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Body by James Davies: The Book Your Body Needs

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There are no words for how much I love this book. I think it should be on every single book shelf. I injured myself ten years ago and I have already learned a lot on how to heal and fix my body. The information in this book is gold. It covers every part of the body and tells you how to heal it. James Davies covers what’s normal and what’s not when it comes to pain. I refuse to be without this comprehensive book, which is the equivalent of having your own personal osteopath. Buy it now.

 

The ultimate guide to preventing pain and fuelling your body to its fullest health potential. He is world renowned and the osteopath to stars, including David Beckham and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Ultimate strategies to prevent pain and fuel your body to its fullest health potential.

Simple techniques and strategies to:

Heal

From stress and anxiety, to everyday wear and tear and injury, life takes its toll on our bodies. Now, internationally renowned osteopath James Davies can help you heal your body.

Reset

With tips and tricks to help recognise, manage, and treat everyday aches and pains, this book will reset your approach to understanding your body. James presents a revolutionary blueprint for holistic body wellbeing.

Restore

Improve your wellbeing with exercises expertly designed to optimise your body. Enhance your health and mobility by understanding common conditions from arthritis and muscle strains, to IBS and stress, and empower yourself with the knowledge you need to achieve full-body health.

Body is available here.

You Don’t Have to Love Your Body, Just Don’t Hate it.

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Me when I was pregnant with my son.

It is fair to say that at some point most of us have had a complicated relationship with our body. Women in particular get a rough ride. The media constantly tells us we are not tall enough, thin enough or tanned enough. Yes, the body positive movement has happened, but it is being sold to us by the same people who made us feel crap about our bodies for decades, and do not get me started on how their tagline is usually about ‘real’ women. It is so condescending. There are no fake women. Airbrushing women within an inch of their lives, while those women were already over five foot ten and a size eight, does not make these women an ideal that ‘real’ women no longer have to aspire to because you are woke now.

The beauty industry is still trying to sell us cellulite creams. In 2019 I was still seeing articles on how to get rid of cellulite. It is truly shocking. Babies have cellulite, children have cellulite, even men have cellulite, but for some reason only women are told that it is somehow not normal and we have to spend our time and energy getting rid of it. God forbid we work on our brains instead of our thighs.

P.S: dimples are cute.

Yes, I rant a bit but I have my reasons. As a teenager I thought my body looked awful. All I saw was flaws. Now I am in my thirties and I think it truly is amazing. There are parts I am not keen on, the bits of fat that accumulate around my C section scar and are hard to shift, for example, but I refuse to hate it. My body has made two beautiful children and been through two very different births: one emergency C section and one VBAC. It has been pregnant four times but only has two children and it has endured two traumatic surgeries.

The last few years I have been the fittest I have ever been in between my pregnancies. I am at my lowest weight in ten years and I am proud when I manage to make healthy choices, and gentle on myself when I do not. It makes me sad when I think about how long it took me to love my body on my good days, and not hate it on my bad ones. When I was a teenager I was ill with glandular fever. I was bedridden for years and it took a lot of time to get healthy again. My education was affected and it is only now I am managing to find the time to rectify that. You would think it that was an important lesson but I spent my twenties working fourteen hour days, going to parties and over-exercising. Turns out you can not exist on canapés and champagne alone. My main food groups were pasta and cereal. It is embarrassing to think about now that I try to make sure I have at least five-a-day and that I do not exert my body to much.

What I am trying to say is that your body is amazing. YOU are amazing, and while you do not have to love every part of your body, do not hate it. It is a miracle.

Australian Beauty Brand Sukin Reveals New Products

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For August 2015, Australian beauty brand Sukin has announced the launch of its Botanical Body Wash and Hydrating Body Lotion in a new lime and coconut scent.

Lime & Coconut Botanical Body Wash (£13.22) is a sulphate free cleanser, enriched with coconut and lime, containing jojoba, avocado and rose hip oils to soften, hydrate and purify skin.

Lime & Coconut Hydrating Body Lotion (£7.55), contains an infusion of aloe vera, nettle, horsetail and burdock to restore the skin’s moisture balance.

The brand has also announced the launch of its Super Greens range face products.

The four-piece range comprises Detoxifying Clay Masque (£9.99), Detoxifying Facial Scrub (£9.99), Facial Recovery Serum (£13.99) and Nutrient Rich Facial Moisturiser (£9.99).

Sukin’s Super Greens range, features handpicked actives, including kale, spirulina, parsley, chlorella, acai and goji, to promote a healthy glow and leave a clean, radiant complexion.

