Quick Fix to an Over Indulgent New Year

   We all know that over indulgence of any kind isn’t good for us. The holidays include many social situations that entice us to eat, drink and be merry with a feeling of regret the morning after. Here are some simple tips to alleviate the “pain”:

• Purge tensions and health-depleting impurities with a bath using ANOGI’s Hydrotherapia Detoxifying Bath Soak. Its unique blend stimulates elimination to speed recovery after a night of indulgence. Dead Sea Salts (which re-mineralize depleted cells) are combined with nourishing Seaweed extracts, Echinacea, Dandelion, Burdock and Red Clover — known for their blood purifying properties (to regenerate and boost immune functions). Essential Oils of Cedarwood, Lemon, Sage, Calendula and Lavender help purge the body of toxins, calm nausea and relax tight muscles.
• Take Evening Primrose Oil. These oral supplements provide GLA found only in a few plants and mother’s milk and work to restore cellular functions and offer rapid relief for hangovers.
• Drink plenty of water. Alcohol, caffeine and rich food can leave your body severely dehydrated which leads to headaches, muscle aches, nausea and more.
• As soon as you’re up to it, get out and take a walk. The fresh air and increase in circulation will energize you and help you to feel normal again.

 

ANOGI and the Gym

   Aching muscles and stiffness can hamper your ability to work out when you want to. Daily Moisturizing Warming Therapia Lotion is self-heating lotion that works to relax tight muscles, increase range of motion and speed recovery. Active seaweed and botanical extracts also work to enhance fat burning activity during workout making this high performance moisturizer indispensable for every gym bag.

The Well Stocked Gym Bag (or travel bag) should include:

• All Over Foaming Milk Cleanser: 3-in-1 cleanser for face, body and hair with refreshing Tea Tree Oil and nutrient rich extracts work to effectively wash away sweat, excess oil and odor after a tough workout.
• Daily Moisturizing Toning Therapia Lotion: Protective moisturizers formulated to stimulate circulation combine with cooling Peppermint, Lemon and Eucalyptus to instantly tone and energize your face and body wherever skin feels tired. Keep away from eye area.
• Daily Moisturizing Warming Therapia Lotion: This multitasking moisturizer warms up muscles, increases range of motion and speeds recovery. Also useful to relax stiffness, ease pain and discomforts of joint disorders and repetitive motion injuries. Enhance fat burning activity by applying where needed before every workout.
• Body Mist Cooling Therapia Tonic: Ideal after every workout this cooling spray provides analgesic action for immediate relief of pain and inflammations. Use for common discomforts such as tennis elbow, knee and joint pain or neck and shoulder stiffness. Energizing oils of Peppermint, Eucalyptus and Menthol combat fatigue and renew your senses.

 

Saving Face — Shaving Basics

   Almost every man has experienced common problems associated with shaving such as ingrown hairs, inflammation, razor bumps and irritations. Men’s skin has specific needs and ANOGI delivers practical solutions and 100% natural products for you to achieve the results you’re looking for:

• Prevent ingrown hairs
• Comfort Zone
• No more sting — Cool and Tone after every shave

Prevent Ingrown Hairs
   To soften beard and prepare your face for a better shave, apply Skin Renewal Exfoliating Therapia Gel before shaving. Multitasking formula lifts dead skin cells, dirt and oil while nourishing extracts strengthen skin tone. Leaves skin feeling soft, smooth and fresh.

Comfort Zone
   Shaving foam contains chemicals that are harsh and irritating to skin. ANOGI's Foaming Milk All Over Cleanser doesn’t contain drying soap or alcohol, synthetic fragrances or dyes and petrochemicals which can cause irritations, allergies and raw skin. This conditioning formula combines Olive Oil — with soothing Aloe Vera and calming botanicals like Chamomile and Hops to offer you a smooth glide with no resistance.

