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For the brides-to-be out there desperate to drop a dress size or two before wedding season, it's worth knowing the impact yo-yo dieting can have on your health in both the short and long-term. Nutritional Therapist Natalie Lamb from Lepicol Lighter’s gives us the dangers of crash dieting you need to be aware of:

Loss of Muscle Mass

Crash dieting encourages the body to hold onto stored fat as it believes it is being starved and will need all the resources it has in order to survive. Although, those who do crash diet may notice weight loss very quickly, this weight loss is usually due to the loss of fluids and lean muscle mass.

Sluggish Digestion

Get your bridal glow: quit sugar for glowing wedding day skin

When it comes to getting your wedding day glow, there’s no such thing as starting too soon! So once your big day is finally on the calendar, you can officially start the countdown and preparation. 

Apart from going through your skincare regime and scheduling facials, start from your diet. They say ‘you are what you eat’ for a reason! So 3 months before your wedding make sure your diet is ‘skin-friendly’: include lots of oily fish packed with omega 3 acids, snack on fruit and veg for anti-ageing antioxidants, but most importantly, quit sugar! 

You want your wedding to be the most special day of your life, you want everything to be perfect, but all the planning and organising can be very stressful. Dr. Marilyn Glenville, one of the UK’s leading nutritionists and author of The Natural Health Bible for Women, gives us her top tips to de stress before your wedding.

Tips to de stress before your wedding   

Steady your sugar levels

If wedding admin is leaving you feeling frazzled, pre-wedding nerves are sneaking in, or you’re looking to relax after the stressful task of organising your wedding, it sounds like you are in need of a relaxing retreat. 

Well you’re in luck, as Health and Fitness Travel, the leading experts in tailor-made wellness holidays worldwide, share their top five health retreats for stressed out brides, where you can enjoy luxury spa pampering and wellness relaxation before stepping into the limelight on the big day, or winding down on your dream honeymoon. 

Every bride wants to look and feel their best on their big day, but when it comes to achieving the perfect wedding beauty look it can be hard to know where to start.

Here, health, beauty and wellness brand Arbonne shares its top beauty tips for creating a flawless wedding beauty regime that will last throughout the day’s special moments.

• Create the best version of yourself. In the run up to the big day, play around with some di erent looks until you’ve found one you’re happy with that highlights your best features. This look will stay with you forever so you want to feel comfortable and happy with the nal result.

If you‟re short of time, and yearning for a salon professional finish in the comfort of your own home, we have the answer...

Swap your regular Dermatologist appointment with LQ Advanced Skin Care. Helping to