Turmeric's Amazing Benefits for Beautiful Health + Bonus Smoothie Recipe!

Are You Ready to Add More Spice to Your Life --

Add this anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich staple from the spice rack!

Beautiful Health through Turmeric:

• Supports healthy joint function
• Promote radiant skin
• Improve digestion
• Supporting your memory function
• Promoting your heart health
• Boosting your immune system

Curcumin can potentially benefit you by:

• Helping maintain your healthy digestive system
• Supporting your healthy bones, joints, and overall skeletal system
• Helping you maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range
• Promoting your healthy blood and liver functions

How Turmeric Provides Antioxidant Nutrient

You probably know that antioxidants are important nutrients in supporting your health by slowing down free radical damage that can seriously damage your cells, organs and DNA.  Turmeric helps protect your cells -- and  counteracts free radical damage (aging).

The antioxidant content within turmeric comes from active compounds called curcuminoids. These curcuminoids deliver antioxidants that are:

• 5 to 8 times stronger than vitamin E -- and also stronger than vitamin C
• 3 times more powerful than grape seed or pine bark extract
• Strong enough to scavenge the hydroxyl radical -- considered by many to be the most reactive of all oxidants.

Oxidation by free radicals can damage cells and DNA -- and thus impact your overall wellness and speeds up the aging process.

Why this Herb Can Help Enhance Your Outer Beauty

Speaking of antioxidant nutrients and their potential to impact the aging process, some of the first aging signs you may see as you get older are changes to your hair and skin. GOOD NEWS!  By including Tumeric in your daily foods, you can contribute to the process of radiant beauty!   Turmeric helps you:

• Cleanse your skin and maintain its elasticity
• Provide nourishment to your skin
• Balance the effects of skin flora

Your Cellular Booster and Adaptogen

Another potential advantage from turmeric usage involves the smallest living things within you -- your cells.   Turmeric can assist your cells in three ways, by:

• Maintaining your cells' integrity when threatened by occasional environmental stressors
• Helping you neutralize substances that can cause cellular stress
• Providing the antioxidants you need to help support your cells against excessive oxidation and free radicals
• Helps women's general fertility 

Summer Tropic Turmeric Smoothie Recipe:

Fill blender with…

• 8 oz unsweetened almond milk
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½” piece fresh ginger
• 1 cup frozen pineapple
• ½ frozen banana
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp chia seeds

Blend ingredients until smooth and enjoy your organic Tropical Turmeric Smoothie.

Kasia Recommends:  Premier Research Labs Turmeric

 Premier Turmeric is imported from India, freshly ground, and then encapsulated immediately to retain its unparalleled, active volatile essential oils.

Key Benefits:

• DNA repair and liver cleanser*
• The antioxidant potential of curcuminoids in turmeric are 300 times more potent than vitamin E
• Contains remarkable, immune modulating properties*
• Assists the detox mechanisms of the body, especially the liver*
• Helps alleviate stiff and painful joints*
• Helps improve and balances metabolism in the body*
• Promotes healthy digestion, peristalsis and relieves gas*
• Helps purify the subtle nerve channels of the body (known as the acupuncture meridian system)*
• Non-irradiated grade 10 quality from India

Daily Protection

Because of the proven liver cleansing and rejuvenative properties of turmeric, supplementing daily with grade 10 Indian turmeric may provide significant support the body’s primary detox organ, the liver, as well as protection against environmental and dietary toxins.

Stop in Kasia Organic Salon to pick up some power packed Tumeric. Contact Kassandra at Kassie@KasiaOrganicSalon.com.

Kasia's Honey-Dip is PR Firm - LOLA's Top Self Tanner Pick!

Kasia Honey Dip Sunless TannerTOPS MPLS based PR Firm  LOLA's FAVORITES!

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Fake it until you make it, or so they say. This might not be the best advice for someone trying to achieve success in the real world, but it is tremendous advice for achieving a golden summer glow. Here are our favorite product to keep skin bronzed, beautiful, and damage-free. Kasia Organics Honey-Dip Sunless Tanner- this one-bottle wonder offers organic ingredients, and the best-smelling faux glow you could hope to find. Thank you LOLA for sharing Kasia's Anti-Aging + Self Tanning STAR! Purchase Honey-Dip HERE!

Informed Summer Beaute' | Toxic Ingredients to Avoid in Your Sunscreen

Toxic Ingredients to Avoid in Your Sunscreen

Organic or not, avoid these ingredients when shopping for safe sunscreens. 

