Pretty From Within: Ingestible Beauty Powders and All of Their Benefits

Luckily for us ladies (and a number of well-groomed gentlemen as well), the concept of beauty supplements has been trending for a couple of years now, with more and more variants of the same nourishing delight available on the market. So far, these health & beauty combos have been packed in ingestible pills and chewable vitamins, but as our allurement routines become more refined with every year, the niche is quick to follow. With beauty powders, our good looks finally come from the inside.

The All-In-One Package for Beauty and Revitalization

Packed with much-needed nutrients and made effortless to include to our daily beautifying regimes (you can simply stir a dose with your favourite smoothie and drink up!), beauty powders seem the most potent cocktails of their sort.

Designed to make us prettier on the outside, they basically heal everything from annoying skin blemishes to weak and choppy hair ends, but that’s not where their list of benefits concludes. Everything begins below the surface, and that’s exactly where beauty powders do their magic – by balancing our metabolism, increasing collagen, renewing cell production and nourishing our very core, these gentle, yet omnipotent products provenly deliver a whole package of beauty, wellness and self-care.

Are They Really So Marvellous?

Straight from those who have tried it, the words of praise dedicated to this beauty supplement mention an envious number of both beauty and health benefits. Beside doing wonders for our metabolism, and since everything is interconnected, beauty powders are said to calm the nerves, firm tissue, boost nutritional profile, help digestion, encourage detoxification and eliminate inflammation, thus promising healthier, stronger and more beautiful skin, hair and nails.

Although notoriously sceptical, beauty experts approve: "Some powders contain high doses of nutrients, antioxidants, and probiotics," says Jessica Weiser MD, a dermatologist at the New York Dermatology Group, concluding that for those with little time for healthy cooking, beauty powders can deliver a fine alternative. And, since these products are in fact designed as supplements to regular nutrition, just imagine benefiting from both!

Lingonberries Are Trending!

While sceptics debate, some of our favourite bloggers from the online galaxy of fashion and natural beauty continue to spread the word of the detoxifying marvel that the beauty powder is. It’s been a couple of months since Lacey Fuller discovered the supplement’s effect; in April, the influencer recommended the Lingonberry Powder, urging the rest of the girls to try it out.

As a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties, lingonberries have been linked with weight loss, oral health and cancer protection for centuries, and is now finally recognized as a superfood. Transformed into a powder and refined with other, equally beneficial ingredients, these little helpers from the berry world help replenish, rebuild and recover the skin, hence keeping it young, firm and infection-free.

A Source of Vitamins and Minerals for the Whole Body

Apart from lingonberries, our top choice beauty powders are packed with vitamins and minerals obtained from other berries from the family, most commonly goji sort, and refined with ellagic acid that reduces collagen breakdown and prevents inflammation in skin cells. In addition to the much-needed natural collagen infusion, beauty powders also provide a dose of hyaluronic acid responsible for hydration and moisture retention, then lutein, a main source of nutritional support for all of our eye bag problems, all the while protecting our skin from cancer and sun damage with selenium and accelerating cell growth with a drop of coenzyme Q10. The elixir of beauty, indeed.

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Whatever the unique recipe of your chosen beauty powder, that clear, glowing complexion you’ve been dreaming about your whole girlhood is pretty achievable, usually at a much smaller price, in comparison to that of your entire makeup set. The only additional thing you’ll need once you start leaving the house with no foundation at all is a smoothie glass and a beaming smile.

Pretty From Within: Ingestible Beauty Powders and All of Their Benefits

Luckily for us ladies (and a number of well-groomed gentlemen as well), the concept of beauty supplements has been trending for a couple of years now, with more and more variants of the same nourishing delight available on the market. So far, these health & beauty combos have been packed in ingestible pills and chewable vitamins, but as our allurement routines become more refined with every year, the niche is quick to follow. With beauty powders, our good looks finally come from the inside.

The All-In-One Package for Beauty and Revitalization

Packed with much-needed nutrients and made effortless to include to our daily beautifying regimes (you can simply stir a dose with your favourite smoothie and drink up!), beauty powders seem the most potent cocktails of their sort.

