Beauty
Are You Deficient of this Important Immune Nutrient
The time has come again for inevitable shift to come up upon us. As summer draws to a close, so does the time you spend in the sun. This is particularly true for women in northern locations where the days are quite short and the sun doesn’t shine much in the winter. A...
How Slowing Down Actually Speeds You Up
This past Saturday, I made it home to New York. I had been working on a film shooting in Atlanta for a few months. I use the word “made” as in how I arrived at home deliberately. Not: skipped, bounced, bounded, or any other sort of super energetic verb. I was feeling...
Have A College Body You Can Be Proud Of
If you’re headed off to college or have already started, you’ve probably heard of the notorious “Freshman 15.” While a recent Ohio State University study showed this to be a myth, the study also showed that the average student gains about 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pounds during...
19 Ways to Stop Letting Stress Ruin Your Life
Most all of us have a pretty high level of stress in our lives. As we try to juggle everything in our lives successfully -- career, hobbies, spouses, children, finances, and more – it’s no wonder so many of us are stressed to the max. Even the "in-between" stuff like...
9 Diet and Exercise Myths that People Won’t Stop Believing
Let's be honest: there's an incredible amount of crap out there, as far as misinformation about diet and exercise. It seems that every week there’s a new weight loss miracle diet or pill that claims it is going to magically transform your life and your figure. With...
East vs West Medicine
Ever wonder the difference between East vs West Medicine? There are positives and shortfalls of both. Check out this interesting comparison, below: From: HealthExecNews.com
10 Best Non-Toxic Beauty Products/Tips to Get Your Summer Glow
Let’s discuss and share our favorite summertime beauty looks and products with each other. Let me start it off: we all want to look pretty, but it should not be at the expense of harsh chemicals and synthetics that can clog and ultimately age your skin. Particularly...
Think You Don’t Like Tomatoes? Think Again!
If you’ve never had an organic, in-season, local tomato fresh off the vine, then there’s a good chance you’ve never had a real tomato. The tomatoes you can find in a grocery store may look clean and pretty, with a uniform color and unblemished skin. But they tend to...
5 Foods to Help You Burn Belly Fat
Fat retention around your stomach is often a sign of toxic buildup in your digestive system. When your body is toxic from the foods you eat, your gut tries to protect you as best as it can. One of the ways this happens is your body retains fat in order to store the...
Examining Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
I had two girlfriends over on Tuesday for dinner and one of them has this issue, which made me think of writing this blog. This one is for Andy! Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is on the rise in women around the world. Originally called Stein-Leventhal syndrome,...