• Nano-Particles - penetration enhancers, creates free radical damage when exposed to sunlight, increases the risk of certain Cancers.
• Retinyl Palmitate – a form of Vitamin A can speed the development of lesions and tumors when applied to the skin in the presence of sunlight.
• Avabenzone, Oxybenzone – hormone disruptors, photoallergic reactions, immunotoxicity, probable carcinogen, endocrine disrupter, enhanced skin absorption, bioaccumulates to dangerous levels, biochemical cellular changes, developmental and reproductive toxicity.
• Phenol - reproductive and developmental toxin and pollutes wildlife.
• Octinoxate (Octyl Methoxycinamate)- listed as made from cinnamon, endocrine disruptor, hormone disruptor, penetration enhancer.
• Octocrylene - penetration enhancer, creates free radical damage when exposed to sunlight.
• PABA (Octyl Dimethyl PABA, PABA Ester) – cell mutation, Nitrosamine contamination (carcinogenic), creates free radicals damage when exposed to sunlight, penetration enhancer, hormone disruptor.
• Chemicals That Kill Coral Reefs – paraben, cinnamate, benzophenone, and a camphor derivative.
• Synthetic Fragrance – contains phthalates, developmental and reproductive toxin, respiratory toxicant, probable neurotoxin, possible carcinogen and endocrine disruptor, bio-accumulative in wildlife, immune system toxicant,  can contain between 10 and 300 different chemicals, many of which have never been tested for safety.
• Parabens - alter hormone levels, increase risk for certain types of cancer (especially breast), impaired fertility, alteration of the development of a fetus or young child, studies have found parabens in breast tumors, probable skin toxicant, animal studies show brain and nervous system effects.
• Petro-Chemicals - contaminated with impurities, linked to cancer or other significant health problems, bad for the environment.

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Beautiful Health Tip: Broad Spectrum Preservatives to Avoid

By being personally involved in the birthing of many Kasia Organic creations,  I know first hand how difficult it is to choose a preservative that is both safe for prolonged usage and effective as a broad spectrum.  At Kasia we use ingredients that are safe for our guests health.  The newest technology on the market has proven that HIGH antioxidant blends truly do sustain the longevity of natural and organic blends.

By design, preservatives must be effective at killing cells. Unfortunately, this is also what creates the potential health hazards that concern both consumers and consciencious manufacturers.  Every preservation system currently available carries with it some degree of risk.  The evidence against some is quite compelling and these should be avoided whenever possible.  However, many preservatives - while still imperfect - have the potential to protect us from the consequences of product contamination without creating unnecessary or unreasonable health risks.

Women + Xenoestrogens Connection In the 1990s, parabens were deemed xenoestrogens―agents that mimic estrogen in the body. “Estrogen disruption” has been linked to breast cancer and reproductive issues. And in 2004 British cancer researcher Philippa Darbre, Ph.D., found parabens present in malignant breast tumors. As a result, experts in many countries are recommending limits on paraben levels in cosmetic products. What’s more, watchdog organizations worry that if parabens can be stored in the body, over time they could have a cumulative effect and pose a health risk.

The most common broad-spectrum preservatives to avoid:

• Parabens
• Formaldehyde Donors
• Phenol Derivatives
• Ethylene Oxide Derivatives
• Alcohols
• Isothiazolones
• Glycols
• Acids

It may require some investigating to identify which ingredients listed on a label represent the preservation system.

Kasia Natural and Organic Products include the following leading preservative ingredients:

Antioxidants: Antioxidants slow or prevent the oxidation of other molecules. While antioxidants are only minimally effective at protecting against microorganisms, they can substantially reduce the potential for rancidity of oils, thereby slowing contamination of oil-based formulations.

Vitamins: Vitamin A (retinol), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and Vitamin E (tocopherol) are all recognized as having varying degrees of anti-microbial properties.

Citric Acid: Citric acid has both antioxidant and preservative properties and can play an effective role as part of a preservative system for cosmetics.

Essential Oils: Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemon, Rosemary, Sage and Sandalwood essential oils are among the most well known plant oils used for their anti-microbial properties.  They must typically be used with other preservatives as the concentration required to fully protect a product would likely exceed the recommendations for safe usage.

Extracts: The three most commonly used extracts related to cosmetic preservation are Rosemary Oil Extract, Honeysuckle Flower Extract and Grapefruit Seed Extract.  Read more about why they are effective and to what degree they protect formulations from contamination.

