Find out how to achieve Skin at it's best.

Skin at its best...  

Understanding skin all begins with understanding cause and effect.  If you want young, fresh-looking and fresh-feeling skin then you need to understand what it takes to make physical changes in the skin.  How do you accomplish that?

After years of research and plenty of trial and error to know the answer to this simple yet very extremely complex question.

I have interviewed Doctors, Nutritionists, and Aestheticians experts who specialize in skin, plastic surgery and nutrition.  I have listened to opinions and read their books. I always take away a new perspective and sometimes I have been enlightened with new information or many times, I find my own conceptions and convictions about skin and health have been validated.

I am asked constantly to write another book that updates all I have learned about "pulling it together" to achieve your vision and desires for your best self both inside and out, up and down and everywhere In between.

So, follow me for five days and let me guide you through a step-by-step process to changing your skin, health, mind and spirit. It all comes together beautifully once you educate yourself on how to pull all of the components together.  You will start to live and witness how beautiful you and your life can become. 

It's not easy but it's not as hard as some want you to believe.  What it takes is a desire and will.  That's it.

All the work isn't done in just 5 days. Taking it in small increments will allow me to give you just enough information and homework to keep you on track.  After the first 5 days, then the next 5 days and so on and so on...

Here we go.   Are you ready??  I will also be answering your questions as they arise.  This is your opportunity to get your skin and nutrition-trainer session with me at "no charge".  Just promise yourself that you are going to love your body and love the process of rediscovering it.

Stay tuned.  My next blog will give you information and step 1,2 and 3 to "Skin at It's Best".

Nature's Secret to Health: Hemp Seeds

Hemp Seeds are one of nature's secrets to health that is still in the shadows of main stream health.

    To make it short and sweet hemp seeds are a protein based plant food that offers the body complete amino acids that are easily digestible and usable.  Proteins are the building blocks of cells.  You must have the right proteins available to the body in order for the body to metabolize and create new healthy cells.  Skin, hair, nails, organs.  You'd name it and its made with protein.

Here is an excerpt from an article from Hemp Line Journal.

     "The best way to insure the body has enough amino acid material to make the globulins is to eat foods high in globulin proteins. Since hemp seed protein is 65% globulin edistin, and also includes quantities of albumin, its protein is readily available in a form quite similar to that found in blood plasma. Eating hemp seeds gives the body all the essential amino acids required to maintain health, and provides the necessary kinds and amounts of amino acids the body needs to make human serum albumin and serum globulins like the immune enhancing gamma globulins. Eating hemp seeds could aid, if not heal, people suffering from immune deficiency diseases. This conclusion is supported by the fact that hemp seed was used to treat nutritional deficiencies brought on by tuberculosis, a severe nutrition blocking disease that causes the body to waste away. [Czechoslovakia Tubercular Nutritional Study, 1955]"

I personally love hemp by the spoonful.  But they are super in raw cookies.  They give a buttery cream taste to anything.  I throw them in my husbands salads everyday.  Effortless Healthy Eating. 

A Guilt- Free Find! Find Out Why!

Dove Dark Chocolate

  So, here is my find for everyone who is looking for a quick chocolate fix that is easy to find anywhere. Yes, I know some of the healthiest chocolates are hard to find and expensive.

    Recently I came across the Dove dark chocolates.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that they are made with organic cocoa now!

  It is so nice and refreshing to see that corporate America a is finally hearing what many of us health advocates are screaming from the mountain tops about "stop putting junk in the products you make". 

  Nature has given us everything we need to be healthy.  So why do so many people choose to alter it to make it "taste good".

  Make the switch to healthier eating even when it comes down to your chocolate fix.

  One dark dove chocolate has:

42 calories, 2.5 grams of far, 3.4 grams of sugar.

Benefits of Cocoa:

Rich in Minerals: Hass magnesium and copper, these minerals aid in regulating normal blood pressure and subsequently maintaining proper heartbeat levels.

Blood circulation: makes the blood vessels more flexible. 

Lowers Cholesterol Levels: Dark chocolates have been medically proven to reduce  bad cholesterol level by 10-12%.

Boosts Immune System:  Catechins and Epicatechins are the two kinds of flavonoids in chocolates. Dark chocolate has more of Catechins, that boost the immune system and may help prevent chronic ailments.

Great Source of Antioxidants: Dark chocolate is a rich in antioxidant which fight against pre-mature aging. The anti-oxidants also help in fighting against heart diseases.

