Ways to Optimize, Nutrition for the Optimal You!
  • Ways to Optimize
    • Nutritionist
    • Nutritional Approach
    • Referral Benefits
    • Forms >
      • Intake Form
      • Client Agreement and Release
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
  • Deals
  • Services
    • Nutrition Programs
    • Nutrition Services Pricing
    • Testing & Blood Work
    • Break the Yoyo Diet Cycle
    • Realistic Cleanse Program
    • Group Nutrition Courses
    • Nutrition Classes >
      • Understanding Inflammation Workshops
      • Brain Food Workshops
      • Hormonal Harmony Workshops
    • Speaking
    • Women, Wine, Wellness, Lowry
    • Other Services >
      • Fitness
      • Yoga & Massage
      • Cooking
  • Resources
    • Nutrition eBooks
    • Supplements
    • Essential Oils
    • Self-Care Tools
    • Food >
      • Meat
  • Scheduling
  • Blog
  • Successes

Amanda's Musings

Things we want you to know and other cool stuff!

Beauty from the Inside Out

3/5/2018

0 Comments

 
I just had a wonderful meeting in preparation for the discussion about Reclaiming our Beauty at the Parillume SHINE Soirée on March 22nd. I’d love to share some thoughts with you about what beauty means to me both personally and in my nutrition work with clients.
 
The ideals of beauty for women that are out there are pretty much meaningless. There are ever changing fashions in body shape, facial features, hairstyles, etc. that are not going to be attainable for us. For example, in the 1960s women were striving to be stick thin like Twiggy, the 1980s brought the aerobic body which was athletic and toned and then again in the 1990s extremely thin bodies were fashionable again. How could we possibly keep up? It really is a ridiculous concept if you think about it.
 
Historically we have really only been given one tool to help us reach these ideals around body type and this is The Diet. The story goes that if we want to meet these certain rigid ideals of the ideal body then we’d better show some willpower and follow a rigid eating plan to get there. The truth is that dieting just sets most people up for failure and often a cycle of yoyo dieting and body dissatisfaction that is super destructive to health and happiness.
 
As a result of so much media pressure, plastic surgery procedures have increased massively over the last decade as people try to get to that perfect place and feel that they measure up to the ideals.
 
The truth is that these ideals are really just sticks with which we can beat ourselves and serve to make us feel less than adequate if we choose to buy into them. We are each born with a certain body type, particular facial features etc. and our true path to beauty is to keep ourselves as healthy and vibrant as we can. When we are healthy on the inside that health shows on the outside and we cannot help but be beautiful. That’s where nutrition can come in in a positive way, instead of as part of the problem.
 
What we put in our mouth, our food choices, are the raw materials that our body uses as fuel for energy and also to maintain all of the complex systems within us. We need not only a certain number of calories but vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, phytochemicals etc. that are part of the complicated chemistry that runs our body. When our body is functioning well that will show in so many ways. On the outside that might show as clearer and firmer skin, shinier hair, strong nails and a healthy weight, all traditional beauty ideals, but there’s so much more. What about our moods? To me, happy, confident people are certainly beautiful. I know I never felt beautiful at times in my life when I was depressed. Our moods are influenced by our body’s production of neurotransmitters (mood chemicals) and those are made from nutrients. Our sex hormones impact our drive and energy, our libido and our moods too. Guess how we make these – yes, from nutrients! These are just examples but you get the picture. When we feel good, we shine more in the world.
 
I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about what beauty means to you and as always if you’d like help reaching the Optimal You then please get in touch. 
0 Comments

    Enter your email address to receive blog posts directly to your email:

