How To Look Beautiful With No Makeup

I think one of the most positive things that has come out of my experience with having to be in lockdown and working from home is that I have come to embrace not wearing makeup. At first I think many of us loved not having to get ready every morning and put makeup on and do our hair etc. It was a welcomed respite from the normal routine and a chance to give our skin a bit of a rest. However, as the weeks wained on and we remained socially isolated and still working from home, many of my friends started telling me they felt like they were in a rut and have let themselves go. They were sick of looking at themselves looking like they just rolled out of bed and had no drive to change that. I totally understood how they felt and we laughed about it on FaceTime, but then something interesting happened, after a while we kinda got used to seeing ourselves that way and we no longer felt that just because we had no makeup on, we were in a rut or in some kind of hiding. It was kind of a flash back to middle school before you ever wore makeup. We simply got used to seeing ourselves without makeup, and instead of feeling like we were in a rut, we started feeling free! We weren't afraid to be seen without our "face on"as they say. This transformation was part of our evolution of self confidence. In fact, studies have shown that the more insecure a woman is, the more makeup she puts on, but can the actual act of wearing makeup cause you to develop an insecurity that you never had? The answer is yes. There are thousands upon thousands of makeup videos on YouTube showing you products that you think you need in order to look beautiful. They convince you that you need to look a certain way or buy a certain product to look and feel beautiful and confident, but the truth is, you are already beautiful and you always were. You were just covering it up for so long that you forgot what your natural beauty looked like!

Well, over these past months, I have had the pleasure of regaining my positive relationship with my natural beauty; the beauty I was born with. Now when I want to enhance my natural beauty, I do it very selectively, just like a middle-school-aged girl putting on lip gloss for the first time, or trying a little blush on her cheeks. I'm selective, because I don't want to hide my newly born-again natural beauty that I have just become friends with again after all these years. This amazing realization led me to do this video, How To Look Beautiful With No Makeup, to help inspire you to discover your natural beauty again and to show you that you can feel beautiful, sexy, and confident with a no makeup look. There are a few essentials that you should incorporate everyday to keep your skin healthy and supple and help prevent aging which I discuss in the video, but the rest is just personal preference.  I also share with you some great anti-aging tips and tricks that I think you will find helpful to promote beautiful smooth skin, but the important thing to always remember is that beauty comes from inside, self confidence comes from inside and this experience with being in lockdown may just have birthed a whole new beauty trend. A trend where women look within and allow their beauty to radiate out rather than be painted on.  True beauty is in the way you treat others and the world. It is in the kindness and sincerity that you share with others and in the compassion you have for yourself. So please watch my video, How To Look Beautiful With No Makeup and then challenge yourself to develop a better relationship with your looks, to develop your self confidence without wearing makeup. Try to practice acting the same way without makeup that you would when you are wearing full makeup. Before you know it, you will feel your inner butterfly emerging from her cocoon. It's a wonderful exercise in personal growth. Too many women look in the mirror and don't like what they see. How did they get there? Children don't know anything about looks, they are just themselves. It's society that starts to dictate and judge what is and isn't beautiful. Don't fall into that trap. All things created under God are beautiful and you are one of them. You are as beautiful as a spring flow or a soaring eagle. You just need to see it.

There's also one additional bonus to not wearing makeup, or minimal makeup, and that is the money you will save! I have not bought one single makeup product this year and I don't feel any need or want to. When I watch YouTube videos now of women piling on makeup, I think they look completely overdone. I think to myself how much nicer they would look with a much lighter hand and soft natural glow. I hope you enjoy my video and I hope it inspires you to embrace your God-given natural beauty to.  xoLinda

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Managing Menopause and Perimenopause - What You Need To Know And Understand About The Change

In this video below I share helpful tips and insights on managing menopause, perimenopause, and post menopause. Together these are called your menopausal years and can include up to 15 years of perimenopause leading into menopause, followed by 3-5 years of postmenopause. Each of these phases of a woman's life is characterized by volatile hormonal fluctuations during which time women can experience uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, depression, anxiety, fatigue, aching joints, heart palpitations, dry, itching skin, and more. These symptoms can be very stressful and even overwhelming for so many women, and they often don’t know where to turn for help because this subject is just not openly discussed or is simply dismissed. Well, in my video below, I share what I have learned through my journey and experience with perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause, including hours and hours of research into this dynamic life-changing process. I share it all with you to help you easily learn and understand from someone who is your peer, how you can embrace this time of your life naturally, and aid your body through this transition in a healthy way. You are not alone and this informative and educational video will help you realize that and know what you can expect during your menopausal years. I provide you with natural remedies and tips that will be your allies of support during this transitional time to help you navigate and embrace this transformational change, and I share the facts and risks of taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) so you can make an educated and informed decision about what’s best for you and your health. This video will help empower you with the confidence that you are beautiful, vital, and in control of your health, now and in the future. Women have unique and very individual needs both emotionally and physically during perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause, and I want to help you know what to expect and what you and your body needs so you can have a happy and healthy life. The more you know, the better you will feel and the easier you can get through this monumental change. Lots of love, xoLinda

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Why You Should Choose Cologuard Colorectal Cancer Screening Test

