Heart Healthy Food to Keep You Beautiful & Fit

Ready to start a heart healthy lifestyle?

You can boost nutrition in meals, have glowing skin and stay fit all at the same time.

There are plenty of tasty foods that work to keep our hearts strong and safe from having a heart attack. While many of us have been forced to readjust our healthy lifestyles during the coronavirus quarantine, that doesn’t mean we have an excuse to eat bad or skip our daily exercise routine. Bad decisions today could cause us problems in the near future. Below are a few foods loaded with with heart-healthy nutrients that help to satisfy that sweet tooth and trim the waistline. Now, that’s intriguing.

1. Flaxseeds

2. Walnuts

3. Dark Chocolate

4. Avocados

5. Apples

6. Berries

7. Salmon

8. Oatmeal

9. Spinach

10. Kidney Beans

11. Olive Oil

12. Asparagus

13. Green Tea

14. Whole Grains

Keep in mind to cut back on fatty foods that we all tend to enjoy too much such as pizza, cheesesteaks and burgers. Instead choose unsaturated fats as well as low-fat or non-dairy options. The goal is to reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease by eating the above foods. Be sure to also control your portions. Don’t starve yourself, you can eat large portions of low-calorie foods as long as they’re nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables.

The Perfect Red Lip: How to achieve it?

A red lipstick is like the perfect accessory to any outfit especially a black dress. It’s an energizing color that adds to a woman’s confidence, class and sex appeal when she paints her lips. It can be worn day or night. However, finding the perfect color can be tough when it comes to your undertone. I typically mix two red tones to achieve my perfect lip. Below are few tips if you’re searching for what’s right for your complexion. Different shades and undertones call for some mixing and matching, so let’s get started. 

1. First, know the texture you’re going for. I live for a great matte lipstick. The color tends to be more rich. In regards to texture, you have a choice of cream, matte or gloss. I love a good gloss only when I’m looking for a clean, more natural look. 

2. Experiment with different shades. Sometimes, I go for the bright reds in the beauty section. Most of the time, you’ll end up with a various shades of red. Don’t be discouraged just be sure to get creative with your pallet by layering and mixing cord to fit your complexion. Some people can find one particular red lipstick to fit their skin tone while others have to deepened or lighten with brown, beige, pink, or wine colors underneath.

3. Finally, always keep your lips hydrated and exfoliated.  It only enhances the color and consistency when the color can easily be applied.

Muah! 💄💋

Four Simple Beauty Tips

I must admit, I love beauty tips especially as I age. Let’s all face it, some of us are always on the lookout for the next best thing on market to promote healthier hair, skin and nails. While wearing a smile is my number one beauty tip, below are some of my favorite at-home beauty tricks that I’m addicted to and love to share with others. 

1) Jojoba Oil as a makeup remover

This is a very affordable thing to do when compared to expensive makeup removing products. It’s refreshingly beneficial to the skin and is also great for the hair. It’s my favorite multi-purpose beauty product.Besides being a miraculous detox drink, green tea can be miraculous for your skin too.

2) Rinse with ice cold water

Imagine having flawless skin or a a complexion close to perfection. That’s achievable if you really start paying attention to how you care for your skin. While cleansing and hydrating you’re skin are important, rinsing you’re skin is just as essential. We love to warm to hot water in the shower, but when it comes to locking in moisture, the key is cool/cold water. Hot warm water opens the pores but cold water closes the pores and locks in moisture.

3) Sunscreen for bright eyes

There’s nothing more attractive than bright eyes without dark circles and swelling. As we age, we often forget that the largest organ is our skin. That means we should take care of it. This may sound simple but sunscreen is best to fight against dark circles and Green tea bags help with reducing puffy eyes/swelling. I know concealer is addictive but try going natural. You won’t regret it.

4) Drink water for smooth skin

We often hear that we need to take in eight glasses of water. But why? According to medical professionals, water helps to keep our skin smooth and radiant. However, some of should take slightly more than the eight daily suggested cups of H2O.  So here’s a little math homework in order for you to figure out how much water you should take in daily. Step on the scale to weigh yourself and divide that number into half. That’s how much water you be drinking everyday. Half your body weight in ounces. 

Well, there you have it. Start treating yourself good from the inside on out.