Spa Industry

If you are in the beauty industry, in particularly SPA, you might be interested to know that Singapore has its own Asia Spa Academy (ASA). If this sounds new to you then it definitely came as a surprise for me too. 

The ASA prides itself in providing high quality training for spa owners and staff  in this competitive market. Think of it as an institute/ industry network combined altogether, gelling not only spa and wellness players from Singapore but also in Asia. If you are considering upgrading your/your staff skillsets in relating to the spa and wellness industry, then ASA is the place to head to for your training needs. 

Be a Master

It was an eye opener for me to be able to attend the  2 days ASA Wellness Spa Master Class, as part of Expressions' Ambassador program and to understand more about what goes behind the scene. I was particularly intrigued by guest speaker, Dr Tae Su Jang , Seoul National University and his insightful sharings. Dr Jung has a rich background as a Doctor of Pharmacy of Yeongnam University College of Pharmacy and is currently a professor at Institutes of Green Bio Science Technology of Seoul National University. 

He gave us sharings and learning points on the importance of medical wellness and how spas should embrace such integration moving forward, away from plainly focusing on beauty services. 

As the past Executive Director of Cha-Um of Cha Hospital, Dr Jung also shared with us Cha-Um, an unique 'hospital' of sorts where you can have every body checks and tests done.  Korea Medical Spa is booming and they offer many advanced medical technologies in addition to beauty services. This is definitely a benchmark and food for thought for the spas currently in the SEA region.

Basically Dr Jung shared many of the best practices that can eventually drive towards profitable spa business.

It was in all a refreshing experience and leeway into the Spa sector and thanks to Expressions for hosting. 

http://asiaspaacademy.com/

www.expressions.com.sg/

Source: ASA Facebook

I was introduced to Expressions and their range of products and services for the busy ladies in us who wants to achieve both wellness and beauty amidst our busy lives. 

one of  Singapore’s most prominent and established names in the Asian spa and wellness  industry, I cant wait to share and introduce to you guys what I have experienced. So look out for a new series! 

For now, let's talk about how D-E-T-O-X. 

We have heard of the all raved Juices Detox embarked by many, but how about me introducing to you Expressions’ Juicing Detox program?  And NO, you don't have to starve surviving on just juices with no solid food ingestion. 

Relaunched with a face-lift is the SlimJuice. Retaining its winning formula, SlimJuice now presents a more  sophisticated image to complement its users using fresh fruits juice. 

How to consume is easy.

 Simply dissolve the sachet in water and drink it on its own! Tasted amazing with a pleasant fruity fizzy taste I adore. It tastes really good and refreshing which you can finish in one glurp easily.

Perfect for the lazy bums like me!

The juice contains plant extracts, fibers, sweeteners,  vitamins and minerals to help fight fat and ‘kill the kilos’ round the clock for a full 24 hours. SlimJuice contains amazing benefits like aiding burning stored fats, draining away harmful toxin and most importantly appeasing appetite and reducing tendency to snack!

If you like better, take  SlimJuice together with fresh fruits juice for all the necessary nutrients and vitamins which will allow you to easily go through the detox program!

I box contains 14 sachets.

Expressions’ Juicing Detox program works in combination with Wheat Brand & Psyllium to act on the proper clearing of bowels to prevent constipation. Regular detoxification cleanses the user’s intestinal tracts and enables one to eliminate body wastes and  toxins up to two to three times a day, with floating stools indicating a healthy body.

You know, I too had my concerns when it comes to taking capsules for fear of anything harmful to my body or with side effects. However you can be assured that the  Wheat Brand & Psyllium capsules are 100% au-natural with herbs and suitable for vegans too.

1 bottle consists of 90 capsules.

Here's a look at the ingredients list.

What I did for the 3 days detox program: 

Morning: Instead of the usual carbs like bread and cereal I had for breakfast, these were replaced with  8 capsules of wheat bran and 1 hour later followed by 1 SlimJuice sachet dissolved in water ( of course, you may mix with juices too)

Afternoon: Fish soup or Yong Tau Foo Soup with vegetables. Thereafter in the late afternoon, was followed by 1 SlimJuice Sachet again and fruits to snack on,

Evening: was repeated with 1 SlimJuice sachet dissolved in water  & 8 wheat bran capsules. Fruits and salads were taken when I feel hungry.

