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top 10 tips to beat hot flushes say goodbye to hot flushes in super easy steps + free tracker sheets! What is a hot flush/flash? These can happen for several reasons but this article is about hot flushes in women of peri/menopausal age. During this period of a woman’s life estrogen levels drop. This causes havoc with our body temperature controls. They get all over excited and try to regulate our body temp’. Unfortunately, this results on what we know as hot flushes and night sweats. Up to 75% of women will experience them. Some experience a raging furnace whilst others will have much milder barely noticeable increases in body temperature. They are characterized as a sudden heat rising through the body for no apparent reason. Women describe feeling that their clothes feel heavy and uncomfortable, they feel faint and experience palpitations and for those who experience them at night, that their nightwear is soaking wet. To join the chat / vlog   CLICK HERE . ...

Hey there! Today's tutorial is brow related. No brow stamps today though!!!!! As we age our brows thin and shorten meaning they don't frame our gorgeous faces like they used to! Clearly they need a bit of love and attention. All faces of any age benefit from a great brow. By great brow I mean a reasonably natural brow that doesn't have sharp edges and looks like it has been carved. In all honesty they look ridiculous in real life! To find out how to get a beautiful brow with the added bonus of it lifting our faces  CLICK HERE! Please like and subscribe my you tube channel so I know what you like and want to see more of! If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to leave a comment below . Have a fabulous day, Namaste, Janie Smith www.savvynsassy.net

Competition Time! Read on to win with Savvy ‘n’ Sassy! Hey there Savvy 'n' Sassy Girls! The sun is out and I have been busy filming today. I‘m in a generous mood so have bought a couple of goodies to share my happiness with you! You could win a gorgeous makeup bag, collagen lip mask and a travel size body firming cream by Whish! Entering the competition is super easy! Just follow the instructions below; I have placed a photo in the competition post on the Savvy 'n' Sassy Facebook Page . Look for the picture and let me know in the comments section of the post  what you think the photo is of. Like the Savvy 'n' Sassy page. CLUE! It is something I have used today for filming and is a mirror image. Closing date for the competition is 19th July 2017 at midday. Winner will be notified on the Savvy ‘n’ Sassy Facebook page here . Once you have entered the competition don’t forget to hop over to explore the Savvy 'n' Sassy websi...

Common Signs of the Perimenopause! Perimenopause was a word that terrified me. It meant I was getting old, wouldn't have any more children and would fade away into unsexy oblivion! The thing is I didn't want any more children, the two I have are beyond awesome. I don't feel old and my husband still fancies me - so what was the problem? For a start I did not understand what perimenopause meant! Also because I only feel seventeen inside, I couldn't possibly be old enough to be lurching forward to the menopause! I was too embarrassed to admit it and would find excuses to explain hot flushes etc! What a fool! I have heard other  friends make excuses or be terrified by a symptom. I realised I was not alone and so have put together a list of the most common perimenopause symptoms. Check through it and reassure yourself…...or....if you want to view the video chat  click here and enjoy the chat! Signs of the perimenopause 1.Changes in your period They may be...

Why Vitamin D is essential for good healthy ageing... Author: Janie Smith Copyright: Janie Smith If you would like to reproduce any part of this article please contact  Janie Smith The weather in the UK is superb at the moment, or at least it is here in London. Millions of us are baring our skin for the first time in months but not everyone is doing it safely. It is so easy to burn and that's not good! The sun however can have a positive effect on us human beings. A little sunshine is very beneficial. It is a source of the much discussed Vitamin D which is in fact a pre-hormone that can reduce the risk of certain cancers, absorb calcium, protect bones, help prevent type 2 diabetes by 80% and help prevent multiple sclerosis. We get 95% of our Vitamin D from the sun and it can be found in food like margarine and fortified cereals. Vitamin D has many other benefits to our health and well being, amongst them it: * reduces the chance of heart disease, ...