    Categories

    All
    Abuse
    Acupuncture
    Adaptogens
    Adiponectin
    Adrenal
    Alcohol
    Allergies
    Anxiety
    Apple Cider Vinegar
    Armoring
    Astaxanthin
    Autoimmune
    Bacon
    Balance
    Beauty
    Behavior Modification
    Blood Sugar
    Blood Sugar Control
    Blood Testing
    Body
    Body Image
    Brain Chemistry
    Brain Health
    Breast Tenderness
    Bromelain
    Burnout
    Butter
    B Vitamins
    Calcium D Glucarate
    Calorie Restriction
    Cancer
    Candida
    Chemicals
    Cholesterol
    Cleanse
    Coconut Oil
    Cognitive Ability
    Cooking
    Cortisol
    Cross Reactivity
    Cruciferous Vegetables
    Deficiency Symptoms
    Dementia
    Depression
    Detox
    Diabetes
    Diet Analysis
    Dieting
    DIM
    Eczema
    Endocrine
    Epigenetics
    Essential Amino Acids
    Essential Oils
    Estrogen
    Estrogen Dominance
    Exercise
    Farmed Fish
    Fat
    Feng Shui
    Fermented
    Fertility
    Fiber
    Fish
    Fish Oil
    Flavor
    Flaxseed
    Food Intolerances
    Food Sensitivities
    Functional Nutrition
    GABA
    Genes
    Gene SNP
    Ghrelin
    Glucagon
    Gluten
    Gluten-free
    Glycation
    Goals
    Grass Fed
    Grass Finished
    Growth Hormone
    Gut Flora
    Gut Health
    Gut Microbiome
    Habit Change
    HDL
    Heart Disease
    Heart Health
    Heavy Periods
    Holistic Nutrition
    Honey
    Hormones
    H Pylori
    Immune
    Inflammation
    Insecticides
    Insulin
    Insulin Resistance
    Kefir
    Keto
    Ketogenic Diet
    Ketones
    Ketosis
    Kombucha
    LDL
    Leaky Gut
    Leptin
    Life Purpose
    Lifestyle
    Lipoprotein Blood Testing
    Liver
    Local
    Low Cortisol
    Lycopene
    Lymphatic Drainage
    Macronutrients
    Magnesium
    Magnesium L-threonate
    Magtein
    Mal Absorption
    Mal-absorption
    Meat
    Melatonin
    Memory
    Mercury
    Metabolic Syndrome
    Micronutrient Blood Testing
    Micronutrient Deficiency
    Micronutrients
    Mind
    Minerals
    Mono-unsaturated Fat
    Mood
    Nettle Leaf
    Neurotransmitters
    Nutrition
    Nutrition Education
    Obesity
    Olive Oil
    Omega 3 Fatty Acids
    Omega 6 Fatty Acids
    Oral Health
    Organic
    Overwhelm
    Personal Growth
    Personalized Nutrition
    Pesticides
    Pharmaceuticals
    Phytoestrogens
    Phytonutrients
    PMS
    Poisonous
    Probiotics
    Protein
    Psoriasis
    Quercetin
    Raw
    Real World Solutions
    Recipe
    REM Sleep
    Reproductive Damage
    Resolutions
    Salt
    Saturated Fat
    Scientific Hand Analysis
    Seafood
    Seasonal Allergies
    Self-care
    Self-improvement
    Serotonin
    Sex Hormones
    Sleep
    Soluble Fiber
    Spice
    Spirit
    Stevia
    Stomach Acid
    Stress
    Sugar
    Summer
    Sun Damage
    Sun Exposure
    Supplementation
    Supplements
    Support
    Symptoms
    The Liver
    Thyroid
    Toxicity
    Toxins
    Trans Fats
    Transformation
    UV Radiation
    UV Rays
    Vitamin A
    Vitamin D
    Vitamins
    Weight Loss
    Xenoestrogens
    Yogurt
    Yoyo Dieting
    Zinc

    Archives

    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    November 2016
    September 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    RSS Feed

New from Amanda's Musings Blog

What is your favorite flavor, and why?
The Biggest Reason Unhealthy Food Patterns are Hard to Shift
Great Gut Health for a Good Night's Rest

Connect with us:

720 296 9185
WaysToOptimize@gmail.com


Nutrition Services
Ways To Optimize  •  Copyright 2013  •  All Rights Reserved
  • Ways to Optimize
    • Nutritionist
    • Nutritional Approach
    • Referral Benefits
    • Forms >
      • Intake Form
      • Client Agreement and Release
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
  • Deals
  • Services
    • Nutrition Programs
    • Nutrition Services Pricing
    • Testing & Blood Work
    • Break the Yoyo Diet Cycle
    • Realistic Cleanse Program
    • Group Nutrition Courses
    • Nutrition Classes >
      • Understanding Inflammation Workshops
      • Brain Food Workshops
      • Hormonal Harmony Workshops
    • Speaking
    • Women, Wine, Wellness, Lowry
    • Other Services >
      • Fitness
      • Yoga & Massage
      • Cooking
  • Resources
    • Nutrition eBooks
    • Supplements
    • Essential Oils
    • Self-Care Tools
    • Food >
      • Meat
  • Scheduling
  • Blog
  • Successes