLAMMATION

• Standard American diet – high in refined sugars, gluten, diary, and hydrogenated oils (just to touch on how bad the norm is)
• Gut health issues
• Stress
• Environmental toxins
• Lack of sleep
• Sedentary lifestyle

Chronic inflammation can show up in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, acne, allergies, weight gain, digestive issues, joint pain, fatigue and depression. However for some people, chronic inflammation can be festering beneath the surface without manifesting observable symptoms and they may not know it’s there! So ask your doctor to include C-reactive protein (CRP), a pro-inflammatory marker released by the liver, as part of your routine lab work.

If you experience any of the above warning signs (or your CRP levels are higher than 1 mg/L) don’t worry–-food is one of the most powerful medicines for fighting inflammation. What you choose to put on your fork will either feed the inflammation fire or extinguish it. The best way to sop the damage from inflammation on a cellular level is to eat a diet full of anti-inflammatory foods. An anti-inflammatory diet is consists of foods that are widely regarded to as healthy, including those high in fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients. Here is a list of foods to keep chronic inflammation in check.

INFLAMMATION FIGHTING FOODS

BLUEBERRIES

Blueberries, and other dark-colored berries, contain a broad range of antioxidants, specifically resveratrol, gallic acid and proanthocyanidins, which protect you from oxidative stress and have been shown to reduce markers of inflammation.

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Include half a cup of blueberries in your diet several times a week, like in a Blueberry Kale Smoothie.

GINGER

Ginger has been a prized food in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years owing to its powerful immune-boosting and cleansing properties. It is rich in inflammation-fighting compounds that have been shown to help with pain relief.

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Add one teaspoon of dried ginger powder or one tablespoon of fresh ginger root to your meals a few times a week. A great way to use fresh ginger root is grated and added to sauces and salad dressings; it’s also great in drinks, like a Ginger Lemonade.

CACAO

Cacao is unroasted so it contains up to twice the antioxidants of traditional cocoa which is made from roasted beans. Cacao is a rich dietary source of the mineral magnesium and magnesium deficiency is strongly linked with inflammatory conditions.

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Eat a square of 85% dark chocolate a day (that’s right!) or, better yet, use raw cacao powder and cacao nibs for the antioxidant benefits without the sugar, in a smoothie or Hormone-Balancing Hot Coco.

TURMERIC

Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which helps with everything from pain relief to managing chronic disease. Studies have shown curcumin to be more effective in reducing inflammation and pain than aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin)!

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Add ½ teaspoon of dried turmeric powder or ½ inch of the fresh root to your diet a few times a week. Combining turmeric with a little pinch of black pepper may significantly increase the intestinal absorption of turmeric, a savory pancake recipe could include both. Some people may not want to spice their food with turmeric often, so an alternative is taking it daily in supplement form.

GREEN TEA

Green tea is rich in anti-inflammatory polyphenols, particularly EGCG, which is a powerful antioxidant known for inhibiting cancer cell growth and reducing risk for heart disease.

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Replace one of your daily coffees with green tea (coconut milk matcha latte sound yummy?) or try cooled green tea as the liquid base of your smoothie.

LEAFY GREEN VEGGIES

Leafy greens without a doubt are always included in the list of foods for fighting inflation because of their incredible nutrient density! Super rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, A, E, as well as tons of other vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, leafy greens protect against oxidative stress caused by free radical damage. There are lots of great ones to choose from–-spinach, collard greens, swiss chard, watercress, dandelion greens, mustard greens, etc.–so mix it up people!

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Aim to get in two servings of raw or cooked leafy greens per day! just put them in everything–smoothies, tofu scramble, kale wraps, stir fry, sandwiches, salads, sauted…… get creative and get the greens in already!

CRUCIFEROUS VEGGIES

Cruciferous veggies include broccoli, cauliflower, kale, bok choy, cabbage and Brussels sprouts among others and are invaluable to an anti-inflammatory diet. The flavonoids and carotenoids work together to battle chronic inflammation and reduce cancer risk.

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Include a serving of cruciferous veggies a day. They can be delicious, like in a Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh, or pureed cauliflower soup.

FERMENTED FOODS

Gut problems like leaky gut and dysbiosis (microbial imbalance) activate the immune system and set off an inflammatory cascade in the body. Your gut microbes team up with immune cells to boost their overall defense, protecting you against bad bacteria and other pathogens and toxins. Introducing good bacteria into your gut via fermented foods will boost your gut’s defenses and reduce chronic inflammation. Fermented foods are lacto-fermented, raw and contain live cultures and enzymes. Some great ones are sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, kefir, and yogurt.

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Include at least one of these foods into your diet each day, i.e. add 1 spoonful of sauerkraut or kimchi to a lunch wrap or sandwich, eat yogurt (the blueberries we mentioned) and nuts, or drink 4 ounces of kombucha.

COCONUT OIL

Coconut oil has so many health benefits (boosts metabolism, balances hormones, anti-microbial to name a few) and high levels of antioxidants for healing inflammation is one of them!

Anti-inflammatory prescription: Include at least 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to your diet each day. Blend in your coffee (creates an almost creamy and frothy effect). Add it to your smoothies as a source of good fat to keep you full all morning. Sauté and roast your veggies in it. It may sound strange, but eat a spoonful after lunch to satisfy a sugar craving (I’ve done this so many times). You can even use it as a moisturizer for skin and hair!

There you have it – using food as medicine will totally douse the fire of chronic inflammation! Mentioned were just a few suggestions, but adding a wide variety of nutrient-dense foods will provide an effective anti-inflammatory diet. In addition to diet, be sure you’re also focusing on gut health, managing stress, optimizing sleep, exercising, and minimizing toxins in your environment, food, and personal care products.