When you sleep, you body eliminates toxins, many of them through your skin. Gross, isn't it? A warm shower in the morning washes them all away, but a good scrub and warm/cold blasts help eliminate even more, and assists in breaking up fat cells. Yay!
You can get a good natural body scrub at your local health food, but why not save some money and make one up yourself? Here's a quick and easy scrub that you can throw together in a few minutes:
A Hot Mama's Toxin Banishing Scrub:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal (the slow cook kind, not the quick cook)
1 cup olive oil
5 tablespoons lemon or lime juice, or orange essential oil
Carefully blend the ingredients with a spoon or spatula, then use all over in the shower. For maximum toxin flushing, finish your shower with three hot and cold shower cycles - alternate between hot and cold water for a few seconds each.
You can store any leftover scrub in the fridge.
Every week, I will show you how to simplify your life with great fitness tips, the no diet way to lose weight (and keep it off!) and other fabulous easy ways to beautify. Let me know what you want to see or how I can help you simplify your routine. Email me at anne@makemeahotmama.com, and don't forget to tune in next week!
*NOTE:I am not a medical professional, nutritionist or a weight loss guru. I am going to give you information and tips based on my personal experience and opinion, things I've read and things my friends (who are also busy hot mamas) have tried. Oh, yeah, and get the okay from your doctor or health care provider before starting any exercise, supplementation or diet program.