Got Dandruff? Kasia Tips For a Healthy Scalp

The secret to healthy hair is a healthy scalp...

 

 Say goodbye to dandruff and hello to a healthy

scalp and hair with these great tips.

As a veteran hair stylist, I've seen my fair share of scalps.  I always remind our guests at Kasia Organic Salon that you do not want to "over wash/strip" your hair by cleansing too often - but to remember the scalp is still skin and it needs to be cleansed, exfoliated and toned just like the skin on the rest of your body in order to be healthy.

The most important step  of a healthy scalp is in the scrubba-dub-dub!   If you neglected your face/body every day, the grime would build up.  Same is true for the scalp/hair.  Another big default of under stimulated and un-cleansed hair is an increased risk of hair loss. Yikes - grab your pooo!

WHAT IS DANDRUFF?

Dandruff occurs when there is an increase in cellular turnover and is essentially a build-up of dead skin cells on your scalp. The probability of dandruff is increased when the skins secretions ( like sebum (oil) and sweat) speeds up, a stress response is triggered or by using inefficient products.  Keep in mind -skin shedding is always in motion,  but you usually don’t notice it on your body as it’s rubbed off on your clothes throughout the day or removed when you bathe.

It is only natural that you   will notice these cells on your scalp when they’re allowed to accumulate.  Dandruff can also be created from certain bacteria reactions on the scalp as well.

Got the Dandruff Itch?   

Associated itching and irritation are caused by an over-growth of bacteria, and often, the pressure of the flakes on the nerve endings in the hair follicles.

Daily Dandruff Defense

Shampoo daily or every other/third day. Make sure you are using SLS FREE shampoo's that are non- stripping and create nourishment while you cleanse.   Kasia's Spicy Citrus Shampoo removes dead skin cells, promotes healthy scalp flora by using gentle surfactants and  gives a euphoric experience with efficient essential oils that bring stimulation, anti-bacterial effects, and pH balance to the hair and scalp.

Be Wary of Dairy. Dairy products can worsen dandruff, so try avoiding these if you’re having a flare-up. Add soy or almond milk to your morning coffee(s).

Drink Sensibly. Alcohol can dehydrate your scalp. However, white wine and champagne in particular can irritate flaky/itchy scalps. Sorry!

Don’t Add Oil. Contrary to popular belief dandruff is oily, not dry. Don’t rub in oil to remove it – you will just get greasier flakes.

Stress Less. You may have noticed that when you’re irritable, your scalp follows suit! Try to relax – stress can trigger dandruff.

TOP TIPS FOR A HEALTHY SCALP

Remove the Goo.  At Kasia, we use a "chelation" treatment formula that lifts hard water, build up, and debris from the hair.  It does not STRIP the hair, which is very important.  Be careful of "stripping" products when searching for build up/hard water removals.

Use The Right Shampoo. Each hair is attached to a sebaceous (oil) gland.  Fine hair  tends to get oiler quickly at the roots. Match your shampoo to your hair type to fit your scalp and hair’s specific cleansing needs.

Conditioning Lightly and Correctly. Many women skip conditioner all together because it "makes their scalp greasy."   Do not apply your conditioner too close to your scalp. Concentrate on the mid-length and ends of your hair, where moisture is needed most.

Dry Shampoo!  Kasia's Revive Dry Shampoo allows the scalp to breath while helping soak up oil secretion, allowing you to make your wash last a day or two longer.  Our dry shampoo has no fillers, scents, or  parabens included, therefore it does not feel tacky on the scalp.

Stay Hydrated. Your scalp is more prone to dehydration than any other area of skin

Inside - Out Hair Health 

• Avoid all gluten and grains, including wheat, rice, corn, quinoa, buckwheat, barley, spelt, and oats.
• Avoid all seed and industrial oils, including canola, soy, and corn.
• Avoid dairy, including milk, cream, half-and-half, cheese, and yogurt.
• Avoid all processed and packaged foods.
• Avoid all added sugars and artificial sweeteners.
• Eat protein, vegetables, fruits, and fats to satisfaction.

Contact the Kasia team for any further questions for hair and scalp health, as well as at-home product suggestions that will help put your scalp back into balance.

# 612. 824. 7611    Kassie@kasiaorganicsalon.com

Reference:  Dr Kingsley

Easy 16 Ways To Detox Every Day

Guest Post:  BY MICHELE CONIGLIARO

We’re all human. We partake in the occasional (or more frequent) indulgences life has to offer. Even as a practicing health-fanatic-vegetarian-yogi, I can’t imagine my life without my favorite glass(es) of red wine and dessert! Daily detox measures help counteract the less healthy items we put in our body, as well as the environmental factors for which we have little control.

