The Diva has put together a Healthy Wedding Special. Here are some of her top tips and suggestions to ensure you look and feel your best on your very special day.

Clear Skin

The worst nightmare for a bride is waking up to a huge spot on the morning of her wedding. Reduce your chances by eating a sensible diet, using high quality organic toiletries and cosmetics.

Viridian’s Ultimate Beauty Complex capsules combine key vitamins, minerals and plant nutrients to boost the feel and appearance of healthy skin, hair and nails. For optimum results, team with their 100% Organic Beauty Oil, a rich source essential fatty acids that help to support the underlying structures of skin, hair and nails. Simply drizzle over food for a beauty boost.

Cold Sores

Another nightmare scenario. If you’re prone to cold sores, take a daily capsule of L-Lysine. This amino acid helps to block the virus from feeding and overwhelming your natural defences. It can help to keep cold sores at bay and speed the healing time if one does appear.

Hen Night Survival

Hangovers: if you want to keep healthy for your big day, the worst thing is a big boozy night out on the town, but what about your hen night? Milk Thistle taken before you leave can help to counter the after effects of a hangover. A large purple plant, milk thistle has been used for centuries for it’s cleansing and protecting effect on the liver. You should try to alternate your drinks – make every other one a non-alcoholic drink – and girls, keep an eye on each other’s drinks. Drinking plenty of water will help to prevent dehydration and headaches.

Wedding Jitters

Jitters: with all the planning that a wedding entails, it is easy to become overwhelmed with nerves at the final stages. Stress manifests itself in a number of ways for different people including tiredness, anxiety, mood swings and tearfulness. Don’t allow the wedding jitters to get the better of you. A good daily B-complex vitamin, high in vitamin B5 should help. Vitamin B5 is the anti-stress nutrient; it helps to support the adrenal system and convert your food into energy. Take alongside the herb Rhodiola Rosea. Classed as an adaptogen, Rhodiola helps the body adapt to both physiological and psychological stress.

Improve his Libido

Concerned hubby might not be up for it? Ginkgo Biloba and Pycnogenol help to boost blood flow to ALL the extremities ensuring he is always up for the task.

Cellulite

Cellulite is the enemy, dimpled skin is a definite no no on your honeymoon! However there are many ways the wage war on cellulite. Eating a healthy diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables and lots of water is good start, body brushing and massages also improve circulation and detoxification, my favourite herbal helper is Gota Kola, this ayurvedic herb helps improve blood flow to the skin and speeds up collagen formation, thus strengthening the skin and reducing the appearance of cellulite.

Weight Loss

Want to lose a few pounds for the wedding photos? A healthy diet and exercise are essential for anyone wanting to lose weight; substitute white for brown, ditch the white bread, white pasta and opt instead for healthy whole grains. Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables will also help, and not just your waist, they’re great for skin too. And chicken and fish are good substitutes for fatty meats. If you want a helping hand, you could try an HCA supplement. Hydroxycitric Acid is derived from Malabar tamarind, a native fruit of southern India and scientists believe it can help with weight loss by blocking the enzyme responsible for converting excess carbohydrates and protein into fat.

However you try to shed the pounds, be realistic in your goals and remember your future husband loves you the shape you are now! Remember it’s all about the dress the right style will hide a multitude of sins, and create curves where none exist! Be guided by the assistant in the wedding shop, they know body shapes, take a friend or relative that you trust, your wedding is the perfect excuse to try on lots of exquisite dresses and truly be the star of the show.

XXX The Diva

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Bloating, Bad Breath, Catarrh, Constipation, Thick Coated Tongue, Muzzy Heads, Lethargy, Skin Problems, Random Joint Pains, Recurring Infections and Weight Gain.

Always consult your GP if you have any ongoing health problems.

Here’s The Diva’s guide to making sure you feel good, inside and out.

The Wonders of Water

Start every day with a morning lemon drink of warm lemon water to stimulate your liver to detoxify your body. Skin will look better, you will feel great, and you might even lose some weight. It is one of the easiest things you can do to increase your overall well-being. Just squeeze half a lemon into a glass, and fill with warm water.

Fans of the lemon detox diet include Beyonce, who drinks it for five days prior to important events when her body is on view and claims it helps her keep her bootylicious figure. She uses a product called Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup, mixed with lemon, cayenne pepper and ginger, which is a safe and natural detox with no preservatives.

Our body is two thirds water, so for a great cleanse, drink 1 1/2 litres of water every day and try cutting out coffee, tea and fizzy drinks to really help reduce fluid retention and puffiness. Herbal teas such as nettle, dandelion  and green tea are excellent detox aids. They can also count towards your daily water intake. Not drinking enough is one of the most common causes of constipation. Having regular bowel movements is essential to allow removal of waste products and toxins and prevent them from hanging around causing wind, bloating, and leaving you feeling sluggish.

Fill up with Fibre

Eat plenty of fibre-rich foods such as raw fruit, vegetables and whole grain cereals like brown rice, quinoa and millet, which contain great levels of nutrients and plant proteins. And by eating organic you reduce your exposure to pesticides and unnatural ingredients.

Leafy and green vegetables like kale, spinach and broccoli are jam-packed with vitamins and nutrients to help restore vitality and have even been shown to be effective at protecting you from certain cancers. Kale is particularly good for the liver. Get more greens into your diet by putting them in salads, and juicing them.

Sprouting seeds and beans are an easy way to get great levels of nutrients as each seed and bean contains all the nutrients necessary to support life. Bean sprouts are so simple to grow, check out our fact sheet on super foods for a guide to growing your own. Even with the most perfect diet, the bowel can still be a little sluggish, so having one or two teaspoons of crushed linseeds sprinkled over your morning porridge, or mixed into juice or live yoghurt, can keep things moving along nicely.

Friendly bacteria found in organic live yoghurt and in a greater concentration in acidophilus capsules are vital for healthy bowels.

Aloe Vera juice is highly regarded as an internal healer, and is useful for balancing and soothing the digestive tract, particularly in the case of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

One of the most famous detox herbs is Milk Thistle, which helps cleanse the liver and improve the way it metabolises both toxins and fats, which is great, especially when we have been over-indulging in rich foods and alcohol.

During the winter months our skin can become tired and dry. Taking essential fatty acids like Eicosanoil with its perfect balance of omega 3, 6, and 9 essential fats, is the ultimate skin treat,
moisturising from the inside out.

Hang on in There

Detoxing can cause some unexpected symptoms at first, like headaches, moodiness, or flu-like symptoms. This is a ‘healing crisis’, and is your body’s initial reaction to dietary changes, which should disappear in a few days. Like anything in life, when there is no pain, there is no gain – you often have to take a step back before you can truly progress.

To be holistic, detox your environment and lifestyle as well. Take more walks outside, spring clean your house with non-toxic cleaners, start a new hobby – all of these things will detox your mind and your body.

The Diva x

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