Designed to make us prettier on the outside, they basically heal everything from annoying skin blemishes to weak and choppy hair ends, but that’s not where their list of benefits concludes. Everything begins below the surface, and that’s exactly where beauty powders do their magic – by balancing our metabolism, increasing collagen, renewing cell production and nourishing our very core, these gentle, yet omnipotent products provenly deliver a whole package of beauty, wellness and self-care.

Are They Really So Marvellous?

Straight from those who have tried it, the words of praise dedicated to this beauty supplement mention an envious number of both beauty and health benefits. Beside doing wonders for our metabolism, and since everything is interconnected, beauty powders are said to calm the nerves, firm tissue, boost nutritional profile, help digestion, encourage detoxification and eliminate inflammation, thus promising healthier, stronger and more beautiful skin, hair and nails.

Although notoriously sceptical, beauty experts approve: "Some powders contain high doses of nutrients, antioxidants, and probiotics," says Jessica Weiser MD, a dermatologist at the New York Dermatology Group, concluding that for those with little time for healthy cooking, beauty powders can deliver a fine alternative. And, since these products are in fact designed as supplements to regular nutrition, just imagine benefiting from both!

Lingonberries Are Trending!

While sceptics debate, some of our favourite bloggers from the online galaxy of fashion and natural beauty continue to spread the word of the detoxifying marvel that the beauty powder is. It’s been a couple of months since Lacey Fuller discovered the supplement’s effect; in April, the influencer recommended the Lingonberry Powder, urging the rest of the girls to try it out.

As a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties, lingonberries have been linked with weight loss, oral health and cancer protection for centuries, and is now finally recognized as a superfood. Transformed into a powder and refined with other, equally beneficial ingredients, these little helpers from the berry world help replenish, rebuild and recover the skin, hence keeping it young, firm and infection-free.

A Source of Vitamins and Minerals for the Whole Body

Apart from lingonberries, our top choice beauty powders are packed with vitamins and minerals obtained from other berries from the family, most commonly goji sort, and refined with ellagic acid that reduces collagen breakdown and prevents inflammation in skin cells. In addition to the much-needed natural collagen infusion, beauty powders also provide a dose of hyaluronic acid responsible for hydration and moisture retention, then lutein, a main source of nutritional support for all of our eye bag problems, all the while protecting our skin from cancer and sun damage with selenium and accelerating cell growth with a drop of coenzyme Q10. The elixir of beauty, indeed.

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Whatever the unique recipe of your chosen beauty powder, that clear, glowing complexion you’ve been dreaming about your whole girlhood is pretty achievable, usually at a much smaller price, in comparison to that of your entire makeup set. The only additional thing you’ll need once you start leaving the house with no foundation at all is a smoothie glass and a beaming smile.

The Winter Body Season: Is Your Diet Climate Appropriate? Part III

We now understand more about what is meant by a 'climate appropriate' diet. In our final piece we'd like to give you a few tips on how you can maximise the amount of nutrition you take from your food, without compromising on choice and taste.

Our generation is lucky: globalisation has allowed us to try a vast array of fruit and vegetables from around the world, in a way that people who came before us simply could not. However, this amazing choice we are now accustomed to comes at a price; since it is no longer considered a luxury: it is an expectation. A lot of the fresh produce we eat comes from so far away, it is often picked a long time before it reaches us, and many of the nutrients have diminished. Also, to meet our growing demand, fruit and vegetables are often forced to grow out of season, meaning that they will not only be lacking in nutrition, but will not taste as good.

Local sourcing

Try and eat fruit and vegetables that are in season and sourced locally. This may take slightly more effort than going to the supermarket, but it is worth it. The produce that grows in your local area is quite often cheaper and is designed for you to eat at that time. Think hunter-gatherer: in the absence of a supermarket, this would be the only food available to you.
 

Latitude

If you are looking for fresh produce that doesn't grow in your area; look for stuff that grows on a similar latitude to the place you live. This food would most likely grow comfortably in your area if it was introduced, so it is used to similar conditions to you.

