Hot Water with Lemon

My usual go to drink in the morning is coffee with cream and sugar and at night, it's a glass of wine.   Yum!  But lately I have found the need  to somehow cleanse my system.  I don't want to wake up from dinner and wine the night before to caffeine, dairy and sugar.   Now in no way did I give up coffee and wine as those are two things that make me extremely happy! :)  But I have been trying to add a cup of hot water with lemon in the morning and one at night.  It feels amazing and tastes good too.  Something about the lemon in HOT water makes it sort of sweet.

I went online to search the benefits of this practice and lo and behold there are TONS of benefits.  I found an amazing article on lifemojo.com that listed the top 10 benefits of lemon water.  Good for your stomach, your skin, your colon, controls high blood pressure just to name a few.  You can view the whole article with all the benefits by clicking here.

So start your day off healthy with a cup of hot lemon water before you eat or drink anything else.  Your body will thank you for it!

Clarisonic fun!

I am constantly trying to learn new ways to keep my skin looking healthy and plump.  My latest discovery is the Clarisonic brush.  I received it as a wonderful Christmas present this year.  I got the Clarisonic Mia which I think is a great option.  They have different sizes and the Mia is supposedly made for travel but it is plenty big enough.  I have been using it for about 3 weeks and my skin looks amazing!  It only takes one minute and you can use it in the shower!  I got the pink one which coincidentally supports breast cancer research!  Bonus!

I think this is a great investment!

Helpful Tip about chopping onions!!

I cry like a baby all the time, especially when I am cutting onions.  I just saw a great tip to put your onion in the freezer for 5 minutes before you cut it to avoid crying.  Genius!

Happy chopping...with no tears!

Relax your face...

Here in the big city of Los Angeles many of us are running around like crazy people trying get a million things done all the time.  And a lot of the time we are in our cars.  My boyfriend Tim told me the other day that while he was driving he realized that he was furrowing his brow and tensing his face.  Once he noticed the tension he intentionally relaxed his face.  He immediately felt better and more relaxed.
So as advice to myself and anyone needing it, take some deep breaths and relax your whole face.  You'll feel better.  :)

I love yoga!!

As the year begins, I am committing myself to doing yoga.  I absolutely love it and the way it makes me feel.  I have had back pain for a long time which I'm sure is due to all the waiting tables I've done throughout the years.  Along with the back pain I have also started getting carpal tunnel in my wrists.  I know that doing yoga helps with all the aches and pains I experience.  On top of that, the clarity that comes from doing yoga is priceless.  I alway feel better about life when I leave a yoga class.  I feel grounded and centered and strong.  My favorite yoga studio right now is City Yoga in West Hollywood.

My favorite teachers are Rebecca Benenati (one of the owners) and Stella Choe.  I never leave that studio without an amazing work out and experience.  I just bought a unlimited monthly pass for $120.   Not bad!

Get yourself to a class...it will help your mind, body and spirit!