Top 5 Foods for Healthy Skin Hair and Nails

Hello everyone, today we have a guest post from The Beauty Studio.

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams" 

The Best Foods for Healthy Skin, Hair and Nails

You too can have healthy, glowing skin and strong nails! Of course we can cheat enhance our natural beauty with makeup and other beauty cosmetics, but the best way to create healthy hair and nails is through our diet.
Diet plays a huge part in making out hair and nails grow stronger, longer and thicker, as well as making our skin smooth and look younger.
Below is a list of my top 5 foods for improving your skin hair and nails:

1. Water rich fruits
2. Nuts
3. Legumes
4. Salmon
5. Tomatoes

to read more about these foods and how they will help you improve the quality of your hair,skin and nails, head over to our blog for the full article :)

Love from the girls at the Beauty Studio.

Spotlight on Ally Russel - Weight Watchers Cover Star, July 2013

Ally Russell a full time mother of three, lost an amazing 24kg on the weightwatchers program. Ally enjoyed a daily allowance of 27 ProPoints! while this seems like a really low daily allowance, and many people will be wondering what can i eat on only 27 pro points a day?! keep reading to find out how she used smart choices to eat a surprising substantial amount of food.

My Food Diary - How to maintain a healthy low weight. 5 tips for weightloss + What I ate on a 1200 calorie - 1500 cal a day diet

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I thought i would share with you how i maintain a size 6 dress size, i think it's important not to be fooled by looking at models and movie stars who say the don't diet! that's not reality. I'm no longer on a diet after reaching a goal weight. I got a shock a while back when i calculated my BMI and realised i was 'Clinicaly obese' WHAT?! I guess being a uni student, on a budget, $5 pizza was at the top of my priorities; not health. 

Now I'm fitting into size 6 skinny jeans - and before you ask yes I'm within my healthy BMI range, i could even lose a few more kilos and stay a healthy BMI. The joy's of being 150-something-cm tall, is that i can be a lower weight than most and still maintain a healthy weight. But to be honest weight doesn't matter to me anymore, i would rather gain a few kg if it meant i was putting on lean muscle. 

For me, an average day is between 1200 and 1500 calories. sometimes i eat more if I'm working a lot (i waitress) but sometimes i struggle to hit the 1200cal. this sounds like a dieters dream, but believe me i need that 1200 cal minimum or i end up dizzy at work or the next day i find I'm overeating to an excess because I'm so hungry from the day before. And when I'm starving... anything go's (bring on that deep fried chocolate bar with greasy chips and a side of mayo - actually I'm exaggerating, but only a little). 

About Weight Watchers (New Program)

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Weight watchers has updated their points system to give their members the best possible program that is up to date with current nutritional trends and reflects the most recent nutritional information in their new plan to provide the best possible program.

Weight watchers improved points program helps members to adopt a healthier lifestyle that facilitates weight loss and weight maintenance.

WW has made 3 main changes:

1. The New system factors in the nutrient components (fat, fibre, protein and carbohydrates) which make up the foods nutritional value compared to the old plan which focused only on overall calories.
2. WW have introduced Power foods. Foods have been ranked bases on their energy density (how filling they are) and nutritional values, and the foods that rose to the top of the list were deemed Power foods. You may also hear these referred to as 'WW Super foods'.
3. Fresh fruits and most vegetables have been assigned ZERO points values.

The new program provides the framework for members to make healthier food choices.