I was advised by the Expressions' consultant to avoid the following:

Carbs, sweets, fried/oily stuff, nuts, honey, bananas ( too high sugar content), tea/coffee, cold drinks

Food permissible were:

 Low-fat plain yoghurt, milk, fruits with low sugar content such as blueberries, kiwis, apples, guavas, dragon fruits, lean meat such as chicken breast, fish

Afterthoughts:

Firstly it's not the easiest task in the world to just live on with the healthiest cleanest food. With so many temptations around and so much yummies around everywhere you turn, it's definitely not easy to control oneself to stick to the 3 day detox diet.

 If you know I am such a foodie myself that I eat everything and don't usually restrict myself to enjoy good food.  By good, I mean anything with a variety of taste and flavours cooked in all various methods other than steaming/boiling. =D

Nonetheless, I am really glad I stuck it out and played up the 3 days detox program faithfully.

Having just the  wheat bran capsules and SlimJuice in the morning was filling and I did not feel the urge to snack nor feel the huger pangs which I often felt when nearing lunch time. 8 capsules sound scary but no worries, it's really effective.

And the overall results was not only worth it, but I felt a lighter body after the 3 days detox. I was really happy and felt great internally.

Are you ready for my results? 

Here goes:

Weight: 47.9Kg -> 47.3 Kg

Body Fat: 22.6-> 21.9

( Really happy with this, but now that it's CNY, I wonder how much fat I have put on with all the snackings !)

Muscle Fat 31.2%-> 31.4% ( building muscles is good, so higher the better)

VFA level: 2->2 ( Visceral Fat Area. Relates to how much waist fat circumference there is. It should be as low as possible with 1 being the best)

Rm Keal: 1173-> 1168

Body Age: 18-> 17 ( TADA!! This has to be the happiest news of all. Hahaha. I couldn't be more glad)

Word of Advice during these 3 days detox:

Head straight home after work and don't wander around the shopping centers after work. I don't know about you, but I am always ready to reward myself with a good dinner especially after a day of hard work and the temptation to grab anything delicious ( and unhealthy) is greatly huge!!
 Okay, this is my personal weird tip. :D

(Source: http://www.tenstickers.co.uk/)

Drink lots of water, as always. 

(Source: readysteadyfit.com)

I personally introduced Rolled Oats into my diet during this period and I think that oats are amazing as an alternative towards filing you up and also for its tremendous health benefits for the heart and cholesterol level control. So start eating oats! You can mix instant rolled oats into milk for a fast breakfast fix

( source :foodsurvivalstore.com )

Continue exercising!

(source: http://anontohossain.wix.com/)

If you would like to be in control of your weight or simply to detox for a cleaner healthier you, the Expressions’ Juicing Detox program is quite a delight. You will will be able to eat other food during this duration too, unlike juicing detox program which strictly allows only juices.

Once we start to eat clean, not only will our weigh be reduced, we will also get clear complexion and I think that helps greatly as a motivation to cleanse our internal bodies once in a while. In all,  for a better overall health and a stronger immune system.

I know it's not easy to abstain from all the yummies around you, but 3 days passed fairly fast and before you know it, it will be over and you will feel lighter really.

Try out this journey with me, if you:

 want to stay healthy and remove waste from their body.

want to get rid of their body and get rid of extra kilos.

 People who always feel tired and sleepy

 People who need energy throughout the day.

NOW For the deal, if you want to try out this experience, call Expressions and quote my name for a FREE consultation session~

Also from now until the end of March, Quote GIVEME15 to be entitled to 15% off all products @  http://expressions.co . 

Include MY NAME "JIAHUI"  in the comment page when checking out! 

* PPSSST: There is now an on-going Promo for SLIMJUICE too~ Email me if you have any queries! 
Thanks for reading ~~

Orchard
121 Penang Road #01-02 Regency House
Singapore 238464
6235 9890
orchard@expressions.co
10:30 am - 8:30 pm Mon - Fri
10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sat - Sun

Upper Thomson
2 Sin Ming Road #01-06 Sin Ming Plaza
Singapore 575583
6358 1555
thomson@expressions.co
10:30 - 8:00 Mon - Fri
10:00 - 5:00 Alternate Sat - Sun