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"You sure put away a lot of leaves." Hahaha.

I agree with your assessment of publicly indulging in selfies. Gauche. Even without the duck lips and peace signs, which makes no sense when you put them together!

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Feb 19, 2023·edited Feb 19, 2023Liked by Valerie Monroe

Enjoyed reading the nutrition side for facial care and definitely motivating to eat a little more protein (roast chicken, anyone?) And, yes, arugula! Love it especially as a salad I got in Providence, RI in a tiny sandwich shop. It was suprisingly fancier than I expected at a place that sold meatball subs. There was sliced pear, goat cheese, almonds, chicken, and plenty of arugula. But my fave way to enjoy it is to simply stir fry with a touch of EVOO and sea salt. In fact I can cook and eat an entire package as it all shrinks down (like spinch but less soggy-ish) along with that roast chicken from a local supermarket (nothing fancy - Shop Rite or Hannaford's) and a scoop of white rice (yup, no brown rice for me as eating fragrant white rice reminds me of my mom), and oh, I must confess, way too much [organice] ketchup. A perfect meal aind hopefully nourishing to my skin.

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I found this quite encouraging-- I could put away all of my daily needs with one not too giant lunch, actually. 1 Brazil nut or a few almonds a WEEK?? Very do-able. But then I watched the preview for the HBO doc and felt like... maybe I'll just keep eating the leftover Cadbury cream eggs because my lipstick is killing me anyway.

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Val! You triumph on the Leaderboard, woman! So happy to see your status match your genius! Congrats!

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Apr 19, 2022Liked by Valerie Monroe

Nice article, Val!!! I believe that Dr. Draelos and others may be missing something very important—-that is that eating a healthy diet alone may not be enough!

According to the CDC, one in every three (1 in 3!) people over the age of 18 has a problem with absorption. And, that number increases with advancing age and with underlying medical conditions. Let that sink in!

That means that for many, “you are [not] what you eat” as the old adage states, but rather what you absorb!

For anyone with diminished absorption, it is important to supplement a healthy diet with peptides, lipids, vitamins and minerals in a powder or liquid form for rapid and immediate bioavailability!

Read more about the science here: www.beautyscoop.com/about/backed-by-science/

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Apr 19, 2022Liked by Valerie Monroe

You are stunningly beautiful!

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Apr 19, 2022Liked by Valerie Monroe

I always worry that the food now doesn't contain enough of the nutrients they did when I was young. Not sure this is valid, but I am on a restricted diet and therefore take expensive supplements!

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I’ve never understood why people like selfies so much - they are never flattering. But then I think I’m too vain to take selfies because I care that they are never flattering !

I have a question- I realized my passport expired during pandemic. I’m paralyzed to renew it because the photo instructions no longer say it has to be done in a store. So so I need to figure out how to get a good photo that can last 10 years? Or do I just go to FedEx and get another bad photo ?

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Apr 19, 2022Liked by Valerie Monroe

Based on the health of my nails, I need to load up on more pink food. Where do sugar, carbs and fat show up on the beauty rainbow? So happy to hear dark chocolate Is an SSRI—Such Sweet Reuptake Inspiration!

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