But, what if, it’s not your skin that’s lacking energy, it’s YOU!  You feel exhausted!   But instead of letting your entire day go, or turning to caffeine to fuel your energy lapse, try these two simple techniques to gain a bit more energy.  We promise, they only take a minute or two.

1.        Eagle Pose:  A simple yoga posture designed to help bring your energy back in to your core.

DO THIS:  Bend your right knee, lift your left leg off the floor, and wrap it around your right leg. Your left foot may wrap completely around your right shin, or it may rest to the outside of your right leg. Squeeze your thighs together, drawing energy back to your core. Now bring your arms out in front of you, with your elbows bent and hands pointing toward the ceiling. Cross your right arm over your left and wrap your arms until your palms meet. Gently move your arms up until elbows are at shoulder height, and then soften your shoulders down your back. This pose draws all of that energy we put out into the world back into our being. Stay here for up to 10 breaths, and then unwind and switch sides.

2.       Balance Your Cortices:  This easy technique balances the left and right hemispheres of the brain, and general brain function.  We believe everyone should be able to balance the cortices; the results can be immediate and profound in restoring healthy balance and boosting energy.  
Click here to watch a quick video on this powerful, yet simple technique that could change your day!

If you know of something that naturally and quickly restores balance and energy, let us know!

And, if you’re interested in learning more about how BodyTalk can improve your energy and health, email us: info@skinagain.com.

The problem: The best YOU can be is not the same as the best I can be.  We’re all different, but like in the many episodes of “Seinfeld,” both George and Jerry are seen breaking up with women because they are a “low-talker,” another had “man-hands,” one used Jerry’s toothbrush, another had a weird toe. These women got the axe because they didn’t meet the impossible standards of these comical and neurotic characters.

As we women (who have a love/hate relationship with the media) know, these sitcoms, movies and advertisements really do set standards high.

Did you watch the Academy Awards? At 46-years-old Demi Moore is the very image of age-defying beauty – (but it’s no secret that Mrs. Kutcher has indulged in the odd nip tuck over the years).   In a bizarre real-life case of the Benjamin Button effect, Demi seems to have aged backwards.  Stepping out on stage Demi’s face, body and skin appeared plumper, tighter and smoother than it has in years.

Would you say she is the best SHE can be?   I would say ‘yes’.  She can afford it.  But all of us fellow 47 year olds now have to work really hard on feeling good about the best ‘WE’ can be (knowing that if we stood next to Demi we’d look like her mother!).

The media . . . love/hate. . . do I have to say more?

You and your partner are walking, hand in hand, down the street or in a mall.  The chit-chat is casual.  All of sudden, your partner’s gaze looks up and turns sideways as he views the manikins in the window of a lingerie store.  In fact, yours does too!

Has the media made the sexy female body too hard to measure up to? Or, do we like it this way because it serves as a motivation for us women to stay in the best shape we can?

The following question was asked to Drew Pinsky, MD, the straight-shooting co-host of Loveline, a two-hour radio show on sex and relationships:

For men, what’s the difference between okay sex and great sex?

Dr. Drew:   Well, it is about how the woman looks to the man. It’s who he’s with that makes the difference…Men do a very, very careful evaluation of physicality…Men look at beauty in terms of genetic loading for fertility and health, although we’re not doing it consciously—because men almost never consciously want to have children.  So it’s things like facial symmetry and glowing skin, signs of good health and the ability to carry a child, that translate to attractiveness for a male. Very primitive stuff.

Then he rates, on a scale from 1 – 10, how important the following things are to a man:

A fit body? A woman who works out?

Dr. Drew:  That’s an 8.

A woman who doesn’t feel good about her body?

Dr. Drew:  That’s up there in the turnoff category:  7 or 8.

Read the full article here.

Now, I ask you. . . Is there an oxy-moron here?  We must have a fit body, facial symmetry, glowing skin, signs of good health and the ability to carry a child.  And, if we don’t measure up, God help us if we show any signs of not feeling good about that!

How do you feel the media has influenced the bedroom?  We’d love to know, so please comment!

And please check back next Monday for:  
Women’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Media 
Part 4 – The Mirror.

Here are some comments that we’ve heard over the years regarding ‘self-improvement’ that are necessary for women to stay in the boardroom:

• Women need to learn a more positive approach to leading, encouraging others, thus being less bossy than men.

• When it comes to women in the boardroom, clothes speak volumes. It takes only a few seconds for people you’ve never met to form perceptions about your female authority and  abilities by judging your attire.

• Women need to learn skills that will bring positive and powerful emotion to the workplace, and be better relationship-builders and better communicators than men (and apparently we can do this because our brains are more networked for language).

• Women need to learn alternative approaches to leading teams — encouraging more open discussion, cultivating talent and sharing credit.  In fact, it would behoove women to read books on inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration. Perhaps sitting at the middle of the conference table rather than at its head and saying, “We are all in this together and I am part of it”.

With all of this emphasis on self-improvement to become successful in the boardroom (and all of it is good, no doubt), are we spending so much time trying to ‘measure up’, that we actually never make it there in time to make a real change?

Wow! Learning how to have authority in a mostly male dominated position, is a subtle and far reaching issue, indeed.

And, we haven’t even touched on how a woman’s skin and hair is supposed to look in the boardroom (trust me, being in the skin care industry, we’ve seen and heard an earful)!

Are you in the boardroom?  Would you like to be?  Please share us your thoughts on what you think is necessary for a woman to stay there!

Does the media’s glam representation of how women should be in the:

• Boardroom
• Bedroom, and
• The Mirror . . .

. . . lull us into thinking we’re much more powerful than we really are, or stir our anxiety into believing we cannot age gracefully, by peddling false fantasies?

