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Vitamin D

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The latest health sensation is it seems Vitamin D.

But why now? Lack of Vitamin D has been around for hundreds of years. Indeed Rickets was something that children developed through bad nutrition a 100 years ago principally through Vitamin D deficiency. But as research and papers get published in the medical journals it seems that Vitamin D is vital for a number of the body’s functions and processes. And that is why it has hit the media now.

What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is in fact not a vitamin it is technically a hormone. The body produces Vitamin D naturally via exposure to sunlight. It is also present in some foods especially dairy food. Luckily, it is fat soluble which means it can be stored it in the body for use later. To read more click here

Why do We Need it?
The body needs Vitamin D to absorb calcium – this makes it an essential vitamin to protect bones, teeth and your heart. However, not many of us are aware of how critical to health this vitamin is. And, because we think we can get enough from sunshine we have not thought of it in supplement terms. But, in the UK we are a northern country and our levels of sunshine are pretty low. That fact alone coupled with lack of exercise, a largely indoors lifestyle it all adds up deficiency on a large scale. In fact it has been reported that 60 per cent of the UK population is deficient in Vitamin D.

Vitamin D is also needed to prevent:

Osteoporosis
Depleted Immune System
Osteoarthritis
Some cancers
Bone thinning and crumbling teeth

Who can suffer from Vitamin D Deficiency?
The further north you live the more your lifestyle can be hit by a lack of exposure to sunlight.
If you are someone who follows all the skincare rules and slathers high factor SPF all the time.
Sufferers of the above conditions could point to a lack of Vitamin D.
If you are housebound or in long term care
If you have pigmented skin, (caucasian people are less at risk)
If you are on a restricted diet especially if you are cutting out dairy
Some medical conditions such as Crohn’s disease affects the way the body handles Vitamin D.
Some prescribed medicines can interfere as above
Strict vegetarians, vegan or those who do not eat fish.

How Can you Discover if you are deficient in Vitamin D?
If you are having a health problem a simple blood test from your doctor will show up any deficiency.

What to do if you think you are at risk of deficiency.
Exposure during the summer months enables the body to store up sufficient Vitamin D to use up in the winter. So get out everyday and use up your 20 minutes without SPF (no longer as the sun can cause skin damage)

Increase foods within your diet that contain Vitamin D such as:

Oily Fish
Liver
Egg Yolk
Dairy Foods

Review your Diet & Lifestyle
Eat a good healthy diet by checking out our Food Pyramid. And be sure to load your diet with green vegetables for Vitamin K2 which helps unlock Vitamin D, so that the body can utilize it effectively.
Walk for 30 minutes every day without SPF and you will hit a few problems with one solution.

Supplement with Vitamin D tablets but be sure to take a Multi Vitamin too because this vitamin works best with magnesium, zinc and boron. Choose from Multi Vitamins here. Check out BioCare One A Day Vitamins & Minerals or Lamberts Multi Max ® Advance

10 minutes 10 things 10 years younger

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1 SMILE & LAUGH A LOT

Ditch : Frowning, angry scowls, dirty looks, down turned mouth, set jaw
Go for : A big smile every time. There's great debate over the number of muscles used to frown or smile – but who cares! A smiley face is warm and lifting. As for lines, well smile lines are much more attractive than frown lines. go on spread abit of happiness!

2 LIP SERVICE

Ditch : Dark lips, dark liner, bleeding colour and matte lipstick, lipstick on your teeth
Go for : Don’t underestimate the power of the pout
Pink is the only lip colour you should wear to flatter your lips
Pink shades lighten up the lip area and the face. Dark colours draw attention to other dark areas of the face like dark circles and bags.
Plump up with a lip enhancer for a bee-stung swell – the only fat we are happy to have is on our lips! Oh and don't purse your lips.

3 INSTANT FACE LIFT

Ditch : Fuzzy, bushy brows, too wide, too thin, straight or short, over-plucked or grey or just the one across your brow!
Go for : A major tidy up and an arched brow – this will give the impression of a face lift – invest in a quick 10 minute threading session in your local dept store – you won’t believe the difference.
Disguise grey, Unless you have Audrey Hepburns face stick to your own natural brow line and leave trend to the 20 year olds

4 GOOD POSTURE

Ditch : Stooping, slouching, round shoulders, poor posture
Go for : Thinking tall, imagining you are being pulled up by invisible strings, coax shoulders back safely. Don’t push out your boobs or yank your shoulders back.

5 CHECK YOU OUT

Ditch : The tan tights, the two piece one colour suit, on the knee skirt, mixy-matchy wedding gear, riped jeans, fashion victim clothing, too much flesh.
Go For : Fake tan, stylish simple dressing, less is more, jeans that fit, if in doubt cover it up.

