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I recently picked up a great little book that a friend lent me a few months back. It’s called The All-Natural Sugar-Free Dessert Cookbook and it was published in 1992, even though the cover art is very 70’s vintage-esque. It is written by Linda Romanelli Leahy. It’s full of sugarless recipes sweetened with some form of fruit. No artificial sweeteners in this book! I knew I had come into a real winner of a recipe book when I found a recipe for Baklava, sugar-free, that made my mouth water.
I want to re-print an important section which happens to be in the Intro of the book. The science is solid and doesn’t seem to have changed much over the years, regarding sugar highs. If anything, modern science further validates the information below.
Sugar Consumption Can Give You a “High”–and Low
The term sugar high generally refers to the quick burst of energy you experience when you eat a concentrated simple sugar–a candy bar or other snack made primarily of table sugar–on an empty stomach. What you’re really feeling is a rapid, dramatic rise in blood glucose (the digested form of sugar). Your pancreas responds (in the nondiabetic person) to this rise in glucose with a similar outpouring of insulin that brings your glucose level back to the normal range.
This rapid rise and subsequent fall of glucose in the blood has consequences. The energy “high” you experienced in the minutes following ingestion of simple sugar is followed by an energy “low” (this effect can be very pronounced in children, who react quickly and dramatically to biochemical changes in the body).
For some people, the low is accompanied by feelings of irritability, sluggishness, and overall malaise. To counteract these effects, you may decide to help yourself to yet another serving of sugar–which can lock you into a vicious cycle characterized by mood swings and alternating energy peaks and valleys.
A better strategy for maintaining energy is to eat complex carbohydrate foods, which include fruits, [whole] grain products, and vegetables. It takes time for the body to digest these foods and break them down into simpler sugars that can be absorbed into the bloodstream (a simple sugar food is already broken down, so its sugar rushes into the bloodstream almost instantaneously) and from there, into the cells for use as fuel. This relatively slow process permits a steady, more measured flow of sugar into the blood; you avoid energy highs and lows, keep your blood glucose level steady, and generally feel better.
–page xvi Introduction, written by Elliot J. Rayfield, M.D., The All-Natural Sugar-Free Dessert Cookbook
This pretty much confirms my own past with sugar. No wonder it’s a volatile relationship–it begins in the body! It seems like the only way to stay high is to not begin eating sugar at all and instead, get high on life. I’m finding in my own exercise routine that I feel exhilarated afterward but I don’t “crash” like with sugar. I naturally slow down to a normal pace but my endorphins accompany me throughout the day. I prefer this kind of a high to a closed-loop sugar high. It’s easy for me to say, though, since it’s been one year and 5 months since I’ve experienced a sugar high!
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The beauty industry came out to celebrate its finest, as Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) honored the most innovative beauty products of the year. The CEW Beauty Awards are determined by those in the know—over 4,000 professionals working in the field.For manufacturers, the Awards represent the industry’s highest honor. For consumers, they serve as a trusted guide to top product performers.
“Women don’t want to make buying mistakes. They’re looking for performance and value. With the CEW Beauty Awards, consumers have the advice of more than 4,000 beauty experts to lead them to the best products the industry has to offer,” says Carlotta Jacobson, CEW President.
This year’s prestigious list of CEW Beauty Award Winners was announced this afternoon at a gala event at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
- Hosted by Mario Cantone, star of Sex and the City
- Presented by:
- Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City: Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Ramona Singer and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps
- Gretta Monahan, Style Expert for The Rachael Ray Show and Bravo Network
- Simon Doonan, Creative Director of Barneys
- Ingrid Grimes-Myles, Michelle Obama’s Makeup Artist
- Shontelle, Spokesmodel and Popstar
- Nearly 550 entries
- 140 Finalists
- 28 categories, ranging from Makeup to Hair Care, Sun to Scent
- Both mass products (available at the drugstore) and prestige products (available at department and specialty stores) were honored
In addition to recognizing product innovation, the CEW Beauty Awards announced the winner of the Indie Beauty Award for the brightest new start-up in the world of beauty. This year’s winner is NIA 24®.
