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Contents DECEMBER 2019 | VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 9

Fit Features P11

On the cover: Jasmine Garcia Kevin Lartigue

Tonsils | P12

Cover photo credit: Erica Spencer Photography

Editorial P10

Weight training is for everyone It’s good for the body and mind

P12

Tonsils or adenoids need to go? Dr. Maples weighs in

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Don’t wait for 2020! Get on track now, before the new year

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2019 Gift Guide It’s back! Check out this year’s gift guide and get some ideas for the healthy and fit people in your life!

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Rotate the core Keep your body strong with core rotation exercises

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Dealing with holiday stress Manage the stress this year and have fun!

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Fortify yourself against the flu Tips on how to keep the flu and colds away

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Positive leadership It’s the key to self-fulfilment

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A pain in the foot? Plantar fasciitis can slow you down.

Here’s what you can do

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Healthier skin Enhance your beauty with Vitamin E and a skin routine

Holiday | P17

Flu | P18

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urchasing groceries through an app on my phone has spoiled me. Well, actually, it’s accomplished using a couple of apps, and I love it. The idea that I can plan meals for the week, recline on my couch while watching TV and actually select grocery items to be delivered within an hour or two is awesome.

It has also helped with my healthy eating choices. Keeping fresh food in the house, especially fruits and veggies, can be daunting. I’m always running to the store. Now the fruits and veggies TIM KISSMAN come to me.

But Tim, what about the human interaction of being in the store?

Bah humbug. Just kidding. Wait, not really. The idea of shopping, sometimes, is painful. Long lines and broken scanners drive me up the wall. However, I do miss the interaction with people I haven’t seen in a while. Who doesn’t like a long conversation in a crowded supermarket aisle?

But Tim, what about the quality of the produce and meat?

I worried about this, too, at first but took the leap. You can actually indicate preferences regarding size, how ripe an item should be, and more. The shopper even sends pics if you want. I can’t tell you how much I like this. Eating healthy has always been a hassle, requiring plenty of trips to the store to maintain a supply of fresh food items in the home. Not anymore! Not if you order from home.

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FITNESS

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Weight training is for everyone!

It’s good for the body and mind

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Does it involve a bunch of big guys in the gym, lifting massive amounts of weight, grunting and sweating?

If it does, I want to give you some insights on all of the things weight lifting can be and what it can do for you!

When I say you, I mean anyone: men,

women, teenagers, adults, seniors, etc.

Many of us go into a gym with a specific goal in mind. The major one is to lose weight. What if I told you that can involve more than just a treadmill or an elliptical?

Cardio equipment is great for burning a lot of calories but building muscle through weight training can burn more.

It takes more energy (calories) for your

body to maintain muscle than it does fat.

Another goal people have is to live a healthier life and weight training can help with this, too. Lifting weights in a gym can provide numerous health benefits including: building stronger bones, lowering blood pressure and improving balance and reflexes.

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Bottom line: weight lifting can be for everyone, no matter the age, the gender or the goals. Get out of your comfort zone, try new things and enjoy your fitness journey. You won’t regret it!

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FIT FEATURES ON THE COVER: Jasmine Garcia The mental and physical benefits of working out and eating healthy keep Jasmine Garcia, 41, on course for her busy lifestyle. Garcia, who is a special needs paraprofessional at Galewood Elementary, said energy is high and outlook is more positive when she stays active. “I love the fact that, when I focus on staying fit and healthy overall, I just feel better about myself mentally and physically,” she said. “I have always felt the need to work out as I have a lot of extra energy to burn. It’s very hard for me to sit still. It’s important for me to carve out that special time for myself to work out because that helps me to feel more balanced.” Garcia, who has three children at home and one engaged to be married, said she is a faithful bootcamp attendee. A boot camp workout consists of several stations or activities, like pull-ups, push-ups, lunges and more. It’s essentially a type of interval training — bursts of intense activity alternated with intervals of lighter activity. “Bootcamp is super intense and I love the challenge,” she said. “The idea of working out as a group encourages me and causes me to push harder.” She said her diet is good, eating four meals a day and trying to focus on protein, fruits and vegetables. “I definitely feel the need to cheat sometimes, but I purposely stay out of the junk food isles at the store,” she said.

“I refuse to buy that stuff. If it’s in my house, I will eat it!” Garcia said that trying a group class, like a boot camp, is a great way to start on your fitness path. “You will make friends who will encourage you and hold you accountable to achieve your goals,” she said. ” I find that working out physically causes me to want to eat healthy. I don’t like the idea of throwing away all the hard work that I accomplished at the gym that day, or even the week.”

