Healthy from the Inside Out

Who knew the key to outer beauty begins with inner beauty? Lifestyle Expert Elizabeth Mayhew, that's who. And the even better news? It's easier to achieve than you'd think.

Take dark chocolate, for instance. Most of us have heard about its health benefits - how it can make us feel better and be healthier - but what might surprise you is, it's not about the darkness of the chocolate or its percentage of cacao. It's all about cocoa flavanols, a phytonutrient naturally found in cocoa beans that supports healthy circulation, which contributes to healthy aging and cardiovascular health.

But before you break into that chocolate bar, Elizabeth warns, "In order to get the cocoa flavanols, like 250 milligrams, you would have to eat two bars of chocolate. You'd have 22 grams of fat and tons of calories."

Instead, you can use a dietary supplement like CocoaVia which delivers 250 milligrams of cocoa flavanols to help promote healthy circulation. Says Elizabeth, "You can just sprinkle a packet into your coffee, into your yogurt - it's even delicious over oatmeal. And it comes in fruit flavors that you can add to water, or even to tea or iced tea." To learn more, visit www.cocoavia.com.

As for glowing skin, it's so universally desired and admired that it's easy to forget there's more to it than just cosmetic appeal. Elizabeth reminds us, "Our skin is our largest living organ, and we want to protect it from sun and from damage and from sunspots."

To the rescue, it's Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair collection, designed to reveal not just more beautiful and radiant skin, but healthier skin, too. "It has accelerated Retinol SA; it has Vitamin C which diffuses the look of brown spots; Hyaluronic acid, which helps to contribute to the moisture, and glucose complex which boosts skin's surface activity for faster results. In just one week, the formula can help fade dark spots and discoloration," says Elizabeth.

And it's available in a day formula with SPF 30, as well as a night formula, to keep skin protected round-the-clock. For more information, go to www.neutrogena.com.

Finally, good health is something to smile about. Elizabeth notes, "Everyone wants a beautiful smile. A beautiful smile is what absolutely promotes a healthy look."

So, for the over 20 million women in the U.S. age 40 and over who wear dentures, the confidence boost they need to smile big and often comes with using an adhesive like Fixodent.

Elizabeth suggests it's something denture-wearers shouldn't be without: "It keeps food particles out. It keeps bad breath germs away, and it kills odor-causing bacteria." To learn more, check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Fixodent.

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