insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 21 - November 2016 | Page 66

HEALTH+WELLNESS

Wellness trends
set to soar
Trends are exactly that: transient fads that come and go; anyone remember life before juice
fasts? No, me neither, but ‘souping’ soon stole its crown as the go-to detoxing cleanse.
Similarly, there was a time when the most health conscious among us wouldn’t be seen dead
without a carton of coconut water, but now it’s all about Kombucha - pronounced ‘komboo-ka’, it’s a sparkling drink made by fermenting black or green tea with bacteria and yeast.
Health is a hotbed of trends that, like or loathe their often short-lived staying power, most of
us fall hook, line and sinker for. Polly Humphris rounds up the biggest wellness crazes that
have sunk their teeth into 2016 and look set to soar.

Drink Yourself Glowing
Beauty may be only skin deep, but the key to unleashing its potential is all
about what’s happening on the inside if a new wave of drinkable skincare
is to be believed. It seems the light-switch link between skincare and
nutrition has finally been flicked on, as health and wellness shelves are
now stocked high with beauty-boosting elixirs packed full with adaptogens
(the magic of which is explained in a minute), and lots of other superfoods
and antioxidants such as spirulina, lemon and bee pollen, all of which help
us glow with health, youth and happiness. Equi London’s ‘Beautiful’ is
a brand new collagen-infused drink that’s making waves on the skincare
scene; it’s full of marine collagens and all sorts of other natural goodies to
fight ageing and promote skin regeneration.

Seaweed
Move over quinoa and take a bow kale, the superfoodie’s must-have
ingredient is now…seaweed. Underwater and a little slimy it may be,
but high-quality seaweed is on the lips of every nutritionist out there and
is being lauded for its massive density of nutrients and minerals. Chefs
are starting to use seaweed as a healthy option in place of salt, and
its bioactive goodness is being leapt upon by skincare brands for the
functional, cellular-level role it plays in keeping our skin, hair and nails
healthy. It’s even usurping courgetti’s position as the go-to carb substitute
– try Seamore’s ‘I sea pasta’ seaweed tagliatelle; you’ll be very
pleasantly surprised.

Minerals not vitamins
If health were a rock band, showy old vitamins might be the lead singer,
but the songwriter? Minerals. Who are finally getting their moment in the
spotlight. Particularly magnesium, the queen of all minerals it seems,
and one that’s been singled out by doctors and health professionals as
the key to improving muscle and bone strength, helping keep our blood
pressure in check, and supporting a strong immune system. Around
80 percent of us are deficient in magnesium alone and the stresses,
sleepless nights and bad habits (too much coffee; processed foods)
of modern life are all depleting our precious mineral levels. Grab a
supplement, or try a topical mineral spray to keep yours topped up.

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