Winter Woes: Tips to Overcome Dehydration & Prevent Colds

Winter is here. We see it in our skin, hair and nails – the dryness, and the resulting little cracks that will prove to be excellent entrance ways for bad bugs that can lead to winter colds. How do we spell protection against winter dryness and colds? HYDRATION Sometimes hydration is only thought of as [...]

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AKA HOLIDAY TIP SHEET

December, the 12th month of the year…the time when holidays can create a holidaze leaving even the most health committed person saying, “I’ll get back on track in the New Year.” Well, we all know what putting off for tomorrow what we should do today can do for our health, our energy, our skin and [...]

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Looking Your Best Means Toxin-Free Cosmetics

AKA regularly evaluates cosmetics and skincare products because we know that it’s not just what we eat / drink, but what we put on our skin and in our air that affects our health. I rely on tools like the Environmental Working Group’s “Skin Deep” database and my friend, eco-makeup artist guru, Christy Coleman www.christycoleman.com [...]

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Yes, Happy Can Mean Healthy, Holidays

Sometimes I’m told that there’s just no way to make the holidays happy ones if they have to be healthy ones. I disagree and thought I’d offer a few support points for my argument. A holiDAY, by definition, is just one day; it’s not holiWEEK or holiMONTH, so if we overindulge or consume treats for [...]

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Cover Girl (true) Beauty – How to Get THE Look, Healthfully

When it comes to beautiful skin, you will hear me talk about how it begins with what’s going on inside of you, what you choose to eat and what you choose NOT to eat. But recently, there’s been growing attention rightfully placed on what we actually put on to our skin in terms of beautiful [...]

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