HEALTH + WELLNESS
WELLNESS TRENDS WITH STAYING POWER cont.
MINERALS NOT VITAMINS
If health were a rock band, showy old vitamins might be the lead singer, but the songwriter? Minerals. Who are finally getting their moment in the spotlight. Particularly magnesium, the queen of all minerals it seems, and one that’ s been singled out by doctors and health
professionals as the key to improving muscle and bone strength, helping keep our blood pressure in check, and supporting a strong immune system. Around 80 per cent of us are deficient in magnesium alone and the stresses, sleepless nights and bad habits( too much coffee; processed foods) of modern life are all depleting our precious mineral levels. Grab a supplement, or try a topical mineral spray to keep yours topped up.
ADAPTOGENS
CALORIE COUNT OUT, CONFIDENCE COUNT IN
Hallelujah! It seems the diet industry has final realised that modern women are not just a calorie-controlling bunch of‘ hangry’ maniacs, desperately trying to be skinny, but that today’ s‘ diets’ are wellness focused and much more about weighing our feelings, confidence and achievements, not just our bodies. Aimed at eating healthier, getting more active and discovering new ways to define your success, Weight Watchers’‘ Beyond the Scale’ plan for example has shifted the diet’ s emphasis well away from losing pounds and instead focuses on achieving self-care, inner strength, and an overall healthy lifestyle. Bravo.
Known energy boosters and resilience increasers in the face of stress, adptogens— effectively plants with superpowers— have been used for centuries in Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, but are in the midst of a massive comeback. Able to adapt their function to whatever our bodies need, these fatigue-fighting superherbs help us to combat pressure situations in a healthy way, so we can sidestep feeling run down, and you can expect to see adaptogenic ingredients like ashwagandha, rhodiola rosea, maca and ginseng cropping up in foods, drinks and skincare by the bucketload. We love What Skin Needs‘ Hydrating Facial Serum’, which is packed with gotu kola, a rejuvenative adaptogen.
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