Spring Clean Your Mind, Body & Home

Spring cleaning this year will look a bit different from that of past years. After the usual slowing down of things for winter amidst a full year of already living in a quarantine bubble, we’re eagerly reemerging with renewed optimism and greater appreciation for health and mental wellbeing as foundations of life and happiness.

While you can’t control what happens outside, you have significant control over what happens inside your body and home, making this time of year a can’t-miss opportunity to transform your “new normal” into a “better normal” than even what pre-pandemic life offered!

By cleaning out the clutter in your mind, body and cabinets, you can get rid of the thoughts, routines and junk that hold you back from making every day a wonderful day no matter what life throws at you.

All you need is a garbage bag and a new attitude to make it happen.

Spring clean your mind

Thoughts are powerful forces that drive behaviors and outcomes. The key is to reframe thoughts into ones that allow for the greatest possibilities, outcomes and solutions instead of closing yourself off to them.

The power of positive thinking may feel overstated and overrated, but science show there are far-reaching benefits, from better health to more happiness. Not only can having an optimistic outlook lift you out of a funk, it can actually reduce inflammation and improve immune system function.*

Of course, it’s hard to think clearly or positively when you’re feeling stressed, worried and having difficulty sleeping as a result. Interestingly, the lockdown has altered our sleep habits for the good and bad. According to two research studies, we’re sleeping more but sleep quality has suffered.*

If sleep escapes you, try the powerful combination of collagen, L-theanine and hemp. The brain is the control center of the body’s central nervous system and is comprised of tissue made in part from collagen, of which 1/3 is the amino acid, glycine. This compound has been shown to support healthy brain function and cognition.* Collagen’s high glycine content also improves sleep quality due to its calming effect.

L-theanine is another amino acid that boosts feelings of relaxation, but without producing drowsiness. This hard-working compound actually helps boost levels of three “chill out” neurotransmitters – serotonin, GABA and dopamine.

Spring clean your body

Winter is known for warming, hearty, comfort foods (especially in cold weather climates) that tend to be higher in calories and can pack on the pounds if you’re not careful. And with all-day kitchen access making all-day grazing possible – and let’s be real, those snacks are rarely balanced especially if you have kids in the house – you not only have winter weight to lose, but the “Covid 15” too.

You don’t have to go cold turkey though. Instead of mindless snacking on empty carbs, make yourself a protein drink or smoothie to curb cravings and stay satiated. Protein powders are a convenient way to spike your protein intake – and those enhanced with collagen pack a double punch.

As part of your spring cleaning, don’t forget about the toxins lurking in your body. By design, your body has the ability to eliminate toxins and impurities through healthy digestion, skin, lung function and a cellular-cleansing process called autophagy.

This doesn’t mean these systems work at their peak all the time, however. Stress, poor sleep, lack of exercise and poor diet are just a few things that can contribute to inflammation that slow the body down and contribute to the toxic pileup of impurities.

To enhance natural detox, you can opt for a “detox collagen” formula that combines collagen peptides with adaptogenic and cleansing ingredients to help eliminate toxins naturally and safely.

To purge toxins, carcinogens and oxidative stress from key systems of health, go to the source of cellular health with an NAC supplement. Short for N-Acetyl Cysteine, NAC is a special amino acid that increases glutathione, the body’s “master antioxidant”, which also supports healthy respiratory and lung function, and helps boost the immune system too.

Spring clean your beauty and health products

Let’s face it, with few face time interactions outside our homes and those experiences taking place behind a mask, makeup bags throughout the world have been feeling pretty lonely. Now’s a good time to go through your lot of cosmetics, especially liquid products such as foundations and eyeliners, and start clean.

Get rid of expired products, thickened highlighters and foundations and crumbly powders, and be sure to wash makeup brushes as skin oils and old makeup can create an environment teeming with bacteria.

Then, turn your attention to skincare products, sunscreens and SPF moisturizers in particular to minimize sunburns and risk of premature skin aging as a result of expired formulas. Active ingredients have a shelf life and can become unstable over time and with temperature changes.

Lastly, check the expiration dates of your supplements to ensure you’re getting maximum potency and freshness. As with skincare products, active ingredients in supplement formulas lose strength, which impairs their ability to deliver health benefits. (Restock your favorites for the season here with our Buy 2 Get 1 Free promo.)

The time you spend eliminating the visible and invisible clutter from your body, home and life will be time well spent as you can spring into the season feeling lighter and healthier.