Bedtime Beauty Tea

Bedtime Beauty Tea

Hey babe,

This week is really flying by. I can't believe it's almost the weekend! I have so much to do on Saturday it's going to be insane if I actually get it all done. I'm sure most of you ladies already know that my wedding is approaching super fast you'd think that after almost 9 years of being together that 8 months to plan a wedding would be enough time, but it's so not.

In these last 3 months before the big day I'm really trying to concentrate on me and getting enough beauty sleep, taking vitamins and supplements, keeping myself active because every bride wants to look her very best when she walks down that aisle to the man of her dreams, but let's get real who can sleep when their planning a wedding and have a full time job?! I know I can't, but this isn't just for brides to be this is for anyone with a hectic life and needs some much needed beauty sleep- literally and figuratively.

I have come up with a bedtime beauty tea that has been doing wonders for me - I obviously couldn't hold out on you guys any longer!

Every night I've been boiling up a cup of water for my lavender tea. Now lavender in general is known to be a relaxing herb. I like to use it in it's essential oil form when I'm feeling stressed so why not drink it in my time of need- right? I leave the jasmine tea bag in the water to seep and I mix in a teaspoon of sun potions He Shou Wu. I already raved about this stuff in my last post, so If you want to read all about the benefits check out my beauty smoothie post. - I told you I'm really into beauty these days :-p

I promise you I've never slept so good nor have I feel asleep faster then when I drink this tea. Not to mention I was having a few stress breakouts and when I woke up the morning after I drank this tea my breakouts looks so much better. Of course results will vary for everyone and I'm not saying that this is a magical beauty tea, but it works for me and as a bride to be I'm loving every drop of it!

Hot water+Jasmine tea+1 teaspoon of He Shou Wu= Bedtime Beauty Tea

Give it a try for a week and let me know how you like it!

Beauty Smoothie

Beauty Smoothie with He Shou Wu

Hey babes,

I've been whipping up so many different smoothies for the past 5 years so I'd say I'm somewhat of a smoothie connoisseur. I've tried all types of mylks, juices even waters to get the perfect base. I've obsessed over frozen fruit to liquid ratios to get that awesome ice cream like consistency. I've also played around with proteins and supplements to create filling and beneficial smoothies that are actually enjoyable.

My new favorite smoothie to make I've dubbed the "Beauty Smoothie". I call it the beauty smoothie because first of all it's such a beautiful pink color, but also because it has He Shou Wu in it. I'll get into details about this supplement later, but it's kind of a biotin, only WAY better. For those of you that don't know what biotin is, it's taken for your hair, skin and nails aka beauty. 

I heard about He Shou Wu while doing my research on the brand Sun Potion. Which I heard about through Jeannette aka Shut the Kale up. I was in the market for a new biotin supplement and when I found this one it seemed perfect. It claims to help promote collagen, stop premature grays, that alone sold me on this product, but I dug deeper and found out that He Shou Wu is a Superior Blood and Longevity Tonic. WHAT?! yes please, and as claimed on the sun potion website it has a history of use as a longevity, anti-aging, blood-building, beauty, & rejuvenation food. Regular consumption of this herb may do the following:

• tonify and nourish the blood, hair, skin, nervous system, sexual center, shen (Spirit), and Jing (primary essence/life force)may help reduce cholesterol
• a tonic for the endocrine glands
• may help improve stamina 
• good for resistance to cold
• promotes red blood cells
• enhances immune function
• increases antioxidant activity 

Yes, Yes and Yes I'm all about all of those things who wouldn't be?? 

Once it came in I wanted to start experimenting with it and what better way to do that then whipping up a smoothie aka the Beauty Smoothie. I choose raspberries for this smoothie bc they have so many health benefited including Healthy Tissues and Blood Vessels: Raspberries are full of Vitamin C which helps repair skin tissues and aids in cell regeneration of the skin, bones, ligaments and blood vessels. They also help  aid in weight loss, Raspberry is low in fat and high in fiber, so they’ll fill you up without weighing you down with extra calories. They’re also full of water and potassium which will stave off dehydration and all the unpleasant side-effects that accompany it. 

I chose to use bananas in this smoothie too because not only do they give that perfect creamy consistency, but Bananas Contain Powerful Antioxidants which is perfect for any beauty regimen. 

 Recipe :
1 sliced up frozen banana
1/2 of frozen raspberries
1 cup of cashew milk
1 teaspoon of He Shou Wu

 Directions :
Place everything into your Vitamix / blender and MIX MIX MIX
Until you see that everything is well combined. you know you have the perfect smoothie when you have a pretty four corner design that stay there even when the blender is turned off.