No More Sting — Cool and Tone after every shave
   Soften and soothe after shaving by applying Daily Moisturizing Toning Therapia Lotion. Two in one action works to reduce irritations and redness due to razor burn — while Tonic Witch Hazel and antioxidant Green Tea work to refresh and preserve youthful skin. Cooling Peppermint, Lemon and Eucalyptus instantly tone and energize your face and body wherever skin feels tired.

Nourishment Inside and Out

   We all know that feeding your body with nutrients is necessary for good health. But did you know that it’s just as important to feed your skin and your body with topical nutrients as well as oral ones? Topical nourishment can help restore depleted and environmentally stressed skin as well as help to eliminate toxins.
   Your skin is your body’s largest organ and is under assault constantly from pollution, sun exposure, synthetic and toxic chemicals, smoking, caffeine and alcohol. These environmental stressors make it difficult for your skin to perform its primary functions:

• Respiration
• Excretion
• Blood and lymph flow
• Immune and defense barrier

 Ignoring your skin and its important functions commonly lead to underlying conditions such as hormone fluctuations, eczema and psoriasis, a congested and toxic lymph system, acne and premature aging.
   Products that are laden with chemical preservatives and sit on a shelf for years can become invalid as topical nourishment. ANOGI formulates beneficial nutrients using a natural preservative system and produces all their products frequently and in small batches to ensure effectiveness and quality.

External Vitamins
   Free-radicals trigger the release of inflammatory mediators in the skin which show up as premature aging or the break down of collagen and elastin. Inflammation causes moisture loss and must be protected with topical formulas enriched with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, vitamins and minerals. ANOGI combines external vitamins with botanical and seaweed extracts — as in our Skin Renewal Exfoliating Therapia Gel — to provide the skin with all the nutrients necessary to maintain healthy skin.

Nutrition and Oral Supplements
   Supplements taken internally compliment our topical body care and will help treat all body functions, not just the skin’s functions. Reduce your intake of processed foods, especially those loaded with sodium and MSG and fill up on plenty of fruits and vegetables with high water content. These foods will not only give you more energy but provide you with the same necessary vitamins, minerals and antioxidants required for more radiant skin.

Flake-Out: Eliminate Dry, Itchy Scalp

   If you have a dry, itchy scalp with or without flakes, try a daily scalp massage with ANOGI Bath and Massage Toning Therapia Oil. Conditioning oils will help condition the scalp while stimulating circulation. This uplifting treatment leaves you feeling pampered and renewed and offers these extra benefits:

• Improved blood flow nourishes and hydrates the scalp
• Increased circulation can stimulate hair growth and promote healthier hair
• Stimulate oil glands to reduce flaking
• Relieves tension while energizing essential oils renew your senses

Here’s How:

1. Perform scalp massage prior to shampooing hair.
2. Brush hair thoroughly and then pre-massage scalp with pads of your fingertips. Gentle pressure is recommended, taking care not to scratch your scalp. Include your neck and shoulders for even more relaxation benefit.
3. Apply a few drops of Bath and Massage Toning Therapia Oil to fingertips and work into scalp. Massage for 3 to 5 minutes to loosen skin and stimulate circulation.
4. Never massage close to eye area with essential oils. Massage oil inside the hairline to avoid irritation.
5. Rinse hair and scalp and proceed with a mild shampoo (see tip on Read Ingredients in the women’s archived life enhancements)

 

Improve Your Skin's Health

   Body Brushing is a self-care practice
that has been used since ancient times to
eliminate impurities and improve circulation
— two major concerns when it comes to your
skin’s overall health. Brushing skin before a
shower or bath delivers a multitude of benefits:

• Exfoliates dulling, dead skin cells.
• Encourages lymph flow to nourish cells and speed tissue repair.
• Stimulates skins essential elimination and immune functions.
• Nourishes and oxygenates cells to promote moist, supple skin.
• Decongests trapped wastes that lead to the formation of cellulite and water retention.

Here’s How:
   Maximum benefits to the lymph system are achieved by using featherlight, brisk strokes.