Kevin Lartigue Kevin “Tique” Lartigue, 52, of Okemos, is the owner of Pilates Dwell, a classic Pilates studio, and is also a part-time instructor at the Michigan Athletic Club.

Lartigue said one of the challenges he faces as a studio owner is to lead by example and live a healthy lifestyle. “I strongly believe that as I age, working out will not only help to maintain a quality of life, but also maintain strength and flexibility as well.” In addition to his Pilates classes and training, he likes to walk or jog daily and work in strength training, when he can. “I mostly do specific exercises to keep my body balanced from either over training or from mundane daily routine. I focus on strengthening muscles that don’t normally get worked and/or are under active,” he said. “I strongly believe the daily practice of Pilates, plus strength training with specific compound movements, keep the muscles guessing and maintain overall balance and strength.” He said he tries to eat as healthy as he can and practices everything in moderation. “If I’m training for an athletic event or just trying to maintain weight, then the meal choice is in proportion to that goal,” he said. “I do enjoy a glass of wine or a cheat meal here or there. In the end though, I work in fitness studios and gyms where the mirrors are unforgiving… that always seems to put me in check! The mirror doesn’t lie!”

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TEETH

BY DR. SUSAN MAPLES

Tonsils or adenoids need to go?

Dr. Maples weighs in

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ost of us give little thought to our tonsils or adenoids. They are little glandular pink lumps in the back of the throat, nose and tongue. As part of the immune system, they’re able to filter the toxins and pathogens we breathe through the air.

Some of us get recurring tonsillitis or ear infections prompting doctors to recommend removal. But there is another reason for removal. Enlarged tonsils and adenoids, even without chronic infection, often serve as an obstruction to breathing through your nose.

Turns out, 24/7 silent nasal breathing is a major sign of health. Your nose has compartments (turbinates) that release gasses to cleanse the air. Mouth breathing instead enlists tonsils and adenoids to filter the air, and they can become enlarged and obstructive.

If you witness open-mouth or noisy breathing in your child, consider inquiring about the possibility of AT surgery.

Airway astute dentists and physicians consider this a responsible defense against the progression to Sleep Disordered Breathing and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

So, If your kiddo demonstrates mouth breathing, noisy breathing, snoring, restless sleep, ADHD, defiant/agitated behavior, learning deficits, daytime sleepiness, insomnia, or bedwetting, seek a consultation with a dentist or physician who is part of a pediatric airway team. We will evaluate oral/ facial structures including, tonsils, adenoids, restricted and underdeveloped tongues and deficiencies in mid-face development.

Collaboration cures! Let’s help your child get a healthy amount of sleep and oxygen.

Dr. Susan Maples is a dentist in Holt. She is also a speaker, health educator and author of Blabbermouth. Learn more at drsusanmaples.com. or call (517) 694.0353.

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HEALTH

BY MOLLY NEVINS

Don’t wait for 2020!

Get on track now before the new year

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he saying “New year, New you” is great, but how about “New day, healthier you?” Why not start right now? Sure, December is one giant celebration and diet sabotage…but if you have a routine established ahead of time, you have a much higher chance of fighting the odds.

There are a lot of reasons not to start today, but here are a few reasons you should: 1. Exercise reduces stress, which can help you better manage the holiday stress as well as keep you from stress eating.

2. When you are on an endorphin high from your workout, you’re less likely to grab something unhealthy to eat. You don’t want to undo all of that hard work!

3. If you do make an unhealthy choice, at least you’ve done some movement beforehand to help create a bit of a calorie deficit.

4. If you keep putting a routine off, it becomes a much bigger deal in your mind. Getting healthier shouldn’t be

stressful, it should be exciting. The day you take that first step, you will really lift that burden. Don’t you want to go into this season feeling proud and positive?

So now that you’ve got the “why,” let’s figure out the “how.” The first step is the hardest. You need to figure out if you want to join a gym, take classes, do home workouts, walk the mall, etc. While you are doing your research and figuring out your options, you can get started on the healthy eating portion. There are so many “diet” options out there, it is easy to get overwhelmed. Start simple!

1. Be mindful of everything you put in your mouth. Some people like to journal, some like to use apps, or if nothing else just make sure you realize what you are eating and when.

2. Cut or reduce the junk! I’m talking about the stuff that is easy to identify as such (soda, cookies, candy, donuts, processed carbohydrates like white pasta and bread). Of course there will be more of that around this time of year, but if you eliminate it from your regular routine

it won’t be so bad to indulge on a special day or two.