Supplement Wisely

In this series of posts we have been talking about getting the highest levels of nutrients from food. This also applies to supplements. If you are from the northern hemisphere, why would you supplement your diet with a berry from the tropical rainforest instead of a berry that grows in the same conditions that your body is attuned to?

For any more information or links to research on maximising nutrition through climate appropriate food, please contact us through our website at Some Good

Is Your Diet Climate Appropriate: Part I

Is Your Diet Climate Appropriate: Part II

Our top 5 anti-inflammatory foods

 

 Oats 

Oats improve the function of blood vessel cells,  regulating blood pressure and flow. Porridge is 

a great way to start your day. Stir in a spoonful of honey and about 5 grams of Some Good Lingonberry Powder for the ultimate anti-inflammatory power breakfast.

 

Mackerel 

High levels of omega-3 fatty acids in mackerel make it fantastic   for reducing inflammation. Try baking it once or twice a week with a squirt of lemon for added vitamin C.

 

 Spinach  

Sauteed, juiced, or thrown in a salad; spinach is as versatile as it is healthy. Scientists identified more than a dozen different flavonoid compounds that function as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agents within its vibrant green leaves.

 

Ginger

A regular ingredient in Asian cooking; ginger is pungent and spicy, but also one of the most powerful foods in the world. Believe it or not their major anti-inflammatory compounds are called gingerols. They inhibit the production of nitric oxide; a nitrogen molecule that forms very damaging free radicals.

Lingonberry

Another one of nature's power foods; these little known red berries boast levels of the anti-inflammatory compound quercetin, 16 times higher than that of the blueberry. They also contain resveratrol and omega-3. To get the full health benefits of lingonberry, supplementing is a great option. Try www.some-good.com

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What is a winter body?

‘Winter is coming…’ Jon Snow, Game of Thrones

Jon Snow is correct, Winter IS coming!! We’ve spent the summer preparing for the few days of sun where we can whip our tops off and don our bikinis, and hope desperately that they fall on a weekend or bank holiday!

But what is a Summer Body? The phrase itself is narrow: do we only want a body for Summer? In the UK that’s arguably only 2-3 days, and additionally the methods and techniques used to acquire such a body have been found to be at times unhealthy and at worst fraudulent.

Here at Some Good we want to take a fresh angle on health. We understand that health for many people is epitomised by an external silhouette, and we agree that feeling confident is important. However there is more to a healthy body than weight management. We’ve defined what we call a Winter Body. We believe this is being healthy in body and mind, whilst looking and feeling great, all year long.

Learn to think inside out

Getting all your organs working efficiently is the key to looking and feeling good. Eating foods with a anti-inflammatory effect will help you keep your liver in great shape, which in turn means healthier blood and a healthier heart. Often people that appear over weight also carry lot of internal fat, called visceral fat. This is stored in the belly and collects around the organs, reducing their effectiveness. If important organs such as the liver are not working properly, your body then struggles to process sugars, which many top scientists believe is the major contributing factor in obesity.

Having a healthy mind usually goes in hand in hand with having a healthy body. Exercise is not just great for losing weight: it releases chemicals in your brain that will make you feel happier. Exercising doesn't just mean going to the gym or running a marathon. If you are struggling for confidence just try and take 10 minutes out of your day to do some light exercise around your house. Try and eat foods that contain high levels of amino acids. They are great for improving your brain function and will also help your muscles recover after exercise.

When you eat foods containing the right nutrients and take regular light exercise, your body will begin to function better. When your body is working well on the inside, you will very quickly start to look and feel better!    

How can Some Good Lingonberries help?

Lingonberries contain high amounts of the antioxidants you need to help you achieve all around health. Quercetin is an antixodant that has an anti-inflammatory effect on the body, and lingonberries have this in abundance. They also contain 22 amino acids; more than any other berry.

Where do our Lingonberries come from?

 Some Good lingonberries grow wild in the Great Khingan mountain region of China. We pick and then dry them gently, so none of their important properties are damaged. They are then crushed, tested and packed, before being distributed ethically around the globe, where we hope they will do Some Good ...

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