6 SMOOTH OPERATOR

Ditch : Lumps & bumps, VPL’s, the third boob, muffin tops,
Go for : Shapewear to keep it all in check, a bra that fits, waistlines that don’t squeeze. All the celebs do it and its not taboo anymore.

7 HANDS UP!
Ditch : False nails, witches finger nails, the one precious long nail, yellow nails, ridged nails, dark polish and chips.

Go for : Pretty manicured nails, all the same length, clean and cared for properly shaped. Nail colours that are pink toned and natural. Go made with colour on toes only
Get a polish that is hard wearing and keep your hands out of dish water.

8 LIGHTEN UP
Ditch : the eye bags, dark circles, age spots, neck tide marks and thick gunky foundation

Go for : a radiance boosting concealer as part of your daily make-up use it for bags, age spots and don’t leave home without it. Go easy on your base, make sure it matches your skin tone and put it only where its needed!

9 DON’T CRACK UP
Ditch : Cracked heels, dry and uncared for feet, unpainted toenails, yellow toenails, feet generally resembling cloven hooves
Go For : On show smooth cared for feet, rub on some oil or cream each morning for better looking heels and paint your toenails If polish is not for you buff them to a shine with a nail buffer. There's nothing worse than someone stepping back in horror at the sight of your feet - you have been warned!

10 CALL OFF THE FUZZ

Ditch : Hair on legs, underarms, face, toes and anywhere it has sprouted lately.
Go for: A major de-fuzz – at the very least your legs!

Lose 5lbs in 5minutes!!

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Lose 5lbs in 5 minutes! Impossible? No, just make one simple change to the way you stand.

Just by standing correctly you can give the illusion of weight loss and a smoother appearance and not so many lumps and bumps in your clothes. How?

By thinking tall.

Imagine a string pulling up from the crown of your head. Think long, long neck. You will find that your chin will be pulled in, shoulders go down and your waist lifted.

Everything will drop into the correct alighnment, smoothing away those irritating bits of fat that spill over. Tlake a look at others who don't stand tall and you'll see what we mean.

Not only will you look slimmer but all your internal organs will settle into their correct position.

Soon it will become second nature.

Read our full topic on Posture because it's all in the way you stand ...

Get Rid of Cellulite without spending £50K!!!!!

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You may have read recently in The Daily Mail that Madonna has just splashed out £50K on a machine to blitz her cellulite. Well, we feel confident that if you follow the advice below you should see a significant change to your cellulite and may even say goodbye to it forever. Your best weapon is The Dry Skin Brush combined with our dietary advice should be all you need to see a result.

So, what is this dreaded cellulite that causes us so much upset? It is that dimpling under the skin resembling orange peel that appears on the fat collection areas of the body, legs, bum, arms and tummy.

Basically it is just trapped fat. This does not mean that it is caused by having too much fat in your body. Even the slimmest of women carry some body fat and remember fat is necessary for a healthy body and appearance although it doesn’t feel that way does it?

So, do yourself a favour and read our full article on How To Get Rid of Cellulite before you bare all on the beach this summer. And treat the whole of you with a Dry Skin Brush you will be amazed and delighted at the results.

52% reduction in wrinkles in one bite!

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80% of women we surveyed said they would consider surgery but are frightened of the outcome and the pain. So what about the no needle alternatives! Do they work?

We think one does… Planet Skincare Day Moisturiser your daily dose of injection free Botox that really packs a punch. Totally un-invasive, and as close as you’ll get to the benefits of Botox.

A resounding comment from women today is what we at beflattered.com refer to as the “Ronseal approach.” A product must do “what it says on the tin”.

Cosmeceutical brands currently on the market offer ample amounts of clinical and scientific evidence that their products are safe to use with comparable results to popular forms of professional wrinkle elimination such as Botulism-based injections and collagen injections, Planet Skincare is no exception.

SWISS TECHNOLOGY AWARD WINNER

Planet Skincare Day Moisturiser uses an amazingly potent and safe to use ingredient called SYN-AKE™. This synthetically mimics the paralysing effect of a tri-peptide found in the venom the Templar Viper. This in turn inhibits the movement of facial muscles and consequently the formation of wrinkles. Unlike Botox the effect isn’t instant but within ten to fifteen days the skin really looks ‘plumped up’ and less lined.
This patented compound was lauded by the Swiss Technology Awards, because it was proven to reduce wrinkles by up to 52% and to create a smoothing effect by up to 82% within the first few weeks of application. We love these numbers!

Users quote:
“After a couple of weeks it was no exaggeration to say my skin was glowing with health. I knew it was working when a friend said how much younger I was looking. No-one has ever said that to me before.”

‘I could feel this product getting to work immediately as my skin tingled and tightened. And it did make a real difference and gave my skin a real boost before putting on my make up’.

We think it “does what it says on the tin”

Also check out Planet Skincare Instant Firming Serum . With the wonder face-lifting Pepha-tight it's great under the Day Moisturiser for a real war against wrinkles.