1. Using the ANOGI Body Brush begin at hands, using light, sweeping strokes, up the arms and across shoulder and collarbone to the heart region. Complete both arms and move to armpit region. Brush just below armpits, not directly over, clockwise then counterclockwise. Brush chest area from heart to armpit, on both sides.
2. Move to abdomen using moderate pressure, brush in a clockwise circular motion. Brush upper back from center to the shoulders: continue to neck and throat regions toward the heart.
3. Next, brush the buttocks and lower back using upward and outward strokes.
4. Lastly, brush from feet and work up the legs, both front to back, toward the torso. For maximum benefits, follow with ANOGI Hydrotherapia Detoxifying Bath Soak, Foaming Milk All Over Body Cleanser or Skin Renewal Exfoliating Therapia Gel.

NOTE: Body Brushing can be performed daily. Never perform treatment on broken, irritated or inflamed skin.

Spring Training

   If your one of those guys that still thinks skin care’s for girls, think again! If you ignore caring for your skin than it won’t matter how many hours and dollars you spend every year at the gym, watching your diet and investing in supplements to keep yourself trim, fit and full of vitality.
   In fact, not implementing skin care into your life can actually speed the aging process. Some of the sign’s of neglect are:

• Skin appears duller and more flaccid
• Skin feels dry, itchy and flakey
• Blood vessels appear on the top layer of skin
• Crows feet and wrinkles are noticeable
• Visible appearance of brown spots caused by sun damage

   If maintaining a youthful and healthy appearance is important to you than follow these simple steps:

1. Beware of Manly Soaps—they contain deodorants and anti-bacterial chemicals that are too harsh and irritating for your face and your body. Basic bar soap (including clear glycerin soap) usually has a pH that increases bacteria in the skin, and the ingredients that keep the bar in its form can clog pores. These cleansers usually have a pH of 8 and are not recommended for people prone to breakouts as well as people who have sensitive skin. Instead, use a gentle soap-free cleanser that will not strip the skin of its natural moisture barrier such as ANOGI Foaming Milk All Over Cleanser. Its gentle foaming action refreshes skin and has a neutral pH that won’t irritate your skin.
2. Always wash your face before you workout. If you perspire onto a dirty face you are more likely to create the perfect environment for irritation and breakouts. If your skin is clean than your sweat will be clean.
3. Always wash your face before going to bed. This is a must perform step for your skin fitness. If you sleep all night with surface bacteria and pollutants on your face than you are unwittingly speeding up the aging process. Clean skin will not only feel better but cellular turnover that occurs in your sleep will be greatly improved.
4. Remove dead surface cells with a non-abrasive exfoliating scrub such as ANOGI Skin Renewal Exfoliating Therapia Gel.  This step is ideally performed every morning, or before shaving to stimulate circulation and remove dead skin which can also cause ingrown hairs. Your skin will fresh and renewed.
5. Use a broad spectrum sunscreen with a SPF of at least 15 EVERYDAY especially before any outdoor activity.  See Chemoprevention and Photo-aging for more information. Neglecting to block out UVA and UVB rays is a sure way to obtain premature wrinkles and those ugly brown spots.
6. If you are experiencing any kind of skin problem, seek advice from a professional aesthetician or dermatologist. See where to buy for a list of professional salons and spas who offer the latest in skin care services.
7. Hands Off!  Picking and squeezing is a temptation that needs to be ignored.  This habit can lead to scarring and actually spreads bacteria that can lead to even more breakouts
8. As weather conditions become more hot and dry, load up on plenty of fruits and vegetables with high water content and drink plenty of water. Note: You should drink 8 ounces of water for every10 pounds that you are. For example, if you weigh 180 pounds you should drink 18 glasses of water. Remember, a small water bottle is usually 16 ounces which counts for two glasses. This habit will not only improve your overall wellness and stamina but will also keep your cells hydrated, improving the appearance of your skin. Liver and Kidney function is also improved so that you will experience a decrease in fat deposits and removal of excess toxins.

