Keep Your Body Glowing with Good Health this Fall

Shape up your seasonal routine for inside-and-out health

From the LifeMinute Team

October 10, 2014

Just because the trees are shedding their leaves doesn't mean your skin should follow suit. But it happens every year -- as the temperature drops, suddenly your skin feels tighter, drier, flakier and more irritated.

But odds are, you're confusing irritated skin with sensitive skin. Says who? Oh, only 300 U.S. dermatologists who in a recent survey agreed that 82% of people make the mix-up...and your razor could be to blame. Shape Magazine Editor-at-Large Bahar Takhtehchian suggests, "The best solution to this is to use a great five-bladed razor...This means you don't have to shave the same spot multiple times, thus reducing your chances of irritation." Bahar likes the Venus Embrace Sensitive for its new lubristrip formulation with a touch of aloe. "It creates an amazing cushion between the razor and your skin," says Bahar.

And you already know beautiful, healthy skin starts from within. But feeding our bodies with fatty acids from healthy oils isn't enough -- your skin needs those nutrients coming at it from the outside, too. Bahar explains, "Adding oil to your skin actually supplements the natural lipid barrier and helps your skin retain moisture." To oil up without greasing up, swing by the drugstore and pick up a product like Bio-Oil. It's clinically proven to improve the appearance of scars and stretch marks, uneven skin tone and even dry skin. And because Bio-Oil's natural plant extracts and vitamins are suspended in an oil base, it can really go deep within the dermis without leaving a greasy residue.

Of course, glowy healthy skin will be the last thing on your mind if you get sacked with the flu -- or even a seasonal cold can knock you out of commission. Bahar has a quick fix for that, too -- Cold-Eeze Cold Remedy Plus Natural Multi-Symptom Relief Cold & Flu QuickMelts. Says Bahar, "You take this at the first sign of a cold, and because it's formulated with zinc gluconate, it shortens the duration of your cold." And the new QuickMelts also contain elderberry, peppermint and licorice (bonus!) to help relieve cold and flu symptoms, including coughs, congestion and a sore throat.

Can't get enough of this healthy happy body advice to get you through the fall? Then find even more tips in the latest issue of Shape Magazine, on newsstands now, or visit shape.com.

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