Want to get your hands on this year’s best? CEW has launched the Awards’ biggest retail program to date, collaborating with 6 national partners in 2009. Consumers are given instant shopping access on www.cew.org with “buy now” links to CVS/pharmacy, Sephora, ULTA, Beauty.com, drugstore.com and Bloomingdale’s. This formidable list of retail royalty will also showcase the 2009 Beauty Award Winners with custom promotions online and in stores.
To view the Winners, please visit www.cew.org.
The 2009 CEW Beauty Awards winners are:
BATH AND BODYBody Treatment – Mass
Avon Products, Inc. Anew Clinical Professional Stretch Mark Smoother
Body Treatment – Prestige
Ojon Tawaka™ “The Ball”
Scented Bath & Body – Mass
Vickery & Clarke Natural Apothecary Eucalyptus & Peppermint Cold & Sinus Soak
Scented Bath & Body – Prestige
Fresh Fig Apricot Bath and Shower Gel
FACIAL SKINCAREAcne Treatment
Clean & Clear® Advantage® Blackhead Eraser™ Exfoliating Cleanser
Anti-Aging – Mass
Olay Regenerist 14 Day Skin Intervention
Anti-Aging – Prestige
Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector
Cleanser & Scrub – Mass
Neutrogena Wave™ Power Cleanser and Deep Clean Foaming Pads
Cleanser & Scrub – Prestige
Fresh Appleseed Brightening Exfoliant
Eye Treatment – Mass
Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller
Eye Treatment – Prestige
Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Eye Treatment
Moisturizer – Mass
Olay Definity Color Recapture
Moisturizer – Prestige
ESTÉE LAUDER Time Zone Line and Wrinkle Reducing Moisturizer SPF 15
HAIRHair Care, Style & Coloring – Mass
Avon Products, Inc. Advance Techniques Grey Root Touch-Up
Hair Care, Style & Coloring – Prestige
Living Proof, Inc. Straight Making No Frizz Styling Cream for Medium to Thick Hair
MAKEUPEye Product – Mass
L’Oréal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara
Eye Product – Prestige
Lancôme Ôscillation
Face Product – Mass
CoverGirl Simply Ageless Foundation
Face Product – Prestige
Giorgio Armani Face Fabric Foundation
Lip Product – Mass
Avon Products, Inc. Pro-To-Go Lipstick
Lip Product – Prestige
YSL Rouge Volupté Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15
MEN’S GROOMINGMen’s Grooming
ZIRH Holdings LLC Drenched
SCENT
Men’s Scent
PUIG USA Prada Infusion d’Homme Eau de Toilette Spray
Fragrance Supplier: GIVAUDAN
Women’s Scent – Mass
Avon Products, Inc. Bond Girl 007
Fragrance Supplier: FIRMENICH
Women’s Scent – Prestige
Harajuku Lovers Fragrances “G”
Fragrance Supplier: FRAGRANCE RESOURCES
SUNSun Product – Mass
AVEENO® Continuous Protection Sunblock Spray SPF 70™
Sun Product – Prestige
Clarins Delicious Self Tanning Cream
INDIE BEAUTY AWARDThe 2009 CEW Beauty Awards are sponsored by Allure, Givaudan, CVS/pharmacy, Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal, ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, Medicis, VEET, WWD Beauty Biz, Arcade Marketing, The Royal Promotion Group, Suite K, KraftWorks, HBA Global Expo, Beilis Development, MaCher, Rpr Marketing Communications, Alcan Packaging Beauty, Beauty.com, Raw Media, Digital Plus, VIDICOM. Categories defined by NPD Group. Ballots tabulated by Ernst & Young.
Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW) is a nonprofit professional organization with over 4,000 executives in the beauty, cosmetics, fragrance, and related industries. CEW is based in NYC, and it has associated organizations in France and the United Kingdom. For more information about the 2009 CEW Beauty Awards program, its product entries and sponsors, log on to www.cew.org.
