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In your mind, your thinking well time management Kimberly. Of course, I love productivity and making the best use of my time. Unfortunately, I feel like I play catch up in many areas especially with taking care of myself. Those of you that know me personally, know that I don’t get much sleep. Some of this by choice and other nights not. Daily living can really break your skin down and so can managed stress. I really don’t think I’m stressed however according to some studies I’ve been reading maybe I might have a little.

What is really on my mind right now is my skin and how I look in the mirror to see what is looking back at me is not the 20 year old skin I used to have. It used to be firm and sunken in at the right places. Truly, I fight hard to maintain some youth by eating Hershey Golden Almond Nuggets, McDonalds soda in the morning, five workouts a week and taking some really potent vitamins and supplements through Advocare. I started searching out the best supplements to help my skin from premature aging due to stress and lack of sleep. What I found was vitamins that athletes use to maximize their performance. I feel like I’m a performer every day and that I needed some extra help. I feel so much better which leads me back to the topic at hand, my facial skin.

I have been using Guinot skin care for years now. Is it a miracle overnight to moisturize and hydrate, yes but these products do much more than that surface activity. I know everyone wants to look younger in fifteen minutes but it “ain’t” happening as we say in York County, PA. Nope, you need to look at this from a different angle. You didn’t gain weight overnight well your wrinkles didn’t happen overnight either. So let’s work on our expectations of our skin. What I’ve learned is that taking a proactive approach to our skin will help us increase the elasticity (like a rubberband) will improve and snap back as you need it to. Our collagen (like a netting underneath) has to stay firm in order to keep us pulled together. We need to fight this all the way girls! Saggy necks, saggy bags under the eyes is not helping our youthful appearance. We must feed our skin daily either with supplements and good skin care that has been researched in France and it does work.

I’ve been using a serum which dives into your pores at a faster and more effective rate than a cream does. I still use Age Logic Cellulaire over top Time Logic Age Serum from Guinot. Our skin care therapist, Priscilla, tells me to switch up the products so that my skin doesn’t get used to it therefore, I will still get the best benefits from these amazing products. The Time Logic Age Serum is used at night and during the day for me. This serum is really light and I put it on my face as soon as I’m out of the shower. I don’t even dry my body off till I apply the serum on my face. The reason is that anything that is on your body within seconds will be absorbed into the skin in seconds. How do I know this? I read a medical journal regarding absorption ratesof how quickly products can be absorbed into the skin

Age Logic Cellulaire is a light moisturizer that has 56 actives and anti-oxidants that help fight the aging process. Retores smooth skin texture

. I know I’m a weirdo but be glad that I am because I can continue to give you valuable information to help you maximize your skin creams and lotions.

The Time Logic Age Serum has a revolutionary formula that repairs my skin at night when our bodies are supposed to be at rest. The body naturally does repairing on the cells and rejuvenates you. All of the experts say you should still try to get at least 8 hours of sleep and 8 glasses of water into your body per day. It doesn’t play catch up so take advantage of what you have. This formula does work during the day and can be worn underneath your makeup so no worries about caking or being to thick on your face. It’s so light you don’t even know you have it on. This serum will stimulate the metabolic energy of the cells for repairing.

It’s good to know that when I close my eyes at night that at least my Time Logic is working for me while I sleep. I can just picture all of these little agressive construction workers going to work on my cells repairing and rejuvenating my skin and protecting it for the next day. Be good to yourself girls!

If you want more information about repairing your skin and preventing wrinkles, go to

Indulgesalon.com/skinpeels for an advanced level of skincare or call the salon at 717.846.4424 to speak directly to our skincare therapist, Priscilla.

