Are you ready for bikini season yet?
The dreaded bikini season is creeping up on us, and if you haven't started to get ready for it yet, we have some expert tips.
Soon enough you'll be ready to whip off your clothes and show off your trim tum and slim legs.
Fiona Hunter, Nutritionist for the Simple Advisory Boardgives her top five tips to help you get beach body ready this summer.
Tip top tummy – it’s not just about exercise. You are what you eat. Cut out sugar, booze and carbs and start taking a probiotic supplement 2 weeks before your holiday to help boost levels of friendly bacteria in your digestive system which can help reduce the dreaded bikini bloating
Munch on more essential fatty acids – if you look good, you feel good. Eating foods such as salmon that are bursting with omega-3 fats help improve skin elasticity and texture, strengthen brittle nails and restore overall health helping you feel and look your very best before hitting the beach
Yo-yo is a no no – it can be tempting to crash diet before a holiday but don’t do it. Yo-yo dieting is bad for your skin because you end up becoming deficient in key nutrients which can loosen the skin’s elasticity causing it to sag. Stick to a sensible eating plan and incorporate a rainbow diet – that’s a minimum of five a day fruit and vegies in an array of colours including red peppers, apricots, pink grapefruit and tomatoes
All hail the mighty kale – this amazing superfood contains a photochemical called lutein which helps to make the skin more resistant to sunlight. It’s also crammed full of Vitamin K which can help eliminate the appearance of dark circles, blotchiness and uneven skin tone
Snack attack – before reaching for the biscuit barrel, wait 10 minutes and ask yourself if you are really hungry. I find that eating an apple and drinking a glass of water 30 minutes before your meal will help fill you up and make you less likely to pick during the day and over eat at meal times
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