Additionally, the brand is launching Miracle Micellar Cleansing Water (£8.12), a gentle formula designed to remove make-up and impurities, soothe skin and encourage hydration.

To compliment Sukin’s micelles producing formula, chamomile, aloe vera and cucumber have been added to leave a calm complexion, with no tightness or dry patches after use.

Sukin is available from Holland & Barrett, Alphega Pharmacies, Whole Foods, Planet Organic, Ocado and online at cressuk.com and feelunique.com.

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Simply Man Launches In The UK…

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This month sees the launch of grooming brand Simply Man in the UK.

MATCH by Simply Man is a new and exclusive grooming collection specially formulated for men’s hair, body and face.

Formulated to the highest professional specification, the most advanced cleansing, conditioning and moisturising ingredients combine with advanced anti-ageing technology and a subtle masculine fragrance.

The collection features:

Body & Hair Shampoo (£9.99), containing ginseng extract, mineral salts and wheat proteins which work in synergy to regain total well-being for hair and body

Performance 3-in-1 Shampoo (£9.99), designed to soothe, moisturise and nourish the hair and scalp

Performance 3-in-1 Lotion (£9.99), a powerful lotion which performs an effective antibacterial and energising action to combat scalp imperfections, prevent the formation of sebum (oily/greasy hair), eliminate dandruff and arrest premature hair loss (alopecia)

Strong Gel (£9.99), a strong wet-look acrylic modelling gel; Matte Groomer (£10.99), a matt-effect grooming paste to give long-lasting hold

 Anti-ageing Response Cream (£12.99) containing a botanical and biotechnological complex designed to sooth, firm and protect the skin, revitalise the complexion and hinder the visible signs of ageing.

MATCH by Simply Man has been formulated and created by hair and beauty care experts at Reef Cosmetics and is available exclusively at the CHILL CABINET.

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Caudalie Contouring Concentrate Review

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My first thought of Caudalie Contouring Concentrate is that it smells of ginger. My nose is off however, it’s lemongrass. We got sent Caudalie Contouring Concentrate to review for our pregnancy section, we want to review products that stop, reduce or get rid of stretch marks. The packaging says that this preservative-free 100% plant-based dry body oil firms and smooths skin. It also gives it a slight sheen. Apparently, it can take 1.5 inches off your thighs if you follow the contouring regime.

This 100-percent natural body treatment promotes natural drainage. It doesn’t have any of the following:

– Parabens
– Sulfates 
– Phthalates

What it does have:

-Grape Seed Oil: Moisturizing.
-Essential Oils of Juniper Berries, Geranium, and Rosemary: Toning.
-Essential Oil of Lemon and Lemongrass: Draining.
-Essential Oil of Cypress: Stimulates Circulation.

 

Caudalie Contouring Concentrate is impressive. It leaves skin looking better and firmer. There is a definite difference in the skins appearance. It also smells great. While we can’t say that you will lose inches, your skin will look more toned and even. It is also a 100% natural product so nothing toxic is going into the skin. That combined with the visible difference it makes to the skin makes this body oil impressive indeed.

You can buy Caudalie Contouring Concentrate from Selfridges.com

 

 

 

Is It Really ‘Cause For Concern’ When a Supermodel Loses Her Baby Weight In 2 Months?

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I don’t think it really has to be said that supermodels aren’t like normal people. They are taller for one. While the vast majority of the women in the world are under 5.6′, that is considered short in supermodel terms. Then they are generally thin and beautiful. The very top of the gene pool. So should we compare ourselves to them? In some ways, yes. Controversial I know, but the training regime of the Victoria Secret Models would put some athletes to shame. I never thought there was anything wrong with aspiration. It is a models job to be thin and fit. Which is why I don’t get the controversy surrounding Russian supermodel Elena Perminova who stripped off for Vogue Russia two months after giving birth to reveal a stunning post-pregnancy figure.

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In the first image, Elena is eight months pregnant. The second image is two months later. (Credit: Russian Vogue)

I am seven-months pregnant at the moment. I didn’t look like Elena before I was pregnant, and I won’t look like her after being pregnant. The truth is, genes play a role, but I will exercise and eat well. I have lost weight before, for my wedding last year. I had put two stone on after a back injury and despite having a full-time job and writing a book amongst a million other things, I exercised five days a week for at least an hour and lost all of the weight within months. I didn’t diet or deprive myself but I put the work in and pretty much hated every second. But is Elena being irresponsible? A debate started online with some people saying that she was promoting a lifestyle that was unrealistic for new mothers. The 28-year-old model is married to Russian millionaire businessman Alexander Lebedev and this was her third child. She started a hardcore 7-days-a-week exercise regime a mere two weeks after having her baby by caesarian last year. The article also featured advice to Russian women on how to get their figure back after pregnancy. Elena said in Russian Vogue, ‘Normally doctors say “yes” to sport only three months after giving birth. ‘But I started earlier, just two weeks afterwards, even though I had a caesarian. The doctor allowed me to do it because I felt very well. Naturally, at first I was not exercising a lot, or there was a risk to breastfeeding. And the main thing – I did not exercise my stomach. It is dangerous to do it right after birth.’

