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Seaweed: Nature’s Rx for Stress and Beautiful Skin
by Amanda Williams Trageser
For many of us, stress is a part of daily life. And if not managed
properly, that stress can cause many different health problems,
including poor complexions.
Health professionals vary on the approach taken to manage our
stress. Some of the therapies used are: exercise, time management,
breathing techniques, and learning to just say “No.” Others include differing
types of body treatments, massage, and nutritional supplements.
However, it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the latest health
information, especially since conflicting news seems to emerge every
week. Eat this; don't drink that; take this vitamin; don't use that product.
Here are a few benefits of adding seaweed to your diet and beauty regimen.
Seaweed is…
BALANCING
Merely a concentration of sea water, seaweed is one
of nature’s most perfectly balanced organisms. It suffers from no deficiencies.
When we ingest or use topical seaweed preparations we are
getting all of the wonderful, well-balanced nutrients found in sea water.
The concentration of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids,
and phyto hormones found in seaweed enable it to be rebalancing,
regenerating, oxygenating, nourishing, detoxifying, mineralizing,
hydrating, and purifying. Adding seaweed to our diet and skin care
products will result in firmer, more balanced and mineralized skin, better
internal hydration, and a reduction of impurities throughout our
body.
DETOXIFYING
Seaweed is a type of algae extremely high in antioxidants;
this makes it a powerful free-radical scavenger. This, combined
with the fact that seaweed’s molecular structure is very similar to that of
our own human plasma, makes it absorb better into the body; making
it a superior detoxifying agent and cancer fighter.
THERAPEUTIC
Seaweed can be used to provide the benefits of
thalassotherapy (bathing in sea water to aid in healing the body and
recovering from disease or injury). This type of therapy dates back to
Greek and Roman times, and was popularized in France during the
19th century. The therapeutic benefits of ingesting and using seaweed
products are as follows: improved metabolism and circulation, reduction
of swelling, relief from aches and pains, expulsion of fats and toxins,
relief from stress, and improved quality of sleep.
Incorporating seaweed into our daily wellness routines will result in
a healthier and more relaxed lifestyle, as well as, a more beautiful complexion.
But be sure to select only the highest quality seaweed and seaweed
based products to insure you are getting all of the vital nutrients
possible.
At ASpa, we use the Repechage line of products, treatments, and
nutritional supplements. We chose the Repechage line for good reason.
This seaweed based line is world renowned for its restorative benefits
and reliable results. Repechage seaweed is deep-sea seaweed harvested
primarily off of the Brittany coast of France where harvesting has been
under strict regulation since 1852. The company also uses a patented
method to process the seaweed called Cryoboyage, or cold micro bursting,
to preserve the vital nutrients. This is in contrast to many other
manufacturers of seaweed-based products who use a heat method of
drying the plants, yielding a byproduct deficient in vital nutrients.
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