Namita Nayyar:
Share the diet that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit? Five foods you absolutely love and five you keep it to a minimum.
Anna Stupak:
I would not call it a diet, I like to think that i am allowed to eat everything, but I am smart about it and opt for the more-healthy options.
For example, I choose not to eat bread, sugar or any sodas because I just know how bad those products make me look and make my stomach feel, so I don’t want it. Of course I can have a Croissant in the morning or have a glass of champagne here and there, but I would never choose Sprite or a cappuccino, or juices (unless they are 100% freshly squeezed) over the water knowing how much sugar and calories they contain.
I allow fat in my diet, but I only eat healthy fats (such as avocado, olive oil, oily fish, eggs, peanut butter), protein (both animal and plant) and complex carbs. I love to use Almond milk (I think it is more healthy than cow’s milk), almond flour (if i want to bake), and Stevia as a sweetener.
5 foods I love:
- Bananas
- Eggs
- Avocados
- Fish and seafood
- Buckwheat and quinoa
5 foods I try to keep to a minimum:
- Bread and bakery (anything that has white flour)
- Sugar (absolutely hate it, it literally kills us)
- – Milk (doesn’t digest well by adults and can make us unwell/tired. Milk is made by cows just to feed their calves for a short amount of time only; it is not made for human bodies!)
- Red meat (just feels very heavy to digest)
- Fast carbs (makes our sugar and insulin level jump up and down)
Namita Nayyar:
Your daily hair care and skincare routine? Five skincare myths.
Anna Stupak:
For my hair, the thing that plays the biggest role is the shampoo, as silly as it sounds… Since started dying my hair blond, I could not figure out what (besides the bleaching) was killing my hair making it so dry. I was doing endless masks, applying oils but nothing would help make my hair soft until I started using a very good gentle moisturizing shampoo – to be specific TSUBAKI Shiseido Extra Moist Shampoo – it literally saved my hair and I swear by it! I realised the wrong shampoo can dry out your hair worse than a dye itself, so using the right one is very important.
For skincare, I just wash my face with a gentle face cleaning gel/soap, and use a moisturizing cream in the morning and Vitamin C serum at night. I used to have a very bad skin years ago, i literally tried all the existing skincare brands in the World and, to my surprise, I discovered the Obagi brand makes absolutely outstanding products. I use two of them always: OBAGI Professional – C serum (it’s an oily serum with added vitamin C that makes skin smooth and glowing), and OBAGI salicylic acid toner (it cleans the skin and makes the pores smaller). I also only use water-based make up – not anything oil based.
5 skincare myths:
- You don’t need a sunscreen if you are not under the hot sun
- You don’t need moisturizer if you have oily skin
- Eating chocolate and oily food causes bad skin and acne
- Tanning is good for you and increases the level of vitamin D
- you don’t need sunscreen if you are wearing make-up with SPF”
Namita Nayyar:
Five athletic leisure brands you love to wear.
Anna Stupak:
Terez, Alo yoga, La Bella Mafia, Fonzie and Nike. Terez are definitely be my favourite leggings!
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