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The cool thing about women and networking is that women like to help women. They will give suggestions on whom to see as far as professional due to their own experiences. Heart disease is more common among women and more genetically passed through the family. The reason it runs through the families is because family members make the same mistakes in eating fatty foods, not enough exercise, and fall into the same patterns. Isn’t that great news? We can change our future by better choices. Some better choices may be:

a. Eat more nutrient rich foods. Eat seven to nince servings of fruit and veggies per day. Save all of your baked and friedc foods for the occasional treat. This basically keeps your cholesterol and blood pressure down.

b. GET SOME EXERCISE every day. Get out of the mind set that if your not going to the gym or doing the entire workout with DVD, you may as well not bother. I used to have this mindset myself. Since I started working out since last October, 2011 I used to do 5-6 days a week for about 1 hour. Now I realized and educated myself that I do not need to do that many days or that long of a period. Our bodies were designed to be rigorous to catch our meal by running after it in short spurts. I know, now we just pull up to the window or throw it in the microwave. How many calories do you burn doing that? Good cardio in shorter times will be so much more effective and better for your heart. After reading the “Paleo Diet” I learned that really if we did these exercises in shorter spurts we sweat and burn calories quicker and the body responds. Even if you feel like you can’t get through 30 minutes, just tell yourself I will get better, with more practice, I will master this work out. You should have seen me in the beginning. I could hardly get my legs up in a V and hold them there. Today, I can do it with no problem. JUST START. You can do this in 30 minutes three days per week. You will still maintain even if you feel the need for a Hershey Golden Almond Nugget. (my fave)

c. If you smoke, QUIT IT! smoking damages the protective lining around the arties. That totally sucks and you are causing. Change your mindset by choosing to replace it with some other activitiy that keeps your hands busy and your mind busy instead of the habit. Otherwise, you will go back to your bad stinky habit.

d. Sing opera out loud. You can do this in the shower or the car or sing wherever. Crazy but it lowers your blood pressure by as much as 25 percent. This is according the Harvard scientists. With higher blood pressure, the heart has to work harder which leads to heart attack.

e. Get to the dentist regularly. I’ve learned that a party of bacteria can lead to heart disease. My son used to take an antibiotic 1/2 hour before his dental appointment to prevent any bacteria that may have accumulated which can affect the heart. That nasty bacteria of the mouth can lead to a stroke or heart attack. Taking care of your mouth every three months even for a cleaning can prevent heart disease by 24 percent.

f. Laugh more. Life is to serious. Try 30 minutes of laughing at sitcoms or a favorite video opens up those arteries. Who knew? Being happy and telling yourself to be happy is by far a better healer than getting sucked into the negativity. Choose to be happy. When you are happy and doing small things for yourself such as having a facial treatment or a nail service or something that gives you happy endorphins puts good stuff in your veins naturally which will reduce any long term negative affects that would require medication. Allows your blood to flow freely and reduces your blood pressure, according to the study published in the American Journal of Cardiology. This technique lasts up to 24 hours.

I believe that with these simple techniques that were recommended by Randall Wright, M.D. director of teh Neurovascular Institute at the Conroe Regional Medical Center in Texas and auther of The WRight Choice: Your Family’s Prescription for Heathy Eating, Modern Fitness and Saving Money has given us super women weapons against “hereditary genes” for heart disease and stroke.

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BiOxygene face cream from Guinot Paris located at Indulge, A Colour Salon 180 from Ordinary, York PA

Here it is!! Bioxygene face cream designed give radiance to dull lack luster over stressed skin.

