Who’s ready to look and feel their best this summer? I know I am.
The wedding season is in full swing. It’s officially the season of destination weddings for me, and like you (HUM family), I want to look and feel my best at each event, including the reception. I’m a self-proclaimed health and wellness nut, which means I take great care of myself without deprivation and stress. Here’s how.
The Scenario at Hand
Let’s rewind…
As summer approached, my wedding calendar filled up, and I knew I had to tweak a few things within my routine so I could look and feel my best. From refining my supplement lineup to eating in-season produce and weightlifting, the strategy was — and is—about maximizing my efforts in each of these areas. You can call the routine a “wedding guest glowup detox.”
In this article, I’m giving you the ins and outs of my wellness routine that helps me look and feel my best for events, summer travel, and beyond.
Wellness Check
First things first, I always take stock of how I feel and ask myself the following questions:
- How is my sleep?
- How does my skin look?
- Does my digestion feel on track, or could it use some TLC?
- Are my period symptoms mild, medium, or severe?
Eating In-Season
Make the farmers’ market your best friend. This is what I did years ago. Eating in season brings me joy, peace of mind, and therefore lets my body relax. Because I’m feeding myself organic produce, it brings me peace of mind, which allows me to eat more mindfully and presently. How does this factor into a “detox”? The mental and the physical go hand in hand. There is no way around this. If my mind is at ease knowing I am eating the best produce and fish I can get my hands on, the more allowance I give my body to relax and connect with the food.
The Skin Routine
My skin is always an incredible indicator of my body’s ability to detox properly and a gut check for my hormones. I rarely, if ever, have a blemish. They like to make an appearance just ahead of my period in the “hormone zone.” I pay attention to things like: hydration, tone, dullness, pores, and dark circles under my eyes.
Not going to lie, I feel like I have been having a good streak of glowing skin thanks to Gut Instinct, a good diet, and a few facials from Dakota Aesthetics. However, there is always room for improvement. For the pre-wedding glow, I added HUM’s Hyaluronic Glow Gummies into my routine in addition to my daily Gut Instinct probiotic.
My morning skin routine swears by a vitamin-C serum, face oil, moisturizer, and SPF! The nighttime routine doesn’t go to bed without a deep cleanse, retinol, eye cream, and face oil. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
Supplement Accordingly
My supplement lineup is directly correlated with my goals and bodily needs (based on bloodwork). For my pre-wedding glow, I have opted for a daily routine of Daily Cleanse and Gut Instinct.
The 7-Day Wedding Detox Daily Lineup (Thank Me Later)
5 AM
Wake up + matcha latte
5:45 AM
15-minute meditation
6 AM
Workout 60 – 90 minutes
8 AM
Breakfast: 4 cups of organic mixed berries
Option A: Avocado toast on sourdough from a local bakery or homemade. I like to add thin pieces of parmesan cheese for extra protein.
Option B: A protein smoothie with Core Strength
12 PM
Lunch: Lentil soup
3 PM
Snack: Apple + one tablespoon of almond butter
6 PM
Dinner:
Grilled wild-caught salmon with lemon and dill.
One Japanese sweet potato
Organic steamed broccoli
*If I have a sweet tooth, I reach for dark chocolate from HU Kitchen and sip chamomile tea, yum!
8:30 PM
Reading + bedtime, no electronics
*Note: All day I’m hydrating. One electrolyte a day and lots of filtered water with lemon.
