New Year, New Beginnings

Part 1
By Natashia Gray, Fashionbeat reporter for www.mykidsisterclothing.com
Were you on Santa’s naughty list this year? If so, it’s okay because this the season we tend to be naughty to our bodies by not watching what we eat or drink or how we care for it. A little too much of a good thing cause have long term effects on your body. So with that in mind I focus on a New Year and a New Beginning. This is the time of year when everyone commits to that fad diet, or loosing weight to get ready for the summer swim suits. Since I am all about saving you money during these difficult economic times and you don’t have the salary of a celebrity I am going to give you discount secrets as well as some basic reminders.

It’s all about giving your body the nutrients it needs. First you need to look at drinking water. On average doctors say your body needs 8 glasses a day. I say up that to at least 10 glasses a day. I can’t believe I actually hear women saying they don’t like drinking water. Well guess what it comes in flavors too. So drink up. If you like me you have your choices of bottled water. The reason I drink bottled water is 1) It tastes better 2) it is convenient 3) I can be earth friendly by taking the plastic bottle to the recycling bin. I found a really neat new bottled water called Hint. For those of us who don’t care for water Hint comes in several flavors. My favorite is the peppermint. Hint has all natural essence water with no sweeteners, finishes cleanly, not sweetly, zero calories, no preservatives, and all-natural.

II am a self professed McDonald’s addict. This year I am turning a new leaf as well in my eating and snacking habits. I will be eating more natural snacks instead of those hot McDonalds fries (okay, maybe just once in a while!). I found some great snacks by Funky Monkey. Each Variety Pack Contains: 3 of each flavor (Carnaval Mix, Jivealime, Purple Funk and Bananamon) Funky Monkey Snacks are delicious, all-natural, freeze-dried fruit that crunches. Funky Monkey freeze-dries slices and pieces of real fruit using a unique process to lock in the taste, smell, and nutrients of freshly-picked fruit while adding a fun and satisfying crunch. Each 1 ounce bag contains 3 servings of fruit and there is no added sugar and no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. Funky Monkey is 100% natural and 100% delicious.
Protecting your skin is just as important as taking care of it. I have found a few great inexpensive products that you can use naturally for your skin. A couple of years ago, a close friend gave me an assortment of creams and lotions to try out. Well one of them was from L`Occitane en Provencal. It was a foot cream that to this day I love. Well Now that I am a member of the take care of you club, I love the Olive Oil products. My favorite item is Olive Luminous Body Cream and the Olive Body Milk. It always has the man in my life loving to touch my skin. Body creams are important during the cold winter when we are in and out of hot buildings. Our skin tends to dry. Nothing says AAAh like Olive Luminous Body Cream from L`Occitane. My other favorite body cream would have to be Brazil Nut Body Butter from The Body Shop. This is the best stuff for after a shower.

I will be back next week with more healthy beauty tips as well as well as more discount tips for hair. For more information check out our website, www.mykidsisterclothing.com