I don’t know about you, but some days are not so radiant as they should be especially when I look in the mirror in the morning and say to myself “who are you?”If you don’t feel as young as you used to and you have the sallow, dull, tired look than maybe you should consider this new cream from Guinot. Why? This cream has three benefits:1. It adds oxygen to the skin on a cellular level – most skin that is truly asphyxiated (choking) due to lack of oxygen and the cells that are dehydrated, and have dead skin cells that have layered upon layer appear to be dull and lack radiance. 2. Protects your skin from pollution. I think this is a pretty bold statement considering what we actually do not see floating around in the air. This ingredient has an Anti-pollution filter effect which allows the skin to breathe. It feels soft to the touch and flexible not tight like other products we won’t mention. 3. Provides skin cells with long lasting moisture. This face cream allows the water levels to be sustained in order to keep balance in the skin. When we are under stress of the daily routines physically, emotionally and especially mentally, our skin will dehydrate because your body will take what it needs to survive. Other benefits of this new BiOxygene is that it has no coloring agents and 0 paraben (waxes) and it was not tested on animals. It does have natural active ingredients which will protect and provide radiance. when I tried this product tonight, I was pretty excited because I have to admit that I’ve been having some stressful moments and want to see how it feels on my skin. The results after application were interesting. I personally found the face cream light and airy. The light fragrance was clean not overpowering as some can be. The application used minimal amounts of product for my entire face and it felt smooth. My skin drank it in.the feeling is unique. I really like it. If you are a natural kind of gal than you would really like this on your skin because it’s so light in texture. Tests show that afer 1 month of treatments, the radiance of skin was increased by 2.6 points with a panel of 9 test subjects. Changes in moisture with the panel of 9 test subjects were increased by 44.6%. Pretty stunning results don’t you think? I know that I have had super dry, itchy skin in the past. The feeling of the tightness was daily to the point that I had used a night cream instead of a day cream to give me relief. Those of you that have dry skin no exactly what I”m talking about. Anybody with normal skin will enjoy the light feeling of this texture. You won’t have to worry about it being heavy on normal skin. Our Guinot Skin Care Professional recommends the Aromatic Facial Treatment or teh Hydradermie treatment that will lift the muscles underneath the skin to really give an advanced “facelift” appearance. Try the BiOxygene face cream as part of your daily regime. Let me know what you think. It only comes in one size which is 1.6 oz. Dab will you you!

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Here goes…another perspective on weight gain and guess where this one comes from? You guessed it. Artificial light. Back in the day when we had to run after our food for the nightly meal cooking over the fire pit, we now are accustomed to eating our meals indoors and by artificial light bulbs. Can you imagine we as humans used to spend 10 hours a day outdoors? That would be until Edison popped out the magical light bulb. The natural light regulated our circadian rhythms and energized our brain cells and bodies.

Today we spend less than 30 minutes a day or a mere 3 hours per week in the daylight, according to Daniel Kripke, M.D. He has said that our circadian rhythms are dependent on light entering our eyes to regulate our body’s natural master clock. According to the quality and quantity of light received, key hormones and neurotransmitters like serotinin and melatonin are release in the brain to set our daily rythms. I can really relate to this due to my son being up at night for hours and I have a light or the computer light on which would affect my weight over the years. Certainly you feel more energized when you are outside and have the fresh air on my face. Today, most people suffer from mal-illumination which means lack of enough daily natural sunlight and too much indoor artificial light, especially at night.

The results of being out of our rythm can be:

• weight gain
• fatigue
• depression,
• headaches
• pain
• hormonal imbalances
• sleep disorders
• pms
• lowered immune responses
• vitaminD/calcium deficients and lack of vitality

Is there any wonder we are having skin and health issues. The average american will gain 8.5 lbs and get type 2 diabetes. Even if excerising, we must avoid artificial fats (no fun) and the other bad stuff but essentially turn off the light at night will help regulate your body rythm. this is a good start to losing weight. The artificial light tricks our bodies into thinking it’s the season to eat all year round adn gain weight. Traitors to our own body.

Something we think is so simple by getting sleep will help the insulin be regulated, the cortisol be regulated just by getting regular sleep. Think about it.

How much sleep are you getting these days?

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We are supposed to be getting average of seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Getting the proper amount of sleep will prevent the following: Sagging skin – “blood pressure is higher when you’re awake, and this causes fluids from your blood vessels to leach into your skin and stretch it slightly.” “over time, skin stays stretched. When you sleep, fluids in your face are absorbed into the body, but if you don’t get enough the fluids never fully reabsorb.

The effects are more noticeable around the eyes where the skin is thinner. Permanent dark circles – of course the same fluids that didn’t drain cause puffiness also deposit red blood cells in skin, which stay there and show through as permanent circles. He suggests using eye creams with L-absorbic acid will help somewhat but is not the cure all. Hyperpigmentation – my favorite since I have hit menopause in the fabulous forties.

Skimping on the sleep triggers activation of the proopiomelanocortin gene. (big word) this was commented on by dermatologist Leslie Bauman. She said, “it causes the body to produce excess pigment that can appear as freckles or spots on your face.” I can vouch for that. Think about getting more sleep girls! We have to fight our age as long as we can. Turn all of the lights off because the artificial light can keep you up at night even though your eyes are closed.

