Healthy Beauty – the 3 best DIY beauty elixers

The following recipes come courtesy of my good friend Kaeli Bauman who, as a holistic wellness coach helps women the world over tackle their nutritional demons so that they can live a healthy, vibrant life. Kaeli says:

What you put inside your body for beauty is far more important than what you put on the outside. Breakouts and sluggish looking skin are usually caused by an overburdened digestive system due to less than optimal food choices like heavily processed sugar and rancid fats.  This is something that even the most expensive, highest quality skin product couldn’t repair.  These quick little beauty elixirs are simple to make and have immediate healthy, beautifying benefits.  When taken in the morning on an empty stomach or with breakfast, they absorb right into your bloodstream working their magic – detoxifying, energizing, regenerating, and adding a sweet glow to your skin.

Glow

(I’ve been making a very close version of this simple recipe every day for almost a year now.  Only difference is that I slice a few pieces of ginger very thinly & add less than a tsp. of virgin coconut oil and a little honey.  Sometimes I even add a tsp. of apple cider vinegar).  Didn’t realize I was concocting a revive/glow mix but in any case it gives a good start to the day & gets me glowing (ha, ha).

Ingredients:

1 Lemon juiced

Dash of cayenne pepper

1 inch of juiced ginger

Dash of cinnamon

Why? Cinnamon controls your blood sugar levels, ginger has anti-inflammatory properties, cayenne revs up your metabolism, and lemon is an awesome liver detoxifier.  Together they create a magical potion that will have you glowing all morning.

Revive

2 Tbsp of Apple cider vinegar

Dash of turmeric

1 tsp of raw honey

1 lime juiced

Why? Limes are full of citric acid which help detox the kidneys, raw honey is rich in minerals, turmeric has anti-inflammatory and anti-aging compounds, and apple cider vinegar has a pH similar to skin, which helps restore and balance your skin.

Skin

1 tbsp of raw cacao

1 tsp of maca

1 tbsp of maple syrup

1 tbsp of flax oil

Why? Cacao contains antioxidants which help protect collagen in the skin, maca helps balance hormones (which can contribute to breakouts,) Maple Syrup contains active ingredients which help skin cells regenerate, and flax oil is rich in omega-3’s which help maintain skin’s plump structure.

Take care of yourself xo

KALE by KAELI (A Holistic Wellness Website) http://www.kalebykaeli.com/