3. Add veggies and fruit. When you are first starting, don’t get overwhelmed by measuring. Just make an effort to add a vegetable or a fruit to at least two of your meals/snacks every day. This is a great first step to incorporating more healthy foods.

4. Lastly, drink more water. Be mindful to drink when you wake up, before bed, and at regular intervals throughout the day. You will feel more satisfied, a hydrated body is a happy body, and you will probably move more (extra trips to the restroom if nothing else).

The bottom line is, enjoy this month.

It is a wonderful time of year, filled with excuses to see family and friends. It is also still the right time of year to take care of yourself and get/stay healthy. A healthy lifestyle is not all or nothing, and December is no exception to that. Start working on a healthier you, today!

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FITNESS

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Rotate the core Keep your body strong with core rotation exercises

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he complexity of the human body seems to be endless, especially when it comes to movement. The body was designed to perform a multitude of tasks requiring each of its parts to work together. If one part of the body is off, it can make it harder for another to do its job.

The optimal thing to do is to include a variety of fitness tasks into your regimen.

This is especially true for core training. Exercises such as planks, sit-ups, roll-outs, press outs, all work on strengthening muscles in the core.

However, it does not take care of all the dynamics of the core. While you can increase rotational power and strength by doing these types of exercises, they won’t do it all.

Here’s why. There are two different things the core muscles do, in general: Anti-rotation: The ability to stabilize the lumbar spine and prevent it from rotating. The excessive rotation at the lumbar spine can potentially cause lumbar issues.

Rotation: The ability to generate and transfer energy from the core to the overall torso and limbs in the transverse plane.

The body also moves in three different planes of motion: Sagittal This plane divides the body into right and left sides. Movements in the sagittal plane are flexion and extension. You can move forward and backward or up and down. For core training, think roll-outs and sit-ups.

Frontal This plane divides the body into front and backsides. Movements in the frontal plane are abduction and adduction. You can move side to side. For core training, think side planks.

Transverse This plane divides the body into top and bottom halves.

Movements in the transverse plane are rotational, both internal and external rotation. This is where rotational core training comes in.

While anti-rotation exercises do help with this plane of motion as it is resisting rotation in the transverse plane, it does not take into account the proprioceptive component of rotation.

This is where you can add a band or pully workout into your repertoire.

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Pulley rotation

Band rotation

Band/Pulley Rotations 1. Adjust the pulley handle or band to about chest height.

2. Step out and away from the attachment site.

3. Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart, arms straight and very stiff in front of you about shoulder height.

4. You must brace the entire body during the exercise so that you move as one unit.

5. In one movement, twist by moving your entire body as one unit by using your hips and turning your outside foot (see picture for proper foot movement). If you are rotating to your left, your right foot should turn in, and vice versa.

6. Make sure that you DO NOT rotate by using your arms. Keep them static. You must also be sure to not rotate at your waistline. As described above, you do NOT want to rotate much at your lumbar spine. You are rotating at your hips, which in turn rotate your torso.

7. After you rotate at explosive speed, pause for one to two seconds, then return to the start position slowly and repeat the steps on the other side.

BY KATHLEEN GREGG

HEALTH

Dealing with holiday stress Manage the stress this year and have fun!

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ork to have realistic expectations. Our culture romanticizes the holidays as a time when all seems right with the world.

Everyone tends to become overwhelmed and stressed out at times. The holidays for some of us can become extremely stressful and that can have adverse health consequences affecting many of the bodily systems.

Learning how to manage your stress will make it possible to have a much happier holiday season. There is little you can do to prevent stress, but there are many things you can do to manage stress more effectively.

Try these: Plan ahead. Prepare meals ahead as much as possible. Create shopping lists to minimize trips to the store.

Put yourself first. Don’t accept responsibility to single-handedly plan and execute all family and social events.

Keep your finances in check. Es-

ber our loved ones that have passed.

Embrace the joy and happiness of these memories, if you can.

Indulge in moderation. Excess can always contribute to stress. Moderate your activities like entertaining, social activities, eating and drinking, and spending.

When it comes to stress, it’s important to listen to what your body and mind are telling you. If a situation is too stressful, give yourself permission to remove yourself from the situation.

tablish a budget for gift giving, traveling, and entertaining and stick to it.

Honor loved ones you have lost.

Holidays are a good time to remem-

Dr. Kathleen Ireland Gregg is a Naturopath/Physcotherapist at Health Matters: A Center for Wellness. Reach her at (517) 641-8000 or email:

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BY LISA MARIE CONKLIN

Fortify yourself against the flu Tips on how to keep the flu and colds away

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lu season peaks between December and February. According to the CDC, around 42.9 million cases of flu were reported in 2018—and that doesn’t reflect the people who suffered at home and didn’t see a doctor. Of the millions of people that suffered from the flu, around 647,000 ended up in the hospital. Here’s how to fortify yourself against the flu and colds.

