Feel Great!

Improve Your Mood

With a Bath

Denise Austin:  www.deniseaustin.com

Many of you know that I've been working during the past 18 months to loose weight, sometimes it was easy,  but it's hard work.  One of my key motivators through this process has been the daily emails that I receive from Denise Austin.   The following was in my basket this morning and I thought I would share it with each of you.   If you have a few minutes,  please check out her site.

Bad day at work? Fighting with family? When you're stressed out and not feeling your best, it's all too easy to find excuses to skip your workout and drown your sorrows in a pint of ice cream. Don't do it! When bad days hit, walk away from the fridge and instead treat yourself to a mood-boosting bath!

Taking a nice warm soak is such a great way to relax and have some time alone — two things you probably need if your day hasn't gone too well! Try these tips to make it enjoyable:

Soak in water that's warm, not hot; water that's too hot can dry out your skin.   If you have normal to dry skin, drizzle a few drops of sweet-smelling bath oil in the water.  If you have oily, blemish-prone skin from the neck down, oils of any kind are not the best idea — try a yummy scented shower gel instead!

Adding bath salts is an inexpensive way to create a spa-like experience.

Light a scented candle or two and dim the lights.

Prop a towel or bath pillow behind your head and get comfortable!

You shouldn't bathe longer than 15 or 20 minutes — any longer can dry out your skin. Wrap up in a cuddly towel when you're done. Now, don't you feel much better?

Here are some tips about how to use water temperature to heal:



It is important to know how water temperature affects the body. Here are a couple of tips before you get into your bathtub or footbath:



A Hot Bath (99-108 degrees) is good for insomnia, to relieve pain, increase circulation and eliminate toxins. Your heart rate can increase by as much as 4x the normal rate for the first 5 minutes, then will normalize. Recommended time: 20 minutes or less. Follow with cool water.

A Warm Bath (97-101degrees) is the most common temperature for the average bath. Spending 20 minutes to an hour is optimal for relaxation.

A Tepid Bath (92-97 degrees) is really good for when you want to rejuvenate or have inflammation conditions such as hives, itching, or skin rashes. Recommended time is up to 1 hour.

A Cold Bath (59-68 degrees) is recommended for short periods of time and are most common in foot and hand baths. Recommended time is just a few seconds.

Our Dead Sea Bath Salts is perfect for Soothing muscle therapy.  Higher levels of magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium are found in the Dead Sea Salt than anyother salt.  (Customers say it soothes eczema and psoriasis

Also available is our Mineral Bath,  made with our Dead Sea Bath Salts, antioxidants and moisturizers.  Soak as often as you like and watch your cares soak away.

Become a Bathing Beauty . . .

I've been working hard at loosing weight, and have even set up a blog, because a lot of my friends wanted to know what I was doing. http://DWordLifeStyle.blogspot.com.

Part of my "Life Style" change includes reading and learning more about the foods that I eat, working more exercise into the day and so forth. Densie Austin's website and newsletters really help. They're down to earth and simple things that a "normal" person can do.

This morning there was an article in her newsletter that I wanted to share with you that has some great info to be shared with those just looking to releave stress . . . .

Feel Great!
Become a Bathing Beauty!
Denise Austin's Morning Stretch www.deniseaustin.com

There's nothing like a hot shower or bath before crawling into bed at night. And did you know that establishing a before-bed bathing routine can actually help you make the most of your z's? That's right! When you take a warm bath or shower, your body temperature rises while you're in the water, and it gradually cools once you step out. That change in temperature makes you drowsy and sends a signal to your brain that it's time to go to sleep.

A soothing shower or bath also relaxes your muscles, which also sets you up for a good night's rest. And the time spent lathering up can act as an effective buffer between the whirl of your everyday life and your bed — a place where all that anxiety doesn't belong!

Try it tonight! Take a warm shower, using some of your favorite. yummy-smelling bath products. Then change into your softest pajamas and climb into your bed, made up with fresh, cool sheets. Enjoy! The night is yours for a long, lovely sleep.

I am going to give it a try tonight with our Dead Sea's Bath Salts.

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