Sumbody Blog

New adventures, visiting friends and family, relaxing self-care, retreats. Vacations are healing for our soul, bring us joy, and lift our spirits. While we all love to get away and indulge, travel can be harsh on skin because we often eat different foods, exercise less, or let other healthy routines slip. Give your skin an extra boost this summer with these travel tips. Here’s what you need to know for healthy skin head-to-toe, wherever you go.

Normally the holidays are a wonderful time of year, filled with love, laughter, family, food, and fun. During this time, we tend to stray from our usual routines, including eating,...

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I strongly believe in cleansing with food. Starving is not my method of internal detoxification. Food is powerful medicine and diet matters. I feed my body and skin nourishing, healing foods that are easy to process. My Detox Soup is a delicious cleansing companion. It’s vegetarian, but can easily be turned into a bone broth for meat-eaters by adding a whole chicken and simmering for several hours. I sip this soup morning, noon, and night!

Beets are a superfood powerhouse. They are high in immune-boosting vitamin C, fiber, potassium (essential for healthy nerve and muscle function) and manganese (good for bones, liver, kidneys, and pancreas), betaine, and vitamin B folate

What you ingest has an effect on your external body as well. This is one of the most important aspects of maintaining beautiful skin.