Elena did simple repetitive exercises while her daughter Arina slept, and jogged for two hours a day with her husband while on a holiday in Cyprus. He mother-in-law looked after the baby. She said the jogging got rid of her baby weight and the water in her body by helping her ‘dry out’. She ate ‘simple homemade fare, for example, steamed fish with lemon juice.’ Many Vogue readers praised her hard work but many others said she was promoting an unrealistic example. But does a supermodel have to set realistic examples? Is there anything wrong with being aspirational or losing weight quickly, especially when it is part of your job? The truth is: the average new mum doesn’t need to lose weight quickly as our career does not depend on it. We get to eat cake and be tired. We get to sleep and just watch TV when we have time. So is it irresponsible? Let us know your thoughts below.

 

 

Lara Stone Shows Off Post-Baby Body in Photoshop-Free Photoshoot

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I am not normally a fan of nude pictures of women. Most are degrading or just calls for attention from the otherwise talentless. Not so much for Lara Stone however, who has bravely showed off her post-baby body one year after childbirth sans photoshop. The 30-year-old Danish model and wife of our very own David Walliams posed for legendary photographer Juergen Teller.  The spread is for boundary-pushing System Magazine. She looks as beautiful as ever. Even more so because she looks real and not like a overtly-photoshopped mannequin with no personality or natural beauty left. Go Lara.

Photo credit: Juergen Teller for System Magazine.

Photo credit: Juergen Teller for System Magazine.

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Photo credit: Juergen Teller for System Magazine.

Photo credit: Juergen Teller for System Magazine.

Photo credit: Juergen Teller for System Magazine.

Photo credit: Juergen Teller for System Magazine.

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Simple Steps To Improve Self-Confidence

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ritaoraFeeling at ease with your body is something many people struggle with. Such feelings can eat away at self-confidence and make it harder to assert yourself in life. Sometimes, other people’s attitudes and messages in the media can make it even more difficult, but there are things you can do to fight back and learn to love yourself.

 

Identify problem attitudes

 

Do you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts about your body when you’re dressing, showering or shopping? Try to spot such thoughts developing and stop yourself. You probably wouldn’t make negative comments to a friend in that way, so why do it to yourself? Instead, focus on parts of your body that you like, even if they don’t seem as important. Practice thinking positively about them and remember that you don’t have to be perfect to be appreciated.

 

Share thoughts with friends

 

Social convention means that often we don’t complement each other enough. If you have friends who also need more body confidence arrange to get together and tell each other what you admire about one another’s appearance. Alternatively, you might prefer to do it using anonymous notes if you’re shy. You might be surprised by how much friends like or even envy aspects of the way you look that you never considered previously.

 

Focus on fitness

 

Even if you’re overweight, disabled or getting on in years, there will usually be something you can do to increase your fitness level. Exercise lowers levels of cortisone, the stress hormone and makes the body look better. You can even do exercises for your face to reduce lines and wrinkles; a sort of natural facelift.

 

Dress to flatter your figure

 

Everyone likes to feel sexy and you can find clothing to suit all shapes and sizes online, including fantastic plus sized lingerie deals. Rather than worrying about what doesn’t look good on you, seek out stores that specialize in clothing designed for bodies like yours, whatever shape you are. You don’t have to look like a model, because in reality people are attracted by many different aspects of an individual, such as sense of humor, stylishness and intelligence.

 

Love your style

 

Part of learning to love your body is about understanding how to see it on your own terms, which involves choosing clothes that flatter your shape and selecting colors and patterns that reflect your personality rather than concerning yourself with following fashion. That way you don’t need to worry about being compared to other people and you can instead focus on simply being who you are.

 

Despite the fact that women’s magazines tend to focus on hairstyles and waist measurements, studies show again and again that one of the most attractive assets anyone can have is self-confidence. Once you are comfortable in your own skin and enjoy the way you look it will show in the way you walk, the way you dance, even the way you smile; all things that will make an impression on others. Most importantly, they will make you feel good about yourself.