Instead of relying on intense, short-lived detoxes, begin incorporating these steps to detox your body EVERY SINGLE DAY of your life.

1. Drink hot lemon water.

Kick-start the detoxing process first thing in the morning by drinking a cup of warm water with lemon and cayenne.

2. Have a fresh cold-pressed juice

Do it on an empty stomach, which allows your body to absorb the nutrients more quickly. My go-to detox elixir: lemon, kale, spinach, spirulina, and ginger – the more greens, the better!

3. Sip a detox tea. 

Sip a few cups of detoxifying tea blends throughout the day. Look for ingredients such as dandelion root, ginger, burdock and licorice root.

4. Add apple cider vinegar. 

Along with a host of other benefits, apple cider vinegar alkalizes the body and helps detox the liver. Buy the raw, unfiltered and organic variety.

5. Eat detoxing foods and supplements.

The liver and kidneys serve as the body’s filtration system, and thus are integral to overall health and cleansing. Incorporate the following to aid in continual kidney and liver cleansing: parsley, cilantro, dandelion root, licorice root, cayenne, turmeric, red pepper, garlic, lemon, lime, grapefruit, sea vegetables (seaweed salad, nori, dulse), artichokes, beets, cruciferous vegetables, wheatgrass, spirulina, chlorella and milk thistle.

6. Eat clean.

Incorporate fiber into your diet to keep the elimination process flowing. Limit or avoid high-mercury fish such as swordfish, tuna, mackerel, shark, marlin and grouper. General rule to follow: larger fish typically have higher levels of mercury. Avoid refined sugars, processed foods, alcohol, caffeine and non-organic fruits and veggies.

7. Sweat.

Sweating is crucial for expelling toxins. Use an infrared sauna, which assists in removing heavy metal toxins stored in fat tissues. Take a Bikram yoga class — or any yoga class! Exercise with extra layers to help increase body temperature and perspiration.

8. Invert.

Scientifically shown to help the cardiovascular, lymphatic, endocrine and nervous systems, inversions reverse the flow of gravity, stimulate the lymphatic system, and aid in blood purification. Traditional inversions include:

• Shoulder stand
• Headstand or handstand
• Legs propped up against a wall

9. Jump.

Rebounding is great for stimulating the lymphatic system and increasing circulation. Small, portable trampolines are a quick and easy way to build jumping into your daily routine.

10. Eliminate.

Elimination seemed appropriate for the “Move” category! Further cleanse your colon by taking daily fiber supplements, probiotics, digestive enzymes, and incorporating colon cleanses such as colonics or enemas.

11. Dry body brush.

Before showering, dry brush your body head-to-toe, using long strides toward the heart. This activates the lymphatic system, stimulates blood circulation, and enhances toxin elimination through our body’s largest organ — the skin!

12. Tongue scrape.

Yes, it sounds funny, but this quickly cleans the tongue of accumulated bacteria and toxic debris from the night before. Think of it as giving your body an extra assist in the detox process, while also achieving better breath! I promise you’ll be hooked.

13. Try hydrotherapy.

Hydrotherapy encompasses a large range of approaches and methods. An easy way to incorporate hydrotherapy daily is by alternating between hot and cold water every 30 seconds in the shower. Cold water stimulates, causing blood vessels to constrict, while hot water relaxes and causes blood vessels to dilate. This alternation of hot and cold water improves elimination, decreases inflammation, removes wastes from tissues, and stimulates circulation.

14. Detox bath.

I have a magical detox bath formula resulting from many years of research and testing. And, yes, I’m sharing it with you! Take one every week to cleanse from the outside in.

• Dead sea salts / Epsom salts (2 cups): draw toxins out through the skin
• Baking Soda (2 cups): naturally alkalizing substance helps remove toxins
• Fresh ground ginger (1 tbsp): heats-up body temperature, encouraging perspiration
• Therapeutic-grade essential oils (4 drops each): Geranium, eucalyptus and juniper berry possess powerful agents aiding in detoxification.

15. Get massages.

This deserves two exclamation points. Massages increase circulation, stimulate the lymphatic system and remove toxic build-up. They also feel pretty good.

16. Make your home healthy.

Introduce plants to your home (peace lilies, ferns and palms are great natural air filters), change A/C filters regularly, avoid harsh household chemicals, install chlorine filters, introduce an air purifier, and consider a reverse-osmosis water system.

