Some popular beliefs about beauty are evident in the clichés that have been created in it’s honor. Almost every woman alive has used beauty speak, at any given time during her life. As it turns out, pretty much, anything you can say about being beautiful goes hand in hand with being healthy.
We all know we need our beauty sleep. Why and how sleeping makes us beautiful may not be known to us during the first half of our lives, but as we get older, we begin understanding exactly how they are related. When our bodies are sleeping our cells are repairing themselves. Our skin is even more receptive to creams and beauty products while we sleep. Getting about eight hours of shut eye per night helps keep our brains alert, and possibly, the most beautifying thing about sleep is that it helps stabilize our moods.
It takes work to be beautiful, is one of those sayings that is true, but not in the obvious way. All the time and money in the world spent on make-up or primping, will not deliver you to hottie status. If you are not well hydrated, or are deficient in vitamins and minerals your body needs, it will show on your face.
It has been recommended that the average person drink 64 ounces of water per day. The older a person is the quicker they can become dehydrated. Usually once the body feels thirst, it is a sign that it is already dehydrated. The most healthy choice for hydration is water. Dehydration’s toll on a person’s looks range from wrinkled skin, dry eyes, fatigue, and dry and brittle hair. Drinking more water is one of the easiest and quickest ways to feel better in seconds.
Nothing says beauty like vitality and energy. The biggest group of vitamins is the B vitamins. They help the body make energy. These vitamins also help the body to release the energy when we need it the most. They make red blood cells which carry oxygen to the body. Soft glowing skin, thick lush hair, shiny bright eyes, flushed dewy skin, strong nails, tell us that this process is taking place within us. Our bodies cannot make the vitamins so we need to eat the foods that contain them.
Beauty is translated differently for each and every person. The common standard of beauty is sometimes synthetic and contrived. But the true radiance of a body at it’s full healthy potential cannot be denied.