 

Chemoprevention and Photo-aging

   The fresh days of Spring entice us to spend more time outdoors and even though most people know that the sun’s rays are dangerous they don’t always take protective actions. It’s alarming how many people still ignore the warnings of sun exposure and fail to take the danger seriously. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than one million new cases are diagnosed every year and approximately 7,800 deaths were attributed to malignant melanoma in 2001. Follow these basic sun protection tips to achieve total skin and body wellness:

• Always wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen every day with a SPF of at least 15. Even if you aren’t planning on spending the day participating in a typical outdoor activity, the accumulated exposure of just driving in your car and walking across parking lots can cause damage.
• Apply sunscreen to dry skin 30 minutes prior to going outdoors. It takes that amount of time for them to be effective.
• Most people don’t use the recommended amount of sunscreen to achieve its full protection. One ounce of sunscreen — enough to fill a shot glass — is considered the amount needed to cover your exposure areas completely. Note: You’re more likely to use the recommended amount if you are not purchasing a high dollar sunscreen.
• Re-apply sunscreen every two hours or if you are perspiring or have gone swimming.
• Limit exposure time during peak hours (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daylight savings time)
• Avoid using chemical sunscreens on children that contain Avobenzone or worse a sunscreen designed for children that doesn’t contain adequate protection from UVA damage at all. Instead, use a sunscreen containing an organic ingredient as the active agent such as pure Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide which does not penetrate through the skin’s surface and is much less irritating than inorganic substances. See SPF Explained below.
• Wear protective clothing such has a hat and long sleeves when planning to be outdoors for long periods of time.

You Can Do More

There are extensive studies showing potential for chemopreventative agents that show promise of inhibiting the photoaging process. 

• Diet is also being considered in chemoprevention. Foods that are rich in polyphenolic antioxidants have been shown to prevent free radicals from damaging DNA, hindering cancer from developing.  Loading up on fresh fruits and vegetables is a good strategy for receiving these beneficial antioxidants. In addition, two promising agents containing these polyphenolic antioxidants are plant derived and can be consumed orally, used as supplements found at health food stores, or applied topically in natural skin care preparations such as ANOGI’s Daily Moisturizing Warming Lotion, Daily Moisturizing Toning Therapia Lotion and Body Mist Cooling Therapia Tonic.
• Research suggests that grape seed extract can be useful as an anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and anti-cancer agent. It acts as a powerful antioxidant and offers protection against tissue and cell damage. Grape seed extract is approximately 50 to 200 times more powerful than Vitamins C and E. Studies have shown they also contain procyanidolic oligomers (PCOs) which may be effective in treating varicose veins and capillary fragility.
• Green tea extract and its derivatives have been shown to inhibit the growth of human melanoma cell lines in tissue and to inhibit UV-induced skin cancer formation topically or given orally. Although more conclusive research needs to be done for pharmalogic use, green tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world and makes a great replacement for coffee during warm weather months. It can be drank hot or iced and provides a multitude of skin and body benefits. You can also get your daily topical dose of green tea and grape seed extract by using one of ANOGI’s Daily Moisturizing Lotions or Body Mist Cooling Therapia Tonic. 

SPF Explained

   When the sun is shining it’s hard to resist the warm feeling on our skin.  It provides us with that lift we need from spending too much time working or cooped up indoors.  However, the damage on our skin is ever-present and cannot be ignored.  UVB radiation is what causes the skin damage we see right away in the form of sunburn.  UVA radiation is what causes skin cancer and photo-aging or wrinkling. Glass does not filter UVA rays, so even just driving around in your car or sitting by a window, you are receiving the damage from UVA radiation.

   There are two types of sunscreen agents that provide protection against both UVA and UVB:

1. chemical agents, which are inorganic and;
2. mineral agents which are organic and are physical blocks that provide a cover over the skin to block the sun’s damaging rays without penetrating through the skin’s surface as do chemical agents.  