Flu shot Let’s start with the obvious—the flu shot. Even though reports of the flu vaccine in previous years show the vaccine as being somewhat ineffective, the CDC recommends you still get the vaccine because it lowers your risk of serious complications or dying from the flu.

Scrub like a surgeon The main way flu is transmitted is by personal touch, or touching something that a person with the flu has touched.

That’s a lot of surface area to be worried about, especially in offices, schools, and public transit. It is essential to wash your hands thoroughly after touching these types of surfaces. As in surgeon-like thorough. According to a study by Michigan State University, only 5 percent of people wash their hands for at least 15 seconds—the amount of time needed to scrub away bacteria.

Don’t wait to wash We all remember mom reminding us to wash our hands before dinner, but don’t wait until you hear the dinner bell.

Unless you’re home alone, it is critical to wash your hands frequently throughout the day. If you can’t get to soap and water, keep a hand sanitizer nearby or in your pocket.

Air high-five it Instead of the formal handshake, opt for the air high-five. Sure, this seems a bit extreme, but think about it for a minute. What happens in the minutes after you shake hands with someone who is infected? You go back to your desk and touch your face, rub your eyes, or bite a nail. Those tiny seconds of absent-mindedness could infect you with the flu. So, unless you can remember to wash after shaking, opt for touch-free greetings.

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Don’t spoon with infected people If your partner is infected, don’t sleep in the same bed with them—even if you’ve been sleeping together before the flu.

You might still get sick, but experts say the duration of the flu might be shorter if you sleep in the guest room. Be sure to wash the bedding before you hop back in the sack together.

Kill germs in your home and office Stock up on alcohol-based disinfectant wipes and make wiping down surfaces your part-time job. That includes things like doorknobs, desk surfaces, phones, remote controls, and light-switches.

Merry-making manners Merry-making and mingling go handin-hand this time of year, but it’s ok to be stingy and not share your drink when someone wants to “just take a little sip.”

If you’re hosting a party, offer recyclable cups and layout a few Sharpies so guests can claim their cup for the party.

Don’t reuse this Coughing and sneezing spread flu germs at lightning speed. Kleenex does help, but only if you don’t reuse them.

Yep, that means one cough, sneeze, or blow per tissue. It may seem wasteful, especially when only one small portion was soiled, but it is way too easy to spread germs around from inadvertently touching the wrong part of the tissue the second time you use it.

Drop the transmission Some studies show that during the

winter, when the humidity drops to less than 10 percent, viral transmission rises. Yet, when the humidity percentage increases between 40 to 60 percent, the transmission of viral infections drops. It might be time to buy a humidifier.

Listen to your gut Research by Johns Hopkins University shows that 80 percent of our immune systems is located in our gut. When enough “good bacteria” isn’t hanging out there, it leaves us vulnerable to infections. Your gut would like you to fortify your body with “good bacteria” in the form of yogurt, Kefir, kombucha, and fermented foods. If none of those appeals to you, try a probiotic supplement.

Eat green and yellow foods Zinc and vitamin C are like the first responder’s when it comes to fighting infections, so while you should be eating these anyway, you might want to amp up your quota and fortify before flu and cold season hits. Kale, sweet yellow and red peppers and broccoli are great for vitamin C. You’ll find zinc in foods like beef, spinach, legumes, and mushrooms.

Sweat You knew this was coming, right? The British Journal of Sports Medicine showed that people who regularly exercised reported a 43 percent reduction in getting colds than people who didn’t break a sweat. You can thank the infection-fighting white blood cells for it. They can increase and circulate more rapidly with exercise, and help fortify against

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BY TOM MATT

Positive leadership It’s the key to self-fulfillment

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serious question: As a leader, how do you help people become more positive, productive and successful? I believe that everyone, at some level, is a leader.

Even if you are a team of one you can still consider leading yourself as the most important path to self-fulfilment.

Being healthy and fit builds great leaders. Here are some ideas I like to live by.

Listening to concerns Having concerns isn’t negativity.

But don’t make promises you can’t keep. Negativity will escalate until concerns are heard. Blind optimism isn’t positive leadership.

Being nimble and pivoting from negative to positive Say, “I see what we can’t do. What could we try?”

Asking ourselves this question: “Can I fix it?”

This helps shift (again nimble and pivoting) thinking.

