Everyone knows that beauty comes from within, which starts with what you put into your body. Eating and drinking the right things can lead to clear skin, youthfulness, and an outer glow. We all know the beauty benefits that fruits and vegetables have and the fact that they help you achieve beauty goals; but what about drinks? There are a lot of products on the market that promises to give you the skin you so desire. There’s collagen, which is popular, and other beauty elixirs that parade themselves around as the best of the best.
But at the end of the day, healthy, beautiful skin can come from natural, everyday products. Here are seven drinks to add to your beauty routine.
Bone Broth
Bone broth has a lot of benefits. Research suggests that it can aid in weight loss but it can also help you get brighter and tighter skin due to the collagen it naturally has.
Pomegranate Juice
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If you want skin renewal then pomegranate juice is your friend. Packed with vitamin C and K and omega-3 fatty acids, this juice can heal acne scarring and reduce breakouts.
Green Tea
With its anti-inflammatory properties, green tea is a great option to drink to preserve your beauty. It treats acne, reduces skin irritation, and it can help fight premature aging.
Coconut Water
There's a reason why people in the tropics often look young and vibrant. It’s in the water. Coconut water that is. Coconut water is packed with nutrients and vitamins such as vitamin C and can aid in breakouts.
Spinach Juice
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Spinach juice may not sound tasty but it has a lot of benefits that you may want to take advantage of. This leafy green can reduce wrinkles and dark circles and keeps your skin hydrated thanks to vitamins A, C, and E.
Carrot Juice
Carrot juice is rich in vitamin C and beta carotene, which can help protect your skin from the sun’s UV rays and free radicals. It also helps with skin elasticity due to collagen found in carrots.
Lemon Water
Water is considered the holy grail for health but adding lemon not only tastes good but it also does the body good. Lemons have antioxidants and vitamins and squeezed into water purifies your skin and gives you that glow.
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Originally published on January 17, 2023
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Because his storytelling was steeped in his love of technology, he didn’t always think of himself as a creative person. “Where I [am] the dreamer who wants to pluck things out of the sky and spend all day with my head in the clouds, Temi [is] so good at grounding me and helping me figure out how to make things make sense on paper. We just work together in such a complimentary way,” Skylar says.
It’s been more than six years since Brooklyn-based couple Temi and Skylar started dating, and nearly four since they cemented their working relationship. On TikTok and Instagram, the couple’s travel, fashion, and home content regularly rack up hundreds of thousands of views. They’ve worked with brands such as Coach, Aesop, Away, and Liquid IV, bringing their vibrant perspectives to every campaign they execute. Still, nearly two years since both Temi and Skylar committed to full-time content creation and creative directing, the couple says their romantic connection remains their priority.
“We told each other we would much rather go back to full-time jobs and preserve our relationship than to be full-time freelancers, barely getting a night's rest [and] barely kissing each other because we're so busy shooting,” Skylar says.
Working from home can make it hard to separate work from personal life for any entrepreneur. It can be even more challenging when your business partner is also your lover. Temi and Skylar had already used couples therapy as a tool to help them effectively communicate with one another. When they ran into challenges while working together, their therapist helped them set physical boundaries to help combat the issues.
"We told each other we would much rather go back to full-time jobs and preserve our relationship than to be full-time freelancers, barely getting a night's rest [and] barely kissing each other because we're so busy shooting."
“It actually took us doing very specific physical things to create boundaries between work and play in our relationship,” Skylar says. “So, for instance, we will only have conversations about work when we're out of bed or we're at the table or in the office. Initially, when we started, we had to light a candle to say that, 'Okay, this is a space where we're connecting, we’re not talking about work.' We needed really hard boundaries at the top. And then it became a little bit more organic.”
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Temi and SkylarCj Hart @hartbreakToday, they say their working relationship is more of a “quiet dance.” They still implement some of the boundaries they learned in therapy, but they also lean into their natural strengths and deep love for one another. When we speak, Temi has planned a date for the couple to see Princess Mononoke in 4K IMAX and added it to their Notion so they can factor it into their busy schedules. “I fully plan to date for the rest of my life,” he says.
Skylar says the couple doesn’t just wait for date nights to check in with one another, though. This often happens in the mornings, after Temi has made her peppermint tea and poured himself a cup of coffee. When they ask each other how they slept, she says, it’s not just a “nicety.” It’s a genuine question meant to foster connection.
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