Increases Serotonin Levels: Dark chocolate contains serotonin, that have of anti- depressants properties.

Cardiovascular: Dark chocolate contain  poly phenols and anti-oxidants boosts the vascular health in (small doses).

Living a Life with Substance

Instead of wondering what YOU are going to with your life.....

Ask yourself   "What am I going to do with my life that will positively affect another person's life in a positive way?"  Having a life of substance fills you up inside and allows you to be a more open and giving person.

So...Today try thinking about a project that allows you to offer your talents to a charity....or give an hour of your time to a new mom or dad that just needs some downtime to regroup.  

 Whatever it is, do yourself for someone else.  By not giving a material item but offering something that can't be bought shows your love and compassion for another person. 

                                                          

            Be an example to those you know.  

Do something that has meaning and substance... and a whole new world will awaken within you and you will find yourself!

Big things coming!

5 Day Plan for You

Here's my 5 day challenge for you.  You can do 5 days.  Once you've completed the 5 first 5 days go for another 5 days.  

...and another 5...and another...and another 5...and another 5...

Here is how you do the 5 day plan: 
                     and another 5...and another 5...and another...

Breakfast:

Upon waking up drink 8 oz. of regular water with 4 Geri G. Green Meal Caps

-Wait 15-30 min.

- Make a Geri G. Essential Meal with 8 oz. of non-dairy milk- almond milk (my favorite), rice milk, coconut milk or water.

Between lunch and dinner have 1 to 2 snacks.

     -My favorite cucumbers but you can have any Veggies that you like.  If you feel you need some more protein by all means have any wild caught fish especially tuna or sardines are excellent choices. 

Snacks choices:

-Any vegetables 

-1 tablespoon of pumpkin seeds, 

-Kind Bar Nuts and Seeds Low Sugar

-Coconut water

-1 tablespoon of Chia seeds with water or almond milk.

-1 oz of tuna

  For us vegans always have extra Chia seeds Sprinkled on top of your salad or in your sensual meal or on top of any additional food you would like.

*Before having dinner check to see how much water you have had.  By now you should have had at least 50 oz. of water if not go ahead and drink more water before having your dinner.  

Remember no liquids with your food!!!  Drinking while eating disrupts the normal digestive process.

Dinner:

 I love a big juicy kale salad which can include:

 -Red peppers

-Yellow peppers

-Spinach

-Cauliflower

-Broccoli

-Parsley

-Cilantro

-Cucumbers

-A splash of pumpkin seeds

-A splash of sesame seeds

Tips:

-Stop eating by 8 PM

-After dinner wait 1 hour before taking in any liquids.

-Drink or sip water throughout the evening to avoid snacking.

-Get plenty of sleep no less than seven hours a night (without the proper amount of sleep you will never lose true fat and gain lean muscle).

Exercise tips:

Exercise in the morning before eating breakfast.  Your muscles have less stored sugar and the body will go straight for the fat reserves to keep up the energy demand.

10-20 min of individual interval training

10 min of toning exercises everyday 

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Oscars are here!

Another Sunday another awards night! 

And this is when I run from face to face, spreading beauty in my tracks!

Everything about make-up is important if you don't want to be the main topic on "Fashion Police" come Monday...and well-applied Blush is CRUCIAL.

Placement has got to be precise when it comes to the elusive BLUSH!  Ah!
  The blush blunders I see on the red carpet are sad.....but true. 

     *I personally like to put blush on the skin first before I start the eyes.  I do that because it gives the face instant structure and dictates how to do the rest of the makeup.  

    For day Red Carpet:
I like to do less contour but more highlighting with popping blushing cheeks, and eyes that don't compete with the rest of the face. 
Yes, I use Geri G. Blush on my cheeks AND eyes! 
*A beautiful color like Vanilla Creme over the entire lid with brown eyeliner right next to the lashes.
*Then my Plush Mascara 2-3 layers.
 So stunning....so clean and chic.

For night Red Carpet- 

*First- I like to do contour and highlighting, then I blend it with the foundation.  

    The technique allows for
more blend-ability and less chance of streaking or nasty zebra stripes on the face!  

*Blush is an accent to the contour and highlight.  The placement needs to be precise to the face shape.  Otherwise, you will look like its all cheek and much too overpowering.  

*The blush is placed gently above and below contoured areas.  Softly using the flat side of the canvas brush to blend the blush into the small area of placement that is correct for your face shape.

VOILA...Red Carpet Ready! 

 Come in and see me for a demo of how to look Naturally Red Carpet Stunning!