Michele is a certified yoga instructor (200 RYT), member of Yoga Alliance and teaches Detox and Vinyasa flow classes at Green Monkey in Miami, FL. By day, she works as a Sr. Marketing Strategist Anthropologist at SapientNitro a global interactive marketing, creative design, & technology agency. Michele is finishing her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies with a concentration in psychology and anthropology at the University of Miami. The perpetual hobbyist, she is obsessed with healthy living, detox techniques, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, art and classic literature. On a more personal note, Michele is a spiritual-seeker, humanist, dedicated yogi, practicing vegetarian, and rainy-day appreciator.

Anti-Aging with Ultrasound Facial Lifting

Get deep exfoliation that results in glowing and youthful-looking skin.

To lift and tighten the skin, more invasive treatments are often required.  We've all witnessed the gal's on the street with the youthful "SHINE" beaming off their face.  we think to ourself...."what procedure?...what products?...where does she go?"

At Kasia we use highly active ingredients that promise delivery and results.  We administer medical grade peels that are better for aging skin, as well as more efficient long term.  Stripping the skin quickly and abrasively has consequences.

 Book an Organic Facial and add-on Ultrasound Therapy!

Facial Rejuvenation & Ultrasound Exfoliation

This noninvasive rejuvenating treatment is used in our Organic Facial Services.  This modality is safe, effective, affordable, and relaxing.

What is it?  

It’s an exciting yet simple and powerfully effective tool to rejuvenate your skin. Ultrasound has been widely used around the world in medical applications and is now available for state of the art skincare treatments. Ultrasound uses the cutting-edge technology of very high speed, low-frequency sound waves that radiate invisible micro vibrations deep within cells, helping stimulate the skin’s natural repair mechanisms in distinct ways.

What does that mean for you? 

In short, it means Ultrasound is superior at cleansing, exfoliating, product infusion and lifting & firming your skin...all without using chemicals, dangerous acids or other harsh abrasives.

An Ultrasonic Facial is gentle, non-invasive, safe and suitable for all skin types, from Rosacea/Sensitive to Acne to Mature skins. The most sensitive skin will benefit.

The Microdermabrasion Alternative!  It uses no crystals, salts or chemicals, making it the perfect, gentle alternative for sensitive skin or for anyone who needs superficial resurfacing for common photo-aging skin damage.

What are the Benefits? Benefits include Deep Skin Cleansing, exfoliation, better product absorption, toning properties, and skin clarity treatments. This treatment is anti-aging and clearing for acneic skin resulting in a smoother, softer surface of the skin.

The ultra-benefits in detail:  

• Improves appearance of Acne
• Removes Blackheads
• Diminishes Fine Lines and Wrinkles
• Improves Collagen and Elastin production for Firming and Tightening
• Allows for Deeper Penetration of Skin Care Product
• Deeply cleans the skin and inside the pores
• Removes wrinkles around eyes
• Promotes skin tone
• Hastens elastin and collagen production
• Rapids the metabolic processes into the skin cells
• Helps cosmetic products better penetrate into the skin

Safe for all skin types including acne , rosacea, sensitive skin, aging skin !

 

Organic Skin Care Goes Beyond Pampering:

It’s a Necessity for Your Wellbeing

Will this cleanser deeply clean away the years?

Will this cleanser wash away the years?

YES!  Our *NEW* Renew AHA + Vitamin C Exfoliating Cleanser deeply cleanses and renews the vitality of your skin. The key active ingredients "weaken" the binding properties of dead cells and peel these cells away to reveal newer more elastic cells.

How it works: 

Resurface + Cleanse:

• Contains 5% Alpha-hydroxy Acid (AHA) to gently exfoliate
• Soap-free formula
• Citrus extracts and multi-fruit acids refine and brighten
• Willow Bark: (nature's salicylic acid) has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial elements
• Also doubles as a pore-refining antioxidant mask

Glow:

• Algae Extract: a regenerative sea mineral that provides a radiant glow
• Red Tea: a high-powered antioxidant that combats free radical damage and accelerated aging
• Gotu Kola: reduces redness, inflammation and promotes healing
• Neem: anti-aging botanical that reduces inflammation and offers cellular protect

  

Moisturize:

• Aloe: soothes and hydrates delicate skin
• Green Tea: provides anti-oxidant protection
• Apricot Oil and Shea Butter moisturize and soften

Learn more or purchase RENEW HERE!