   Avobenzone offers protection from about 80 to 90% of UVA radiation, while other chemical formulations only offer about 20%.  Chemical sunscreens are more likely to irritate skin’s pores than mineral sunscreens.  Look for pure Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide for maximum protection.  These formulations are definitely the more natural choice and much better for children or people with sensitive skin.

First Impressions — Hands On

   Most men don’t give their hands much thought. Your hands, just like your clothing and hair, are always on display. A handshake traditionally accompanies meeting people for the first time and they are more likely to notice your hands then any other part of your body. When you meet a woman with unkempt hands, what is the first thing that crosses your mind? The same holds true for men.  Hand care should be as much a part of overall grooming as washing your hair.

Manicure Modesty
   A professional manicure by a salon professional is no longer just a feminine indulgence but is considered a grooming service. Many full service salons and ANOGI Featured Salons and Spas - listed on the where to buy page - offer mobile manicurists who can care for your hands while having your hair cut. ANOGI Featured Salons also offer specialized manicures where the focus is wellness rather then fluff. Following is a list of professional ANOGI manicures to choose from:

• Hand Quencher Recovery - a gentlemen’s hand facial that will nourish, renew and protect skin form environmental pollutants while soothing your senses.
• Hand Rejuvenator - a hand detail complete with cleansing, buffing and pressure point massage.
• Hand Warming Soother - for hard working hands, soothe and relieve discomforts that accompany repetitive motion injuries.

Home Care
   At-home care will keep your hands in top form between professional manicures. Keep ANOGI Foaming Milk All Over Cleanser at every sink in the house for non-drying yet effective hand washing.
   Skin Renewal Exfoliating Therapia Gel used daily will effectively eliminate dead cells and impurities that accumulate on the skins surface. Massage into dry hands daily to stimulate circulation and regenerate healthy skin.
   Don’t just end your hand maintenance with cleansing. Keep your feelers fine-tuned with proper hydration. After cleansing, use ANOGI Daily Moisturizing Toning Therapia Lotion or Soothing Ointment All Over Therapia which contains emollient Shea Butter, Healing Tea Tree Oil, Aloe and plant extracts which protect against environmental stressors such as harsh chemicals, grease, petrochemicals, bug bites, hard water and irritations caused by sun exposure, pollution and dry weather conditions.

Sleep — the Best-Kept Beauty Secret

   A sleep poll of American adults found that in the last five years they work more and sleep less. Sixty-three percent get less than 8 hours of sleep a night and 31% get less than 7 hours. Sleep deprivation has become very common due to workaholic lifestyles that cause stress and has turned America into a nation that’s nodding off on the job or worse, behind the wheel. Statistics show that people who average 8 hours of sleep a night have lower mortality rates than people who get 6 or 7 hours of sleep. Some other consequences of inadequate sleep are:

• Lack of concentration, alertness and memory
• Reduced energy level
• Reduced resistance to infection
• Can make you more emotionally volatile
• Skin becomes sallow, dull and sagging
• Visual puffiness, dark circles and bags below the eyes

Sweet Dreams — Natural remedies for more restful sleep
   A recent scientific study found that a drop in body temperature can help ease the body into a deeper and more relaxing sleep. Try soaking in hot water for about 15 minutes prior to bedtime with ANOGI Hydrotherapia Detoxifying Bath Soak. This will cause your internal thermostat to lower your body temperature and induce a more restful sleep. Also, the pure essential oils and Dead Sea salts combine to relax tense muscles and calm a racing mind. Try some other tips to make the most of your bath:

• Make a conscience effort to relax by closing your eyes and focus on relaxing each muscle one at a time, beginning at your toes and working up your body to your head
• Remember to take deep breaths. Breathe in as slow as possible from the nose to expand your belly and then slowly expel breath out through the mouth
• Play some relaxing music to tune out distracting noises and set the mood
• Light some candles which are much more soothing than electric light.

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