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EEK! This was not good for my wrinkes which I can’t believe is happening to me. So I decided that I would make my own to my own specifications. There are a variety of fragrances because each person has their own tastes. We have Cocoa butter which is the majority of the ingredient and smells like chocolate. OF course if you are trying to watch what you are eating you can wear it instead of eating it! The other fragrances are Coconut, Citrus, and Unfragranced. These are primarily made of Ultra highly refined cocoa butter and soy so the bar lasts longer but you still get amazing moisturizing properties that penetrate the skin while you are wet in the shower.

The coolest part is that I discovered, right before you hop out of the shower you need to make sure you have massaged the butter into your skin to get the full benefit. Hop out, the cool air hits yours skin and closes it up therefore giving you the benefits of holding the moisturizer in longer. Just pat dry. They have been available at either salon. Feel free to go in to experience the Indulge Body Butter Bar. Let me know what you think.

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1. Envision A Goal-Where you want to be is extremely important and knowing where you are going is the first step to any journey.

2. Pictures and Paper-Find any and all pictures of the body you are looking to have. Cut out motivating words and phrases. This is also known as a Vision Board. You’ll want to put all of your compiled pictures and words on this Vision Board. Put the board up anywhere in your house where you’ll see it every day. Constant reminders of what you want will only motivate you subconsciously to strive for your end goal.

3. Change it Up-If you have been working out at home, begin going to a gym, workout with a friend, walk/run outside, go on a hike. Do things differently. Weight loss is all dependent on you changing up your workout. Trick your muscles. Every two weeks you should be changing up your routine.

4. Challenge Yourself-If you aren’t profusely sweating during your workout, you need to put more into it. Ever hear the saying “What you put in is what you get out”? That is exactly how weight loss is, too. You’ll need to focus every minute of every workout session. Stay focused and you’ll see results. Don’t be afraid of a little soreness either. No pain, no gain.

5. Sleep-Make sure you’re getting at least 6-8 hours of meaningful sleep every night. Notice I said ‘meaningful’. You need to get in touch with your R.E.M. sleep and have at least 6-8 hours of restful uninterrupted sleep. The more you get, the more energy you will have.

6. Eat fresh-Fresh meat. Fresh veggies. Fresh fruit. All these wonderful sayings that actually are truthful-“You Are What You Eat”. Imagine that with everything you consume. You should be eating tons of green veggies, salads, proteins, and some fruits. Don’t forget that you need to always have a protein with your salads.  This means you should be having grilled chicken with salad, or some tasty salmon with green beans or peas. So Delicious!

Be prepared for each week, and make a calendar for a goal “date”. Don’t rush your lifestyle change. Embrace the changes you are making to your diet, your exercise schedule, your sleep habits. You’ll see the weight come off, but you have to stick to your goal and where you want to end up. Nothing good comes easy. So take your time and be happy with the progress you’ll be making. You’ll get to celebrate by buying smaller clothes!

You’re on your way to a skinnier Full Throttle Life!

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Apparently, there are two indicators of circadian rhythm: core body temperature and levels of melatonin.  What I did not know was that the “natural circadian rhythm is reset daily by exposure to natural light.”  Perhaps, this is the reason why some people use black out curtains in their bedrooms.  I, personally, use a black out curtain in my bedroom because the light in the morning is so harsh and bright.  The curtain is especially useful on weekends when getting up early should be out of the question.  The thought also popped in my head that some people like to sleep with a fan constantly running while they sleep.  Maybe that contributes to the decrease in their core body temperature, therefore, allowing them to sleep better.

In the study, researchers found that about “35% of women had circadian rhythms shorter than 24 hours, compared to the 14% of men.”  I suppose this means that women need less sleep than men, according to the study.

There are many other factors that contribute to the way you sleep at night, however.  Some factors might be:

1. Having caffeine before you go to sleep at night
2. Your stress level
3. Types of food you’re eating
4. Comfort of your bed
5. Whether you’re hot or cold
6. Body pain
7. Etc.

I have heard that if you read a book or magazine before you go to sleep that it encourages your body to relax.  I always remember my grandmother drinking hot tea before going to sleep also.

What are some ways that you encourage your body to relax before you sleep?

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