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10 Ways To Improve Skin WITHOUT Products

Hello everyone! I wanted to share my 10 tips on how to improve skin without products. It’s all very easy to follow – I’m just talking about making small adjustments to your everyday life. Some of these tips will blow your mind, and some you have probably thought of but most likely never have implemented. Skincare is all about prevention and having a simple routine makes things easier. You can easily prevent aging and unwanted wrinkles by practicing these 10 tips.

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Golden Hour: Portland Acupuncture

Ever since I moved to the Pacific Northwest I have been practicing many different forms of wellness and self-care. I have been doing things like drinking more water, going on hikes and nature walks, practicing positive affirmations, and I even tried cupping. When I have a stomach ache I reach for my mint oil instead of a bottle of pills. I have been enjoying the holistic approach to health, and I love discovering ways to both enhance life and recover from illness with the help of natural remedies.

I received a chair acupuncture treatment complimentary of Golden Hour in Portland. I heard wonderful things about the location and the practice of acupuncture, and I wanted to share my wellness experience with you all!

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My Cupping Experience at Cupping Studio Portland

You might be thinking to yourself, what the cup is cupping? I’ll be honest, when the Portland Cupping Studio first reached out to me for a collaboration I wasn’t sure what to expect. It looked kind of scary and I wasn’t sure what the marks it left on your body meant. While cupping has become “mainstream” due to celebrities and professional athletes, this practice is an ancient Chinese medicine that dates back over 3,000 years.

“The old Chinese medical maxim holds that pain results from the congestion, stagnation, and blockage of Qi, or vital energy, vital fluids, lymph, phlegm, and blood. If pain is the essence of disease, then suffering is a result of obstructed or irregular flow in the body. Chinese cupping is therefore a method of breaking up the blockage to restore the body’s natural flow of energy (Pacific College of Oriental Medicine).”

The marks that are left after cupping look like bruises, but they actually aren’t. In fact they are the opposite. Bruises are created by impact trauma with compressed breakage of capillaries and a reactionary rush of fluids to the damaged location from the tissue injury (CuppingTherapy.Org). In cupping, there is no compression, but rather your skin and its multiple layers underneath are being pulled up. 

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Stemology Skincare Review

Combining the ideas of technology and health,  Stemology Skincare is a groundbreaking brand that uses stem cells in its products. Stemology is the first and only brand to bring together both human and plant stem cell technologies. My favorite part about this brand is not only its intriguing technology, but more importantly its transparency. Everything you …

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