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In today’s fast-paced world, embracing a cleaner lifestyle is more important than ever. Wellness expert Dawn Russell shares her top 11 tips to help you detoxify and rejuvenate your life. Here’s how you can start making positive changes today.
Epsom Salt Super Soak
“Drinking Epsom salt is the ultimate cleansing mechanism for your body. If this is a step too far, you can soak in an Epsom salt bath, which works to cleanse and detox your body from the inside out and is also therapy for your skin. Epsom salt baths are an essential part of my clean-living routine, and you can get a bag for a few dollars in any drugstore. While the bathtub is filling, dry brush your body as aggressively as you can. Use twice as much salt as recommended: not a cup but the whole bag. Experiment by adding a pound of baking soda to the bath. To dry off, just wrap a towel around you and lie on your bed to allow the moisture to seep into your skin.”
Think Pink for Clean Eating and Healthy Skin
“Swap your standard white table salt for Pink Himalayan Salt. A bit more costly but worth the switch since it boasts many more minerals and less sodium. This naturally occurring pink salt contains the same 84 trace minerals that are found in the human body, including calcium, potassium, and magnesium to create electrolyte balance, increase hydration, improve circulation, and alkalize the body. On Amazon, you can get a 5 lb. bag for $13.00.”
Healthy Skincare Multi-Tasking
“I love nourishing my skin while I’m cooking healthy dinners for my kids. My go-to is olive oil – a superfood and a super moisturizer! Use it as an amazing, all-natural ‘eye cream.’ Massage into your hands and rub into your cuticles and dry elbows for a one ingredient wonder moisturizer. It's just an easy thing to do while you're being a mom.”
Cleanse Your Bedtime Routine
“As we all know, sleep is essential to a healthy lifestyle, and it all starts with a healthy family bedtime routine. We soak in lavender oil baths in the evening (and also spray it on our sheets!) and make sure to swap out blue light-inducing TV, iPads, and smartphones for soothing music. If my kids are especially wired, I massage their pressure points, feet, and scalps. We also engage in family meditation like visualizing colors going up the toes through the top of the head. Another meditation technique is giving my boys a special word to think about each step they take, which calms and focuses them.”
Curb Your Sweet Tooth
“A healthy and easy way to fight off those sugar cravings – for the whole family – is by cutting up an apple, sprinkling the slices with cinnamon, and throwing the pieces into a Ziploc bag with a squeeze of lemon and a good shake! It tastes like apple pie and satisfies that nagging afternoon sugar craving.”
How to Clean Your Nose with a Baby Nose Drainer
“Given half of my lymph nodes were removed, I am highly susceptible to infections and circulation issues. Cleaning out your nasal passage keeps them at bay. This is a healthy way to tackle mucus and congestion issues.”
Apple Cider Vinegar Shot
“Apple cider vinegar is an integral part of my clean-living routine. I do one every morning! Benefits: it naturally curbs your appetite and really cleans your liver. You can find apple cider vinegar anywhere. To elevate the taste, add a tea bag (mint or citrus are my favorites), or add a squeeze of lemon and a heavy dust of cinnamon.”
Japanese Foot Patches
“Japanese foot patches were introduced to me by the head Russian cupping doctor for the Japanese ballet. She takes care of the Japanese national ballerina. Put them on before bed and wake up detoxed. You can find them on Amazon.”
Clean Tea
“Drink dandelion tea every night before bed. It helps give you a better night’s sleep, calms inflammation, and flushes out water. Three in one!”
The Vaseline Skin Hack
“Use basic Vaseline around your eyes instead of a really expensive eye cream. It works!”
Flaxseed
“You can put them in just about anything and everything, and they are amazing for hair and nail growth.”
By following these expert tips from Dawn Russell, you can take significant steps towards a cleaner, healthier lifestyle!