GUILTY FREE Cookies for all the Cookie Monsters out there.

GUILTY FREE Cookies

Gluten, Dairy and Egg Free Cookies. Oh and healthier too!  

Ingredients Needed:

1.1scoop -Geri G. Essential Meal

2. 1/2 cup -Shredded Coconut(unsweetened) with dry mix and 1/2 cup Shredded Coconut for rolling

3. 1/3 cup - Black Raisins

4. 1/4 cup - Coconut Water or Coconut Milk for creamier consistency

5. 1/3 cup - Organic Dark Chocolate Chips or Carob Chips

6. 1 tbls - Coconut oil or Avocado ( your choice)

7. 1 tbls - Raw Honey

8. 1/2 tsp - Sea Salt

9. 1/2 tsp - Cinnamon

 *Optional Add In's*

    3 tbls Chopped walnuts, 2 tbls Almond Butter, Hemp Seeds (also can be used to replace coconut), Sesame Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds)

• Option #1 

Directions: 

    Mix all the ingredients together EXCEPT for the extra 1/2 cup of shredded coconut. 

Now, take a tablespoon size of the dough and roll it into a bite size ball.

Next roll the ball into the extra shredded coconut.

 Ready to eat!

• Option #2

Directions: 

    Preheat Food Dehydrator to 115 degrees.  Use Teflon sheets to place the cookies onto.

* Take the coconuts balls and place them on the Teflon sheet in three rows of three.

* Flatten the cookies out to make them flat.  They can be thick or thin. It's up to you!

Leave cookies in dehydrator for 2hrs and then flip them and dehydrate for another2 hrs.

    Ready to eat!

• Option #3

Directions: 

    Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

*Take the balls and place them on a cookies sheet.

* Flatten them into flat cookies.

* Bake cookies for 10-15 mins.

*Let cookies cool for 20 mins.

    Ready to eat!

Innocent Foundation in Light- Use as Concealer. Take advantage of V-Day's special throughout February

DID YOU KNOW...

The multi-dimensional Geri G. Innocent Foundation in Light is used as a concealer for ALL skin tones?! (YES, I said it ALL skin tones.)

How do I do it...

Just mix it with your base color of medium, tan or dark and Voila!  

Instant concealer, highlighter and brightener.  No need for 5 different products to hide blemishes, highlight and brighten!  

Just TWO...

Oh and of course Nanomarine-5® - a must!   

What are you waiting for...

TAKE advantage of Valentine's day throughout February!!

Buy Light foundation and get your base color free!  

Please try this simple trick and save your skin from all those crazy, heavy non-matching concealers out there.

And, if nutrition is your thing...

Buy one Green Meal Caps (30 day supply) and get one bottle free!  

We are all about Free in February!

Go To Snack!

Replace the Candy, Corn Chips, Potato Chips and Popcorn.  
These are all no no's on my nutritional method plan.

For some this may be strange...  But my everyday go to snack is CUCUMBERS

I just got back from the Beverly Hills farmers market and came across these yummy baby cucumbers. Instantly my mouth started salivating for them!! Love, love, love!

After just being so sick with the flu, this is the only thing I want to put into my body!!

Cucumbers are refreshing, crunchy, loaded with nutrients and are hydrating to your insides.

Don't forget always organic or at least they should be pesticide free!

And remember the key to health, beautiful skin and of course obtaining and maintaining a healthy weight is being alkaline from head to toe.

That means eating a diet rich in alkaline foods. Corn and potatoes are acid and acid will destroy your road to ultimate health!  

So snack up and each natures crunchy good stuff!!

FINALLY FRIDAY!

This Friday, 1.24.13! 

Hope to see all you there!!

Golden Globe 2013: Best Makeup

And the Best Makeup Awards go to...
                                                                                                                         

Jessica Alba 

Jessica Alba has gone for the natural look with a lip color that gives a PUNCH!   The coral lip color goes so well in contrast with her hair and skin.  Keep it up Ms. Alba!

Megan Fox                      

Megan Fox's elegant yet not overdone look. She looked fresh and the makeup matched her whole outfit.
The makeup definitely gave a great balance to her whole look.

Anne Hathaway 

Anne looks flawless with that luminous glow delicately emphasizing the right amount of color added on her cheeks to give a pop!  The clean dark top eyelid eyeliner/mascara makes her eyes glossy and brings her eye color to life.    Finishing with a sweet feminine yet bold lip color to seal the look!  Way to go!