

Alongside glow-getter additions like strawberry, coconut, and organic pea protein, the magical key ingredient is truly the brand's patent-pending Phyto Youth Blend, which is a luxe melding of French melon and grape seed extracts rich in polyphenols, superoxide dismutase, vitamin C and zinc-all of which the brand touts as clinically shown to reduce imperfections, even skin tone, boost hydration, and increase firmness. The Beauty Super Bar features clean, organic ingredients teeming with plant-sourced antioxidants, which Sakara Life cites as more effective when ingested than applied topically. Unlike pretty much every other protein or nutrition bar on the market (even the ones touted as "healthy"), this bar (and Sakara's other two delicious options) are actually different. Check out the reviews on the brand's website if you don't believe me. I've been snacking on the bar regularly for almost two months now and have actually noticed a slew of skin and health benefits, and I'm so not alone. What's more, it's had a legitimate, positive impact on the health and clarity of my skin. Not only is it the most beautiful nutrition bar I've ever laid eyes on (it's the most glorious shade of hot pink) it's also the most delicious-slightly sweet and coconutty. So you can imagine my excitement when the brand launched a brand-new tasty snack, the Beauty Super Bar, earlier this year. Sakara Life-and a wide variety of products from its Clean Boutique-is probably the company behind most of them. After basically performing an exorcism in my pantry (which had been stuffed with more powders, capsules, and liquid elixirs than necessary), I was left with a tight yet effective grouping of wellness products I actually believed in and noticed true benefits from. Last month, I explained that in recent years I've become a bit jaded concerning the wellness and supplement industry. These days, I always feel my very best when I'm embodying those nutritional pillars I observed early on from my parents, which is probably why I relate to and love Sakara Life's nutrition philosophy so much and try to incorporate the brand into my daily life as often as possible. Of course, there were the inevitable shifts when I entered college and no longer had access to my parents' Erewhon-esque pantry, but though I definitely went through phases of far fewer vegetables and far more Bagel Bites and tequila shots, that initial whole food mindset has come full-circle. It was a balanced, healthy approach to nutrition, and as a side effect, I learned from a very young age how much better I felt physically and mentally when I was eating clean, colorful, non-processed food on a regular basis. My parents would let me have treats and at least once a week we would order in Chinese or a Pizza Hut pizza. Growing up, my brown sack lunch PB & Js were layered with organic flaxseed bread, homemade peanut butter, and fresh-cut banana, I was used to having vegetables at almost every meal, and dried pineapple rings were my idea of "dessert." Sure, this might seem weird or even a bit extreme, but in no way was it rigid or restrictive. For as long as I can remember, my parents (who are both 73 but look like they're 50) have embodied an extremely active, balanced, and healthy way of life.

I've always been a huge believer in the age-old saying "you are what you eat." Not, perhaps, in the literal sense of the phrase, but in the physical or more intrinsic sense.