Do the leading female gurus of our country distract women from advocating real change by over-focusing on self-improvement?

Does the image of the youthful, fierce and sexy Superwoman actually thwart womens’ forward momentum?

Good questions, huh?

In this 3-part blog, we will share with you a few awarenesses that we have come to – candidly and honestly.  We hope that you feel free to leave a comment or two on how you feel about it too.  In fact, start now!

Next Tuesday, look for SkinAgain’s Part One candid take on: Women in the Boardroom.

People with skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, and psoriasis often suffer from constipation and other digestive conditions.  Conversely, people with digestive conditions such as constipation, usually suffer from skin conditions that are linked to pores being ‘constipated’ with the build-up of sticky dead skin cells; conditions like acne, etc.

Just like a sluggish digestion can come from not drinking enough water and not incorporating enough fiber into the diet, sluggish skin can be linked to de-hydration and not incorporating safe exfoliation methods into daily hygiene.

Here are some tips for the skin & digestion:

1.       Drink half your weight in ounces of water per day (If you weigh 150, drink 75 oz of water)… Yes, that much!

2.       Have whole grain oatmeal & honey for breakfast (and while it cooks, take some, mix with honey and exfoliate your face).

3.       Don’t forget to breathe and move………..A LOT!

Try these tips and tell us how they work!

A distracted mind typically makes you less productive, and more stressed.

Here’s how to change your frequency and calm your mind–quickly.

Yoga practitioners believe that alternate nostril breathing is one of the quickest ways to balance your left and right brain, and calm the mind. It takes less than 5 minutes from which you’ll emerge feeling refreshed and ready to move forward with your day.

Here’s why: Breath flowing through the right nostril is more stimulating while breath moving through the left nostril is more quieting or sedating. To alternate between the two encourages equanimity, clarity of thought, a feeling of being centered and even an experience of mental and subtle body purification. The Sanskrit name for this breath, nadi shodhana, speaks to this, because it translates to mean cleansing the nadis, which allows us to then experience greater balance.

Here’s how: Find a comfortable seated position with your spine long and straight. Use your thumb of your right hand to gently seal your right nostril. Begin by exhaling through your left nostril as long as it is comfortable. Then inhale through your left nostril as long as it is comfortable. Switch the position of your hand by gently sealing your left nostril with the ring finger of your right hand, releasing your thumb from the right nostril. Exhale through your right nostril for as long as it is comfortable and then inhale through your right nostril—again, for as long as it is comfortable.

Please comment and share with us your tips on calming your mind and strengthening your intuition!

Let’s admit it, out health care system lacks. We put off having that ’spot’ looked at by the Dermatologist because we’re scrambling to get the referrals from our HMO Provider, or we just don’t have the co-pay right now, or whatever! Same with aches and pains that we know could be solved with a simple Chiropractic adjustment, but our insurance doesn’t pay for it. Or how about this: the girl that just recovered for H1N1 has never felt the same. She’s tired all of the time, the doctors don’t have answers and her insurance won’t cover the ‘Alternative’ holistic approach that just might give her body the elements for regeneration?

Well, here’s a new ‘eaht care system’ we’ve discovered that gives you the tools to make yourself feel better – almost instantly, and you know what the greatest thing about it is? No meds to buy, no supplements to purchase, no doctors to pay!

It has such great benefits on the human body, that it is even rumored that President obama and Oprah Winfrey are onboard!

Click here to read more!

Take a looksey:

• Sex makes you glow because it improves blood circulation, which helps to pump oxygen to your skin, eliminating toxins and making it brighter.

• Just as with people who excerise, having sex reduces your hormone levels and balances them out.  The result?  Clearer skin for those who are acne-prone (along with healthier hair).

• As you have sex, you are boosting collagen production, which staves off age spots and sagging.

• Once you hit menopause, your skin quality diminishes and suddenly you may notice your face is extremely dry.  By having sex and getting the blood and oxygen flowing, you can keep dry skin away regardless of your age.

• A study was done on sex and youth a few years back to prove this point.  In a span of 10 years, 3,500 men and women, both those who had sex regularly and those who didn’t, were put on one side of a two-way mirror, where participants on the other side had to guess their age.  The group that had an active sex life had their age underestimated by seven to 12 years, while some thought the group that only had sex infrequently actually looked older!

• The same hormones that are released to make your skin glow will also keep your nails strong, especially during pregnancy.

• Don’t replace your eight glasses of water with eight hours of sex, but having sex will keep your skin hydrated.  Since it improves circulation, the blood will circulate around your body more efficiently, giving your skin the moisture it needs to stay healthy.

• During sex, you’re giving your face a free facial.  The sweat will clean from your pores the dirt, grime, and makeup residue you miss when you cleanse your face during the day.

Have a Great Valentine’s Day Weekend Everyone!

May All of Us Wake Up Monday Morning with Sparkling Skin!

It is also very important that the skin on the feet is taken care of by keeping them soft and healthy with special creams and serums do not any ingredients that could possibly make the situation worse like fragrances, dyes or preservatives derived from sugars, or ingredients that could turn into sugar.

One excellent treatment available today is SkinAgain’s all-natural nEu-tone™, a Healing Serum designed to keep your feet soft, healthy and refreshed. SkinAgain nEu-tone™ deeply hydrates, softens and naturally protects dry rough skin on your feet. It is non-greasy and quickly absorbed.  With regular use, people with diabetes can maintain feet that feel softer and healthier.

SkinAgain has a complimentary offer for you if you or your loved one has diabetes:

Send us the contact information of your M.D. to info@skinagain.com and SkinAgain with send both you and your practitioner a complimentary bottle of nEu-tone Healing Serum ($59 value)!

Oh, and please don’t forget to include both of your mailing addresses or we won’t be able to send it!