Learn about my experience with Cologuard Colorectal Cancer Screening test in my latest YouTube video below. I did some extensive research into the available recommended screening methods for detecting colon cancer after my doctor recommended I get a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer. As many of you may know, if you are age 50 and over or age 45 and over and African American, your doctor will recommend that you be screened for colon cancer, and they almost always recommend you get a colonoscopy. However, based I my research, I learned that a colonoscopy is a highly invasive test that carries significant risks to your health, and many people feel uncomfortable having such an invasive test as a screening test. Unfortunately, because of that, many people simply don't get screened. Learn about colonoscopy and its risks and side effects in my video entitled:  Colonoscopy: What You Need To Know, Risks and Side Effects. You should know that if you don't feel uncomfortable having a colonoscopy, you have other effective alternatives to choose from and one of them is Cologuard. Cologuard is the latest FDA approved technology available in noninvasive screening tests. It's an at-home DNA stool test that you can do right in the privacy of your own home that screens your entire colon and rectum for colon cancer and precancerous polyps. Based on my research, which I share in my video below, I decided it was the best choice for me, and it may be for you too. It's very easy to use, highly accurate, and uses the latest in DNA technology to screen your stool for colon cancer and precancerous growths. Learn all about it, why I chose it, and my experience with it in my video below. You can learn more about the colon, colon cancer and all the available screening choices by watching my in-depth, comprehensive video entitled: Colon Cancer Screening: What You Need To Know About Colon Health, Colonoscopy, Cologuard | My Experience and Choice. I hope you find my below video on Cologuard helpful in your decision-making process of choosing the right colon cancer screening test for you. Please share this video with others to help spread awareness.

How To Have Young Looking Hands

In my recent YouTube video, I share my beauty secrets on how to have young looking hands naturally because there is so much you can do to prevent, treat, and reverse aging. Having young looking hands has always been desired by women because we don't want our hands to make us look older. The younger you start caring for your hands, the younger they will look as you age. Hands are easily prone to premature aging because they are constantly exposed to the elements including damaging UV sun exposure.

 
Constant hand washing can be very drying and dry skin causes wrinkles to form more easily, and the skin on our hands tends to thin with age making veins and bones more visible. With these factors working against us, it is vital that we take special care of our hands, and this means daily moisturizing and avoiding harsh cleansers. Please watch my video above for more important tips on how to have young looking hands naturally. In this video, I also discuss the latest trend of women seeking cosmetic procedures and medical treatments on their hands in an effort to have younger looking hands, and as more women turn to using botox, fillers, and other cosmetic procedures on their faces, they are often self-conscious about the skin on the rest of their body looking out of balance with their face, especially their hands, so many women are now seeking cosmetic procedures and medical treatments for their hands as well. However, these procedures are not without risks, which I discuss in my above video, and many of the risks and side effects present with facial procedures apply to the hands as well, and some procedures may even impair hand function, so this is an area to be very careful about. Please see my video above to learn more.

- Linda
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Menopause and Perimenopause | Signs and Symptoms | My Experience | Natural Remedies | My Thoughts on HRT

I recently shared my experience with menopause and perimenopause in a video on my YouTube Channel (see video above) because I truly believe this subject needs to be addressed and embraced as part of life woman to woman.  For generations it has been a taboo, hush hush, subject of little discussion, which leaves women in the dark and isolated about their own body and feelings. I began to notice this as a young woman growing up as well when I asked my mom what was the matter when she sat crying one day. She said it was nothing, but later on, my father whispered in my ear that she was going through "The Change."  I thought, what change?  I had no idea, but I got the feeling from my mom that I shouldn't ask either.  Women get very uncomfortable talking this subject and often shy away from discussing it, so it's extremely difficult to find out information on it. I think sharing information is vital regarding this prominent life change, which is a complete metamorphosis for a woman.  I often hear other women on YouTube say, talk to your doctor if you want advice on menopause. But why? Why don't they talk about it? They mentioned it to begin with. Why does a doctor know more about the natural process of a woman's body than a woman herself. Does a doctor even know? Why can't we discuss this process with other women? Why is it so hard to find out anything about menopause and perimenopause? Why the hush hush culture on this? I suspect much of it has to do with the stigma of growing older, and in a youth-based society that means menopause takes a back seat, way back.  Why does it have to be associated with aging and broken bones?? There are positives that no one seems to focus on and I think they should be brought to light in the media and magazines. If that were the case, women would be excited for it. I address some of the positives in my video. The lack of information discussed on this topic can have a detrimental effect on a woman's life leaving her feeling isolated and withdrawn, depressed. Many women go through menopause in their thirties and it's like a truck hit them because they had no idea this could even happen! How could they, no one talks about it! Well I want to help change this culture of silence and bring this topic into the light and foreground to help women cope and deal with these changes. Our society boasts women empowerment, yet menopause, perimenopause, and post menopause are in the shadows. Why? Help me bring it into the light by sharing my video with others.

I did much reading into this subject as I found myself entering into this stage of my life myself, mostly because my doctor was not very helpful on this subject. Aside from being offered hormone replacement therapy, there was nothing more that was told to me about signs, symptoms, or emotional challenges or anything else. And for emotional support my doctor's suggestion is anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications, and I found this to be true for other women too.  This is their answer. Medicate! So I took it upon myself to do what I always do and that is, research this myself because this should not be the only option for a woman who is searching for relief of menopausal or peri-menopausal symptoms, or even post menopausal symptoms.  Why do we need medications for a normal process? Did we take medications to get through puberty?  It's simple really, we need a natural solution for a natural issue. There is so much we can do to help ourselves naturally, and the earlier we have an understanding of what to expect in this time of life, the better. I covered these subjects and many more in my latest video, so if you are interested in learning about the signs and symptoms of menopause, the natural remedies available to you for support and relief, as well as my experience as a woman and what worked for me, then please watch my above video and share it because it will give you some good information and food for thought and you will gain so much knowledge into what it means to be a woman.

-Linda
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