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eal, natural, strong and powerful beauty comes from within your heart. A magnificent way to balance your beauty is by meditating. Meditation is like a seed that helps you blossom. Your mind, body, and soul become fresh, delicate and beautiful with a regular practice of meditation. It is a fabulous source in creating a change in every cell in the body. There are many books, online downloads and meditation guides available. The world is your oyster. Which door will you open to add beauty and value to your life through meditation? It is no secret that beauty on the outside comes at a price. I like to think of it as one more way of taking care of myself. Let's first consider that your skin is your largest organ. Let's not ignore it. Experts recommend wearing sunscreen whenever we are in the sun. Let's protect it and choose a sunscreen that will offer you all the benefits. And just because of its price, the more expensive the sunscreen does not make the benefit greater. Research shows a valuable comparison by active ingredients. Here are a few examples of three products that have near or exactly the same concentration of active ingredients when researched by a consumer research group. Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 and Vichy Capital Soleil 50 Light Weight Foaming Lotion were $1.31 per ounce for the Coppertone and $5.94 per ounce for the Vichy! Equate Ultra Protection Sunscreen SPF 50, which is a Walmart store brand lotion, costs only 56 cents an ounce at the time of the comparison. Active ingredients include Avobenzone (3%), Homosalate (13%), Octisalate (5%), Octocrylene
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(7%), and Oxybenzone (4%). Both have near or exactly the same concentration of active ingredients as the Equate. The NO-AD Sport SPF 50 cost per ounce is 63 cents. Active ingredients include Avobenzone (2.%), Homosalate (15.%), Octisalate (5.%), and Oxybenzone (5.%). There are other factors that make some sunscreens a personal favorite, and that is the sensory aspects and ingredient preference of sunscreen. The products outlined here offer a range of price and help protect you from potential
health risks. There are other factors, and they need to be considered, but this is a price point platform. A great source to selecting sunscreens is 'Guide to Sunscreens' at ewg. org/sunscreens. Stay cool! Time spent outside walking definitely deserves a good pair of shoes. Today, the options for comfortable shoes has grown. Our walking shoes are not the best place to save a few dollars that in the long run may end up being spent on injuries and medical bills. A starting
point for your purchase needs a basic guideline, starting with shopping for shoes late in the day. Feet swell slightly throughout the course of the day, so that's when they are at their largest. Wear the type of socks you expect to wear while walking. Be sure to have the salesperson measure both of your feet there may be a slight difference in size between them. Measurements should be taken while you're standing, as feet expand when they bear body weight. Try on both shoes and walk around the store. Don't make the mistake of thinking that the shoes will be comfortable once they've been broken in. As with any other purchase, check the store's return policy at the time of your purchase. Seal your deal with a calm and positive attitude with walking after your meditation. This healing and preventive care is out there waiting for you! Ready to enhance your natural beauty? There are as many articles as there are lines of cosmetics. To save yourself time and money go right to a great read “Don't Go to the Cosmetic Counter Without Me” by 'The Cosmetic Cop' Paula Begoun. A helpful way through the maze of beauty products is given to you in Paula's book. The perfect formula for looking fabulous without breaking the bank. The book offers guidelines that will help you look great and leave you plenty of time to do the things you really enjoy in life. Find a few affirmations that will help build your self-esteem and take good care of YOU! What I really want is............. Let me know what you have in mind. dstorms88@gmail.com