Skin Sins: Foods that are bad for the complexion.
Last week I posted about the foods that are great elixirs for the skin, but eating these while grazing on crisps and chocolate won’t have the desired effect!A lot of skin flare-ups stem from the gut –...
View ArticleChocolate is better for you than fruit juice
Scanning over today’s news I couldn’t help but notice that chocolate has been hailed as a new ‘super-food’. Apparently, gram-for-gram chocolate contains more healthy plant compounds than most fruit...
View Article‘Five a Day’ Focus: Sleep & Stress
A couple of weeks ago I touched on the amazing processes our skin goes through as we sleep – processes so amazing, that sleep and managing stress have made it into my Age Confidence Five A Day. A lack...
View ArticleDiet Focus: Sugar
For the second installment of my Diet Focus series, I’m going to be looking at Sugar. We all know that it isn’t great for our health, but can it really damage our skin? The truth is a high sugar...
View ArticleCelebrate World Baking Day with my favourite Gluten-Free cake recipe!
I have excelled myself with a doubly topical post today, and a delicious one at that. This week is Coeliac Awareness Week and Sunday is World Baking Day – so I’m combining the two and sharing my...
View ArticleIs anything more hydrating than water?
In this hot weather I’ve seen a few more ads than normal promoting sports drinks which claim to hydrate you more than water. These claims have always struck me as a bit cheeky – particularly as the...
View ArticleHealthy Snacks to satisfy your sugar cravings
I try to be careful about the amount of refined sugar I eat because of the effect it has on the skin. But occasionally (usually around 3pm on a Wednesday afternoon…!) the urge for a sweet treat...
View ArticleLife at Pai #2
A glimpse into life at Pai HQ, plus what has caught my eye this week… Who’s Who in Natural Beauty 2014 I was thrilled to be voted number 6 (two years running!) in the Who’s Who in Natural Beauty. It’s...
View ArticleRefined sugar vs. Natural sugars. Is there a winner?
2014 saw sugar become the ultimate heath baddie; it gets blamed for everything from weight gain, to skin issues and serious disease. Sugar has been shunned and the health conscious are now turning to...
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