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L’Oreal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara, a breakthrough in eyelash lengthening, has been recognized with the industry’s highest honor, taking home a Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Beauty Insider’s Choice Award for best in category, Makeup: Eye Product, Mass.
Awarded for its innovative “tubing” technology, Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara creates the look of salon lash extensions for up to 80 percent visibly longer lashes.
This two-step formula features a nourishing base coat containing fibers that replenish and lengthen lashes, while a patented topcoat with a gel-polymer base completely envelops each individual lash, creating tubes of color that visibly extend lashes for a long-wearing, clump-free finish that can be easily removed with just warm water. Each step uses custom brushes created to maximize the benefits of the Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara formula.
For more information about L’Oreal Paris, visit www.lorealparis.com.
About L’Oreal Paris:
The L’Oreal Paris Brand Division of L’Oreal USA, Inc. is a total beauty care company that combines the latest in technology with the highest in quality for the ultimate in luxury beauty at mass. The L’Oreal Paris brand encompasses the four major beauty categories - haircolor, haircare, skincare and cosmetics - and includes such well-known brands as Preference, Excellence and Natural Match haircolors; VIVE Pro, Studio Line, and L’Oreal Kids haircare; Dermo-Expertise skincare, including Advanced Revitalift, Age Perfect, Skin Genesis, Sublime Bronze and Men’s Expert; Colour Riche, True Match and Bare Naturale cosmetics collections, a portfolio of mascara including Voluminous, Double Extend and Telescopic among many others, and the HIP High Intensity Pigments line.
For more information on L’Oreal Paris and its brands, and to get comprehensive, personalized beauty information from the experts, visit www.lorealparis.com for access to unique content and dynamic interactive features, including the exclusive “Can I Help You” diagnostic tool.
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Naturopathica launches Pear Fig Polishing Enzyme Peel, an active and aromatic Pore Refining Treatment that promotes a polished and glowing complexion.
“The Pear Fig Polishing Enzyme Peel leaves skin radiant,” states Barbara Close, founder of Naturopathica. “Formulated for normal to dry skin, this antioxidant, nourishing mask exfoliates with both Pear Enzymes and Jojoba Beads to promote a polished and glowing complexion.”
About Pear Fig Polishing Enzyme Peel
Special Ingredients and Features:
Pear - a rich source of natural enzymes, amino acids, alpha hydroxy acids and antioxidants.
Jojoba - gently removes dead skin cells, leaving skin smooth and supple.
Fig - grown abundantly in the Canary Islands and all over the Mediterranean. Natural gel obtained from the fig is high in pectins, free sugars (fructose and glucose) and alpha hydroxy acids. This gel helps to restore natural hydration of the skin.
Blackberry Leaf - strong free-radical fighter and antioxidant.
Raspberry Seed Oil - contains beneficial levels of essential fatty acids, carotenoids and Vitamin E. Known for its excellent anti-inflammatory properties.
Cranberry Seed Oil - offers a balanced blend of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, polyphenols, tocopherols and tocotrienols which help to nourish the skin.
Noni Fruit (Morinda Citrifolia) - native to Southeast Asia, has been extensively spread throughout the Indian subcontinent, Pacific Islands and the French Polynesia. Tahiti remains its most prominent growing location. Tahitans have used the Noni plant to treat everything from skin lesions to fevers for thousands of years. As a result of the increased demand for the Noni plant, it has become one of Tahiti’s top exports. Recent studies have shown this antioxidant packed juice to aide in boosting immune systems. It contains amino acids, Vitamins A and B, polysaccharides and organic acids which make it an excellent skin care ingredient.
About Naturopathica:
Naturopathica is a holistic lifestyle brand that features a signature spa, natural skin care products and herbal remedies, based in East Hampton, NY. Founder, herbalist, and well-being advisor Barbara Close conceived Naturopathica with a simple notion: to inspire healthy lifestyles with innovative natural products and wellness education.
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