5 Tips for Banishing Acne – From the Inside Out
5 Tips for Banishing Acne – From the Inside Out Grumbling in your stomach signals hunger. Tightness in your legs signals a need for a stretch. Pain in your low back signals potential injury. These are all common mechanisms through which your body alerts you of a need. Did you know that acne is a […]
Protecting Yourself From Heatstroke – 5 Tips for Staying Cool
Protecting Yourself From Heatstroke – 5 Tips for Staying Cool If you’re a fan of the TV show ‘Survivor’, you’ve probably seen some of the strongest contestants across seasons get toppled down by one common foe: the heat. In these scenarios, they’re doing intricate, muscle-exerting challenges in places with high temperatures like Cambodia and Brazil. […]
Sunscreen Do’s & Don’ts—Protect Against the Sun & Avoid Sunscreen Carcinogens
Sunscreen Do’s & Don’ts—Protect Against the Sun & Avoid Sunscreen Carcinogens “A vacation is a sunburn at premium prices!” Hal Chadwicke Summer has arrived, and so have the bright sunny days that come with it. Say hello to vacations, picnics, beach days, and time with the kids splashing in the pool. But nothing can dampen […]
If you can’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin! 6 ingredients to avoid
If you can’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin! 6 ingredients to avoid I remember a sales pitch used by one of the natural cosmetic companies. At the customer meeting, the sales person would actually eat the cosmetic to show the safety of the products they make. Although it sounds like a yucky […]
5 More Natural Hacks for Managing Acne
5 More Natural Hacks for Managing Acne “Dear Pimples – if you’re going to live on my face, I need to see some rent!” If this quote was true and you’ve struggled with acne, you may be thinking that you would be a wealthy landlord by now, right? LOL. Breakouts and blemishes are tough. Sometimes […]
5 Natural Hacks for Managing Acne
5 Natural Hacks for Managing Acne The biggest organ in your body isn’t your heart, stomach, liver of lungs. It’s your skin! Were you aware that human skin makes up about 16% of our body mass and takes up about 20 square feet of our body’s surface? Your skin tissue is unique—it serves protective and […]
Is It Tan O’Clock Yet?
How to avoid Vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer When I was growing up in New York, I craved the hot weather and longed for tanning time in the sun. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s song of Grease’s “Summer Nights” was my prelude for the season. Well, that was until I moved to the South and […]
Beautiful Skin Comes from Within
Have you heard this ‘beauty’ quote? “I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?” Jean Kerr, Author And to that, I would say – absolutely yes! If everyone in this country had a beautiful pancreas, we would not have the epidemic of […]
Anti-Aging Skin Care Hacks Part 3 – Oils & Serums
I’ve always been a strong believer that beautiful skin starts from within, so you have to start with a healthy diet, incorporate lots of movement and get adequate sleep to stay looking youthful. Having said that, I’m also a disciple of not aging gracefully, so in this blog, here are some topical treatments I personally […]
Anti-Aging Skin Care Hacks: Part 2
In my first blog, I focused on what NOT to do to prevent skin aging. In part 2, I will share some more tips to incorporate into your daily routine to keep your skin at its best regardless of your age. And remember: “It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.” ― Jules Renard […]