Begin meetings (and family dis-

cussions) with positive affirmations and celebrate small wins Phrase your statements with openers such as: “Where are we winning?” or “When I see you at your best you look marvelous” or “Do you realize what you’re really good at?”

Practice positive leadership My all-time favorite: Being a positive soul. Doing this, you invariably will see and expect positivity from others.

Seek honest feedback Referred to as 360-degree feedback: managers and leaders (even parents and coaches can benefit here) can utilize a 360-feedback model for self-improvement. This type of introspection opens a path toward a better understanding of our weaknesses and strengths.

Ask yourself “What is the value of positive energy, and how can I get better?”

Be honest. Be true. Be accountable!

Great leaders believe in growth, intrinsically and extrinsically.

Please take one, or all and apply each to family, work and friendships. A great leader is not born, she is a gift and that gift needs nurturing.

Positive leadership begins with relationships, sharing the love is the key! Paying it forward works!!

Next time think about these: • How important is energizing people in your life?

• How can I make energizing people a call to action?

• How can we face harsh realities and leverage growth to foster positive energy?

Tom Matt is the host of the “Tom Matt Show,” a radio talk show syndicated in Michigan on the Michigan Talk Network. He can be heard locally Saturday mornings on the ‘Big Talker’ WJIM 1240 AM. For more info please visit www.boomersrock.us

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A pain in the foot?

Plantar fasciitis can slow you down. Here’s what you can do

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re you experiencing pain in your heel and arch when you get out of bed in the morning? Does this pain worsen with increased time on your feet? If so, you are not alone. A million Americans every year experience symptoms of plantar fasciitis.

Statistics show that 10 percent of us will experience this over our lifetime.

Plantar fasciitis makes up 15 percent of all foot complaints requiring professional care for both athletic and non-athletic populations. It also makes up 8 percent of all running injuries. With statistics like these, it is no surprise that we see several patients in our clinics with this diagnosis.

We know that limitations in ankle range of motion (dorsiflexion) and being overweight (increased body mass index) are the two most significant predictors of plantar fasciitis. The next two best predictors are increased time spent on your feet at work and high volume running. Approximately 80 percent of people with plantar fasciitis will have

resolution of symptoms in a year.

Making the decision to seek out physical therapy can significantly increase the success rate and speed up your recovery, often with much improvement in four to six weeks.

Treatment should include stretching exercises and manual therapy to improve ankle dorsiflexion as well as plantar fascia, and calf muscle flexibility.

Treatment should also include exercises to improve foot and ankle strength and

overall fitness. Research shows that using an orthotic, either custom or prefabricated, can be of great help to support the arch and pad the heel. Studies also indicate that the use of a night splint is helpful if you are experiencing first step pain upon waking.

Proper footwear, patient education, and taping are also shown to have benefit. Specialty treatments available at ORS such as the Graston Technique ®(instrument assisted soft tissue work) and the Piezowave (acoustic compression therapy, ESWT) have significantly improved our outcomes with plantar fasciitis cases.

Aaron Holly, MSPT, MTC, is the vice president of professional development and the Okemos clinic director at Orthopedic Rehab Specialists. Reach him at (517) 220-4540.

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Healthier skin

Enhance your beauty with Vitamin E and a skin routine!

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itamin E is a nutrient our bodies need to support the immune system and help our cells to regenerate. It also has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that are essential to our everyday health. With a new year ahead, I thought it would be help“You’re never too ful to share some of the old to become benefits of adding Vitamin E to your skin health younger. regimen. I especially find ~Mae West it to be helpful during the winter season. Consider incorporating Vitamin E into your current self-care routine. Here are some of the benefits: Skin health Vitamin E is most commonly known for its benefits of skin health and appearance. At a very young age, my mom introduced me to her Vitamin E skincare bedtime routine.

After cleansing my skin, she would share a small portion of her moisturizer along with a drop of Vitamin E. I would gently mix them together and apply to my face and neck.

It was not only fun bonding time, but also I learned how to take care of my skin. Thanks, mom!

Anti-aging Vitamin E can help reverse the signs of aging and wrinkles while keeping the skin soft, smooth and supple. When applied to your face two or three times a week, it can reduce inflammation and make your skin look younger.

Relieves chapped dry cuticles and lips Keep your lips and cuticles moisturized every day. I recommend you keep Vitamin E capsules on hand. When needed, puncture one and apply the oil to your lips and cuticles.

Nourishment Foods high in Vitamin E include sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts, swiss chard, beet greens, spinach, avocados, butternut squash, kiwifruit, trout, shrimp, olive oil, wheat germ oil, and broccoli. Enhance your beauty by adding several to your next shopping list!

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